A Rogue Employee Was Fired for This "Prank" | 1996 Fender MIJ Foto Flame Telecaster Review + Demo

[@Trog]

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[@clarkbabin9799]

That telecaster almost looks like the American Special I have. The picture on the neck looks like a ninja turtle to me. There is wraps that you can buy that you float on hot water and you dip whatever it is that you want wrapped.

[@fanoboss]

foto flames are cool guitars at a good value

[@Sean_Plays_Guitar]

Don’t feel bad for kids that got one. I’m one of those kids and mine is still my number 2 just behind my 78 deluxe. I LOVE…love my Nashville FotoFlame tele. It’s stunning and well built and legit af. Great review Trogs!!

[@dontkillmoths1915]

Does it have the hamburgler thing?

[@Sean_Plays_Guitar]

@@dontkillmoths1915 I actually never looked. It totally does 😂 I need to post it and tag Trogly or something.

[@dontkillmoths1915]

@@Sean_Plays_Guitar I'm looking forward to it.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

Why isn't it your #1?

[@Sean_Plays_Guitar]

@@MrJohnnyDistortion Well that spot is reserved for my 1978 Les Paul Deluxe. My dad had it since I was about 4 years old and I grew up just...looking at it an loving it. When I turned 21, I traded him some of my guitars for it (he was not really using it very much) and I gigged it out for about 4 years and it is my number one. It probably always will be. Screechy mini humbuckers and all LOL.

[@SteveCarmichael]

A lot of the Philco antique AM radios had photo finishes. People try to refinish them and sand through the photo.

[@hkguitar1984]

This video is almost over and no black light for the Foto Flame! I was really hoping to see what the Foto Flame looked like under UV light!

[@chrispfeifer7628]

I had a Japanese made 57 Reissue Stratocaster. I had every intention of buying a American made Strat, but after playing several, maybe a dozen including a older ones, the Japanese made one was the best one. It played amazing and sounded amazing. I do regret not buying a older one, but seeing how mine was stolen, it would have been gone. Great video

[@misterghee1]

Bad luck I say, F thieves😒

[@fongy200]

@@misterghee1 Agreed, Hammer time, to their Fingers.

[@zacharyhaverkamp]

I just got a 96 usa strat 57 reissue the guy at my local guitar store said it was MIJ and I didn't question it until I looked up the serial number. it's quickly become my favorite guitar because of how well it plays

[@sh4rkbyt3]

My MIJ 94/95 has become my favorite purely from a players perspective. I get tones from it I don't get that same tone or feel from any other build and the build quality on these are so superb Fender got scared enough to move the factory to Mexico.

[@supafrogg258]

I like that snuck-in "Hamburglar" on the neck Foto Flame figuring! That's actually rather clever!

[@Twominutedevotions]

I had the three pick up telecaster. I still regret getting rid of that guitar to this day and I hope one day to get another one. It was a fantastic guitar. Everything you want. The three pick up one was interesting because it had a strat middle and neck pick up, Inverted controls, and contoured body. That is my favorite guitar I’ve ever owned hands-down.

[@rodneykroetsch2924]

I have one. Still my favorite!

[@NormanPeterson]

It's called a Nashville Tele.. Mine was made in Mexico,.. Shouldn't have sold it..

[@Twominutedevotions]

@@NormanPeterson the one I’m referring to was NOT a Nashville. I had a Nashville for a backup. This one had two strat single coils in the neck and middle and a tele bridge. It was a foto flame tele body with strat body contours, and the electronics plate was factory reversed. It was one of the 1996 50th anniversary model foto flame series and was its own thing.

[@stephen3164]

I had one of those. Always figured the previous owner had flipped the control plate around. Neat to hear it was factory.

[@RoboSteave]

I always find it funny how much Trogs cares about how a guitar looks. That ranks way down in my evaluation.

[@thedboi1911]

honestly i feel like no matter how good it plays if it doesnt fit the aesthetic i want from it i dont pick the instrument up at all, but thats just me being corrupted from a wife who loves aesthetics and that just rubbed off on me.

