Cristofe
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Not anymore. And just Interfaces?? What has happened to all the rest of the hardware??
https://www.fender.com/pages/audio-interfaces
https://www.fender.com/pages/audio-interfaces
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Presonus Hardware??
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Sutajio_Ichi
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Unfortunately, most of the links doesn't work actually, because there were redirected to the local pages which didn't exist, at least now.
But, the Speaker for example are still available, but i guess, if you want a "Presonus" Branded one you have to act soon.
www.presonus.com
But, the Speaker for example are still available, but i guess, if you want a "Presonus" Branded one you have to act soon.
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TimC340
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I also did a search, but mainly among retailers - who have plenty of Quantum HD interfaces and Eris monitors. I don't believe for a minute that these will disappear (the Quantum range is only a year or so old), but they may get rebadged. But I may splash out for another Quantum interface just in case!
SwitchBack
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I'd really like to see something tangible about the Series III ecosystem. After a (very) long wait we had the Milan upgrade last year, which opened the door to interfacing with (Milan certified) non-PreSonus AVB gear. I hope that gets a chance to become a success for all parties involved.
TimC340
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At the time I wrote that post, only the brand-new LT range (as per your photo) was Fender-badged. Since then they've updated the website and now the HD2 and HD8 are also rebadged as Fender. The ES2 and ES4 have disappeared, which is a great shame.
Edit: that's per the Fender website, but the UK PreSonus website is still showing the whole range.
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TimC340
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Just scored a PreSonus Quantum HD2 for £259 including 12 months of Studio One Pro (Fender Studio Pro) Plus, which is currently £160 to renew - so I reckon that's a good deal and I now have a Studio 26C for sale!!
Edit: just discovered that the Fender-badged version is going for around £490 in most UK retailers. Feeling smug.
Edit: just discovered that the Fender-badged version is going for around £490 in most UK retailers. Feeling smug.
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Wouldn't say I burst into hysterics...but your artwork got a grin out of me
Regarding the Custom Shop, there have never been more overpriced and less innovative instruments offered for sale in the history of music companies. I opted for the $699 Player II Strat over any $7000 custom shop variant with $2,000 worth of goofy racing stripe jacking up the price—and it wasn't just because the price was lower. "You get what you pay for" doesn't apply to Strats. No company has been luckier in the history of companies than Fender to keep selling the same guitars and amps that date back to the early 1950s with a few new paint colors and grill fabrics. Will that luck carry over to the DAW marketplace in 2026? Doubtful, but you never know.
My Player Series Strat is a dream to play. Of course the trem is decked and blockedWouldn't say I burst into hysterics...but your artwork got a grin out of me
I'm new on this planet: what's decked and blocked? Removed? Mine works fine. You're just a hardtail guy?
Same experience here with the Player series being a dream to play (of course mine had the aforementioned super pro setup before I bought it)—a phrase I can't apply to a single custom shop one I played, so I don't care if the pickups were wound by the Dalai Lama himself or the relic-ing they'd like me to care about (and pay thousands more for). I'll struggle along with the sweet blueberry burst top that looks way too good for the relative pittance I paid.
Same experience here with the Player series being a dream to play (of course mine had the aforementioned super pro setup before I bought it)—a phrase I can't apply to a single custom shop one I played, so I don't care if the pickups were wound by the Dalai Lama himself or the relic-ing they'd like me to care about (and pay thousands more for). I'll struggle along with the sweet blueberry burst top that looks way too good for the relative pittance I paid.
Blocked in the rear cavity to effectively make it a hardtail. I've never liked any kind of trem/whammy.
In the early 90s I had an Am Deluxe, but I'm also allergic to gloss maple fretboards. At the time I considered a new neck with rosewood FB but it never happened.