[@markpell8979]

You mentioned guitar wraps in your dive into the fotoflame mij Tele. These wraps are usually tough self-adhesive vinyl with clear poly over that can literally have ANY laser hi-def image printed on them (wood grain, stone, art, logos/advertising) and known by several similar-sounding brand names. Think high-tech contact paper or shelf covering. They are what they are but they have their place. I've put one on a pawn-shop Squier Mustang that was in perfect shape but I hated the color. It was a great solution since I wasn't ruining a valuable instrument, rather improving the appearance of a nice playing "modder" I don't need to worry about making my money back on. If I need to, I can remove it.

[@wadeguidry6675]

I've said it before: for some reason you sound really great on Telecasters, Trogly. I think you should explore the different variations of Teles, like the Jim Root, John 5 and other takes on it. I'd like to see your reviews of them.

[@mightyV444]

@Wade Guidry - Yup, as soon as he added some distortion! 😀👍

[@greghilinski6571]

I had ine a long time ago but sold it. really nice guitar. I put in a mini hum bucker int he bridge and it got rid of the bite. Mine had multiple hamburgers on the neck. Neck was bigger than my tuxedo telecaster but nice to play. Wish I still had it.

[@odelljl]

I bought a beat up photo flame Stratocaster from a kid off craigslist. Everything was rusty but I bought it as a project guitar to learn how to rework the hardware. I replaced all the electronics and pickups. It looks kind of ridiculous, but it plays really well and the neck is super sweet. I have the hamburglar!

[@jamespell8091]

I too recently bought one. It's Ben gig'd a lot loved a lot. I paid a lot. Not the original neck but quality if not better. I hadn't received it yet. I have seen a lot of Strats and have,had a couple. This I think I'll like. I understand there of good quality. the wood is a big concern. I have a 78 musicmaster it sounds just like old Steve Miller. I have my doubts I will sound anything like this unless I do something drastic. The Finnish is all cracked up n things,.. we'll see

[@markcampbell7554]

I enjoyed the video today. The Foto flame guitar is actually kind of nice. I would probably put Duncan pickups in it , though. Nice video! Thanks.

[@webbfaze124]

I have friend that has a full FF Pbass. No burst, "natural". He bought it new back in the day. We thought it was kinda cheeseball to have a print of figured wood on it. He performs with it to this day. Sounds good, but looks like ass because it’s delaminating all over the place. Big chunks of fake wood missing. Lol

[@sh4rkbyt3]

I purchased one of these off of Reverb from a store in Encino I believe? It's definitely one of the better finished and no chips, cracks or gouges. The pickups surprisingly are Gotoh's and have a very unique and creamy tone. First time I've ever liked factory pickups. The actual Tele configuration like you have seems to be the rare one, the Nashvile configuration seems to be much more common somewhere like a 5:1 ratio.

[@joermnyc]

Kind of holds up against my MIM plus top in blue burst, though that’s an actual maple veneer that does dance a little. I actually like the back because the blue is still transparent so you can see the wood grain. Horrible fret-sprout though… both sides are just barbed wire after about 6 months. Gotta file those down when I have some time.

[@skidmark316]

January-February is when I fix fret sprout. The humidity is at it lowest point in the year, and humidity is why wood expands and contracts.

[@HeleneLogan]

Bought a PF Tele from an acquaintance nearly 2 decades ago. Despite shoddy work around the jack, the guitar plays like a dream. Nearly as silky smooth as my 63/64 Tele. They’re great sleeper guitars! Still one of my go-to instruments all these years later. 🤘🏻

[@ericbgordon1575]

What you said about calling it The Catfish Telecaster and why reminds me of how I wasn't looking forward to receiving my current Tele model (which I wanted in brown or black in lieu of the sunburst I ended up purchasing) but was impressed by how much better it looked in person than it did in picture form.

[@lukerabin5079]

There’s an interesting concept called steganography, where you can hide a computer file within a graphic image. My mind is now officially boggling at all the fun you could have with it and this foto flaming.

[@buzzbabyjesus]

Ha! I was playing my '94 Foto Flame Jazz Bass today. I'm going to have to look for the Hamburglar. The finish has started to crack, but it is an awesome instrument.

[@ArchieOnEarth]

I’m kind of impressed that they colored the inside of the pickup and control cavities to match the top coloring.

[@sh4rkbyt3]

The Japanese Fuji plant was known for superior quality builds. From what I was told Fender became worried that they were building better guitars than even the high dollar U.S. plants and the price differential became a serious problem for Fender to justify.

[@shaunw9270]

I remember reading in Guitarist magazine in the 90's that the Foto Flame process was developed in conjunction with Fuji Film.

[@awesomerockets]

They were still doing FotoFlame around 2012. When I Bought my Pawnshop Bass Vi, the store clerk was super excited about the new FotoFlame guitars. Even gave me a Fender magazine that backs this statement up :) Also my 2018 American Special in Sherwood Green shows the slab seams under the paint. :(

[@garyfulton3680]

Enjoyed your review of the Foto Flame Fender Tele. I have a 1994 Stratocaster 60s tribute version that I bought new, with a dark blue flame on the front and back, but not on the neck (so no Hamburglar!), and there is no FotoFlame decal. It's my favorite guitar by far. The dark color makes the flame look more subtle/realistic than the Tele you reviewed, IMHO. One thing you didn't mention was the frets, which on mine are much smaller than the current medium-jumbo trend, which I really like. And I agree that the MIJ guitars of that era were built very well. I recently took mine to the local store where I bought it for some minor work, and the guitar tech said it was one of the nicest Strats he has ever played. Keep up the great work on your channel.

[@eddiejr540]

I have a ‘94 foto-flame strat…the body has the film on the front and back but the neck is just bare wood…it’s a great guitar…built like a tank and very dependable…even going on 30yrs old!!!!

[@AlanCheong]

although I would commend them for their creativity to provide some fancy feature at a much lower cost, I still think a thin piece of veneer is more suited to my taste, more organic instead of artificial.

[@chaoticgood1905]

Yup. I personally don't understand how some people turn their nose up at thin veneers. Must be a collector and/or tonewood-snob thing. Beautiful doesn't need to be expensive. Unless your target demographic is boomers and lawyers, I guess, but most modern players are neither of those things.

[@fongy200]

@@chaoticgood1905 There's nothing wrong with a bit of prestige regardless of which generation your from.

[@mr.mcmagpie6606]

I'm personally not a fan of any flame or quilt tops whether photo, veneer or slab. Just never appealed to me... Give me a good transparent finish with some nice Ash wood grain...

[@markcheetah4960]

Damn, if they're using a photo you'd think they could get a hold of a photo with perfect bookmatching.

[@chadrollman6637]

I have a 93 Strat Foto Flame w/ factory Floyd. Absolute shredder!! Needed some finish love since it was all cracked and jacked. Drop filling is the way to go for anyone with the same issues. Glad to see someone finally doing a quality overview of this series!

[@ZitherBeast]

The Hamburgler smiley face(it even looked like it had teeth) was straight freaking awesome. It would be to bad if they dude who did that actually got fired over that. It's hilarious, the guy was a genius..... LOL.

[@zebulonswearingen4607]

This guitar actually looks great and sounds explosive. I think it looks cool with the pickguard off too.

[@Baelthaazar]

I've got a '94 Fender Precision Lyte that has a red photo flame top and back. It does look very lame up close and in person, not so bad from far away. The full basswood body was a problem on some of these. It shrinks and expands a lot and it's quite common to have the thick poly finish crack and even flake off. Mine has a lot of finish cracks and 5 dime sized spots where the finish is completely missing. The cracks and missing finish were down to the wood. I considered doing a refinish on it, but instead used superglue to stabilize all the cracks and to fill the missing finish chips. I kinda liked having it's history show. That being said, I did rip the active electronics out (they were crap), replaced them with a passive from 920D Custom and some Seymore Duncan 1/4 pound pickups. Strung with flats, it's a very nice bass now.

[@PandaofYahweh]

I just got one of these on reverb a few months ago. its not original its got emg active pickups in it and gold hardware. but its become the only guitar I want to play now. its got less flame and more of a wavey look to the front of the body.

[@ryanenlow2687]

HEY Trogley, The best playing strat I own is a 95' Alder back Fotoflame...it has 5 Hamburgers and lots of checking (which occurred in the case over the years).

[@thisisduncan917]

IMHO that employee should have received a pay increase for taking the initiative, and making that guitar more collectible. Is there no justice?

[@funfreq9282]

FYI, The word you are looking for that describes the optical reflectance of the wood grain in the light is Chatoyancy! (She-toy-ancy)

[@dalebennett9649]

Here for the prescibed daily dose!

[@electricreactions2539]

Dude best guitar channel. Highlight of my day

[@Bbbbad724]

I wish I was flush to buy a 7.25 neck Tele or Strat. That would fill my prescription!

[@pygmychimp]

Did anybody else see the number “23” hidden in the flame on the upper portion of the top? It shows up at around the 2:50 mark of the video. I rewound it a couple times to make sure.

[@pjo1964]

That Tele looks gorgeous!

[@TommySG1]

If you’d see my first electric guitar I had growing up in the 70’s this thing is like a Fender Master built in comparison lol! Cool review as always Austin… I really dig your show man, it’s my morning coffee ritual watching your feeds 🤙

[@lockjockjr]

I had the Jazz Bass version once...LOVED the neck

[@doctoribanez]

Pretty nice. Japan doesn't mess around. It's my lifes dream to go to the street in Japan that has all the guitar stores lol

[@kennygardner5041]

I had a 1993 Fotoflame HRR Strat. Real Floyd Rose, DiMarzio HM in the bridge, wide thin neck, Floyd nut through the headstock, Kluson tuners. Great guitar!!! Blueburst.

[@Bettys_Eldest]

These were not popular in the UK, at the time the retailers had to reduce the price to below that of a MIM Standard in order to shift them. Later the ones where the foto finish survived became more collectible and prices rose. I played one in Oxford PMT when they were pushing them out for cheap, it was a nice guitar, but with young kids still more than I could justify spending.

[@timogrgic3693]

I find it hilarious all the people hating on a Tele that has a razor thin piece of film, probably have a few Tele's that have a 1/8 inch of poly on their guitars pretending to be lacquer....😂😂 If you're looking for a great '62 spec Tele and you're short on money, this guitar is hard to beat.

[@rustyaxelrod]

I worked on a guitar a while back that was a Strat (well, I believe the neck was anyway). When I pulled the pick-up, I realized the body was some sort of compressed, high density fiberboard and the surface layer was something like Formica! It had been somewhere damp and the fiberboard was crumbly on the unfinished surface in the pick-up cavity. The faux wood (Formica) was a nice looking dark walnut. That was surprise! All the hardware and electrics looked legit, the weight wasn’t a red flag but man that body was not good! It was solid enough to get a decent set-up and the customer was happy. I tried to do some research to figure out exactly what it was but had no luck.

[@jsilve1]

So weird. My local guitar center has one of these in its used section and I played it this afternoon. Then I get to my KZbin feed and here's this video telling me all about this model. The one I played was listed for $999! Is that a good deal? It needed setup but played and sounded good. It looked pretty cool, too. Orange. I didn't even realize the flame top and neck was just a sticker.

[@Bbbbad724]

I love the neck! It sounds like a real vintage Tele! 7.25 sounds really good!

[@Bbbbad724]

Does anyone know of a 7.25 radius neck that an be fitted to an Epiphone LesPaul Special 1 with the bolt on neck and the truss rod which is similar? I love that neck! Your bends at the 12 th fret never choked out and easily rode back to a pinch harmonic. It is a $150 Epiphone with P90s. I broke my shoulder and upper arm and tore the Labrum. I have a 12 stringEpi that I have to chord up the neck with diminished root harmonics, but the P90s won’t do that without hearing the blood pumping in my wrist. I really hope that a neck change can let my hand play at that angle. Any ideas? I really miss jamming. I am tuned down to E flat open(half step down) and tried D, but it is my elbow wrist and fingers. Thanks! This guitar and George Harrison’s strat gave me hope.

[@threefirstnamegodsquared8836]

ROBBLE ROBBLE. The Hamburglar finish rumor had me thinking.. I wonder if other models have secret images or features put in by sneaky employees. Interesting.

[@optimumamoeba3308]

What a coincidence I was just playing a friends foto flame Strat last night and very nice it was too.

[@gregoryzischke1372]

Got an OLN ernie ball licensed wolf gang type design with the "photo flame " top also . But still nice guitar though. And everyone talks smack about my 71 LesPaul deluxe because its from the Norlin era and when they call my 73 three color sunburst strat no good, I have three words for em , "Turn It Up!!". And then they say how good these newer strats and teles are that are made in japan and mexico. At least my guitars were made right here in Corona Califoria and Kalamazoo Michigan and they dont have thick old poly finish and Photo Flames!! Ok im braggin! BUT I'll stand behind and cherish my '70 crap till I go! "TURN IT UP" !!!

[@hkguitar1984]

Austin, since you didn't show the Foto Flame with the Black-light could you spot yesterday's video 600 "Likes" to make up for the oversight? That would put the Les Paul Senior at just over 6000 Likes. Come On Man, you know you dig those LP Seniors................

[@DutchVai]

Ya' man...... what HK said. I second this motion.

[@markbaum9615]

coefficient of light refraction off the photoflame under black light

[@hkguitar1984]

@@markbaum9615 Exactly, something in the 370 nm range could have yielded some surprises for our viewing pleasure. I'm guessing we could have better identified the edges of the Foto sheet media. What I found interesting was the use of so many Basswood pieces laminated to the Alder. I would imagine they made large enough sheets of the laminate to produce 2 or 3 bodies at a time!

[@markbaum9615]

​@@hkguitar1984 ...your technical aptitude never ceases to amaze me... blacklight matters

[@hkguitar1984]

@@markbaum9615 And your witty humor keeps me gasping for air. That is really, really funny.

[@crazylegslife]

middle position sounded awesome with dirt

[@rolltherick1014]

11:32 Loved how you played photograph by Nickelback

[@TheWGLOVER]

I have three MIJ '50s & '60s Strats and Teles in conventional finishes, and my son has a 60' Strat fotoflame, and they are very good.

[@CitizenKang]

Wow I totally forgot about these Fenders. I remember them coming out in the 90s.

[@denyel_]

have been trying to buy one the past few days from a local ad no wonder he doesnt want to sell now he actually has good information haha

[@MikeE-]

Hahaha hamburglar on the neck 😂

[@larrykurtz169]

Tricky I love you man but I have a burning question - Why, when you take it to the workbench, do you say you will take an individual look at its parts and specs? Shouldn't you take a look at it's individual parts and specs?

[@brianlebrun2382]

I have a '94 Foto Flame Strat. I spoke to Scott Zimmerman who built some of these in Japan and he said it was NOT a photographic film. It's a process called dye sublimation. A reverse print is generated usually on paper with a special ink and its pressed against the object under pressure. It's then heated and the ink transfers to the that object. I know this because I have a small chip on my guitar and there is NO film beneath the finish. He has a Facebook page and he has a wealth of knowledge about the Foto Flame.

[@victorbeebe8372]

Aloha and Mahalo. That foto finish was pretty expensive when it came out. If I remember correctly.

[@hkguitar1984]

My 2000 American Deluxe Stratocaster's Quilt Top is half the thickness of the body. Looks great, however 50% / 50% Maple/Alder body does not sound like a traditional Stratocaster!

[@kamasotomonte5043]

@@danielktdoran not on $3k guitars... so check your facts.

[@thenameless3271]

Gibson definitely has the worse track record, from copying the strat and the hendrix association, to the recent "play authentic" business.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Wood doesn't matter

[@morbidmanmusic]

Hay,Dan..., I sold both for decades, and fender almost always spotless. They always dealt with their shyt when they had issues. .. Gibson not so much. Epiphone was a little better than Gibson st it, but not near the quailty vs price

[@sh4rkbyt3]

@@morbidmanmusic Disagree about Epi VS Gibson quality. For a $500- $800 price tag I get a virtually flawless Epi. For $3000 plus I get a Gibson with bad nut, badly cut nut, a finish that cracks at the neck in 10-12 years.

[@bukwok]

the outro guitar beauty shot , when the guitar under the sunlight, in some angle some of foto wood grain because the light reflection , it make some fake wood grain sightly bright it up, not shift and move, but not really that deadly still , to be honest not really that bad at all in video, looks quite good at least in video,not sure in person whats looks like, if the real thing looks good as video shown, not disappointing at all, im really really want one.

[@sh4rkbyt3]

They actually look very good in person. Everyone who have looked at mine couldn't even tell it was photo grain and wooed it plenty!

[@sh4rkbyt3]

The hard part is finding one that hasn't been beaten up or chipped/cracked but were talking about an almost 30 yr old guitar too.

[@scottclark7592]

A buddy of mine has a solid color one with the hamburgeler neck

[@ramsilva]

Grinch and HK are in the house!!!

[@hkguitar1984]

Greetings Ramiro

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Good evening. Ramiro in the house.

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Many 80s Epiphone les pauls had foto flame tops. They all had the same print !

[@DavidMorales008]

I have a 93 Fujigen Ibanez with cat fish flames, I love every thing except that

[@fongy200]

It would have helped with some nice intonated Brass Saddles. A cheap but very affective upgrade, the current Bridge unit looks grim.

[@sh4rkbyt3]

That's what mine has. It also helped the pickups come to life much more than the steel saddles.

[@robertthomas7239]

Chatoyance is the word you're looking for to describe the flamed maple. It's an optical reflectance effect that gives it that depth and dancing character.

[@iancombs857]

I have the strat version. Killer player.

[@gladysman24133]

I want to start playing around with a guitar but I want a good one! And I want a Stratocaster, so not to get away from this video,but you’re so knowledgeable about guitars I’d like you opinion on what I should buy! Like I said I’m a beginner but I want a nice guitar? Any chance you could steer me in the right direction, and your opinion would be greatly appreciated,thank you. O and I want a sunburst too! Thanx.

[@rfamilytrips4475]

You should do a catfish series

[@eghii]

looks nice and I do like the pick guard...but I agree, the pups sound thin and not what I would want in my Tele

[@sh4rkbyt3]

Hearing one in person, they're much better. I have a set of vintage 59 Seymours in my other Tele and while these Gotoh factory installs definitely aren't that, it gives you a creamy sound that I haven't found in any other pickups. The mids carry through like no ther pickups. Not everyone's cup of soup like you mentioned but very comfortable to play and hear.

[@terrywashburn6347]

I hate to tell you this Austin, but you are a bit of a guitar snob. Am I correct in assuming that you have heard that at least once before? Please don't be prejudiced just because the girl can't "dance", she's still gorgeous to me and I would most definitely take her out any day of the week. She's a beauty in my eyes!

[@TarnishedViking.]

Looks good for practice or backup! 🤘👍

[@benschoterb]

I understand some of the hate on the foto flame. But the neck on my 94 foto flame tele is amazingly comfortable. I will never part with my foto flame.

[@KaitlynnUK]

I have a Michael Kelly Telecaster that looks almost identical to this one, except mine is a little darker, but even the scratch plate is the same. The flame on mine moves though, making me think that it's a real cap.

[@jimmyjames2022]

🔥Hamburgler🔥 Grilled to perfection!

[@rexrathtar3893]

F for Fotoflame and fake flame as well. I don't have a hamburgler on any of my guitars, but there is a Ronald McDonald-like clown who plays them.

[@19blondmoshhead95]

i own a 62 reissue foto flame strat adore the thing never played a more comfortable strat

[@microdot4374]

I have a MIJ 62 re issue Strat. Japan does ''re-issues'' so authentically they feel like the real deal, Pretty much!. 🎸☮✌🏼✍🏼

[@samiam5557]

It's the HAMBURGLER! LOL

[@rhk4680]

I had a yellow MIJ fotoflame Strat. Looked much better than this red-ish one, and sounded amazing

[@nbenning25]

How does one adjust the truss rod when it is covered by the pick guard? Loosen strings remove pick guard, Turn the rod a 1/4 inch, replace pick guard, retune strings, check neck …. repeat??

[@Trog]

You can get the guard off leaving string tension on. From there, you just need the right tool!

[@markjamesmeli2520]

Why don't they use this "foto" tech instead of that awful "relic-ing" that they do. I mean, give me a naturally worn old guitar - OR - give me a WHOLE piece of wood, with a picture of a gauged up Fender tacked to the front. Weird. I can tell you like that neck. You are flying on that thing!!

[@jaymichaels5187]

1:20 by the cutaway of the back of the LP guitar you got the pareidolia of a Peruvian Indian Chief.

[@eupel1]

That’s gotta be the lamest reason to get fired. Was expecting something a bit more exciting than that

[@Photognick521]

I can’t believe they fired an employee over something that minor.

[@Tensen01]

I'm willing to bet that's not real. Likely got made up when someone noticed it looked like the Hmaburglar, and it's just morphed into the lore.

[@frankwebster9110]

Internet lore.

[@SophieScrolls]

most likely just an urban legend

[@Wargasm54]

Yeah. That’s not a real story. Plus the Hamburglar is not that popular in Japan.

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Random figuring in the original maple.

[@acoustic61]

They should've made 3D Foto Flame like 3D Baseball Cards!

[@seanyiscubsfan1]

Back with fender fridays I see?

[@Bbbbad724]

I really want a 7.25 radius nreck

[@leamanc]

Interesting that it’s got a ceramic neck pickup but an Alnico bridge pup. I wonder if that’s stock, because the electronics seem generally pretty cheap on this thing.

[@wammons007]

the more I see the tele the more I would like to try one. or the Strat.

[@Gene_Cali]

Funky Mr. Trogly , sounds /

[@youknoweverything7643]

What was that blue tool gauge thing you had and said this is the first fret and tweltj fret at the 9:00 minute mark what is that

[@waynecribb4922]

Pick guard is best looking part of guitar.

[@pdbordelon]

Guys why are gloss necks considered a sign of a premium guitar? Gloss is sticky and uncomfortable. I would gladly pay a premium for a tung oil or satin neck feel. Yet somehow the gloss/sticky/slow necks always get put on high end guitars as if it is some sort of advantage. You can argue that a gloss neck "looks" better and will protect the neck better but come on none of that out ways the performance loss. Thoughts?

[@lilblue1329]

100% agree with you mate

[@ShoreyJr]

The stickiness of a gloss finish entirely depends on the type of finish used and what your skin oils and sweat are like, in fairness. I find gloss nitro necks uncomfortably sticky, and without a doubt they are unpleasant for me, but I tend to prefer a well-finished gloss poly neck over anything else - my hands glide over it and I have no issues.

[@terrywashburn6347]

First thing I do when I get a glossed over neck on a guitar is sand that sucker down, sometimes it only takes a little Scotch Brite on it. I don't care if it is the best R9 that the Murphy shop ever made - it's going to be made comfortable according to what I want. So be it, it's only a stinking piece of wood.

[@SophieScrolls]

I personally don't like the way it looks, expecialy if its as you say and it looks worse in person, however it honestly looks beautiful without a pickguard, even with the routs it works and imo looks better than a standard tele

[@adrian5b]

for a trillion dollars I would've never guessed the hamburglar lmao

[@jimsneighbor1]

I had a foto flame strat had the hamburgler on the body dead center by the bridge..

[@Arfonfree]

I think the guy should have been promoted, not fired.