I generally prefer a rosewood neck myself, but as I said earlier, I went with the maple neck because that particular neck just suited my fretting hand to a tee, and I believe good engineers can smooth out the differences between maple and rosewood, and if they can't, good mastering guys certainly can. I know machines make these necks and they're supposedly all the same...except in reality they're not. I even asked Warmoth if they could recreate the neck in rosewood and they confirmed that while all necks in a series are theoretically the same, in actuality they're not, so they couldn't help me. Which is fine, the supposedly inferior pickups sound fine, the supposedly inferior fretwire feels fine, the supposedly inferior tremolo block feels fine, and the supposedly worse tuners tune fine compared to the supposedly mythic custom shop examples.
My problem with slick maple isn't tone. It's getting my fingers to move smoothly for bending. At any rate, I'm quite happy with my Strat right now.
Also happy with my '99 LPB7 - a 10th anniversary gift from my bride. Yeah, they are both keepers
What was the topic again?
The impact of software name changes on guitar necks.What was the topic again?
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Cristofe
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Heh....agree with most of the above statements. How Fender gets away with selling Custom Shop models for thousands that don't play any better, (or sometimes even as well), as "budget" models that sell for hundreds is beyond me. Heck, I've played some Squiers, (especially Japanese & Korean), that were superior to some Fenders. I also agree that I don't think that they're going to get away with that kind of tomfoolery in this current situation.....we'll see. What I'd REALLY like to know is, (maybe one you lurking Fender employees can tell us), will Fender continue to
offer the same one-time bench fee repair service that Presonus used to? And, if so, will it include Presonus branded gear or just new Fender branded hardware. I buy and sell a LOT of used gear online. In the past, if the price was right, it was worth it to buy broken Presonus gear and
pay that one-time fee to have it re-furbed. If this service has been discontinued it will not only impact the market for used Presonus gear but
will definitely make new Fender branded gear less attractive. Just sayin'......
offer the same one-time bench fee repair service that Presonus used to? And, if so, will it include Presonus branded gear or just new Fender branded hardware. I buy and sell a LOT of used gear online. In the past, if the price was right, it was worth it to buy broken Presonus gear and
pay that one-time fee to have it re-furbed. If this service has been discontinued it will not only impact the market for used Presonus gear but
will definitely make new Fender branded gear less attractive. Just sayin'......
True about some Squiers, including recent ones. Generally speaking the fit and finish and factory setups on 95% of Fender Strats in every price range is absymal. A few quality control dudes know what they're doing; if you start reading testimonials, every so often someone like me winds up with one that's perfectly setup much to their surprise ... but most of the time ... yuck. Fortunately, I live somewhere I can play the long game and try out a bunch.
In fairness, price being no indication of tone or playability also applies to Taylor. I mean I've played 214 series acoustics I would have rather owned than other Taylors costing 4 times as much. The difference is almost every Taylor comes out of the factory reasonably if not exceptionally playable with decent fit and finish.
I've made the mistake of buying guitars that aren't well setup believing great luthiers can make all of them "play like butta." And I've learned the hard way that's not always the case. So these days I only pull the trigger if the setup is already there or so close that only the tiniest tweaks are necessary. Problem eliminated.
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Ken Morgan
Member
Disclaimer: I haven't been to these parts in forever so take my comments with less than a grain of salt. That said:
My gripe with Presonus hardware hasn't been with the quality of the builds, but the limitations of not being able to just operate in ADAT mode and the abandonment of the software that makes their hardware work without much notice. I've got an 1824C that sounds decent enough and a Quantum 2626 that apparently works only with TB3 cables less than 12" long (irrespective of brand - Apple, Belden, you name it...on Mac Minis from 2012, 2014, and 2018). the 2626 sounds mighty fine and is lightening fast, but sits in a closet because of this restriction.
Recording users can be a fickle bunch, upgrading their IO and routing needs somewhat frequently. Presonus made these upgrades nearly impossible in almost all cases. I happen to like the XMAX preamps on many things, but can't really find a fast and reliable way to get them into my recording chain without to jump through a bunch of hoops
TL;DR: Fender would be wise to make their hardware as versatile as possible - incorporate the ability to use interfaces as the centerpiece of a computer based recording system OR use them as a bank of preamps in a more complex ADAT scheme, thus adding to their versatility and value.
My gripe with Presonus hardware hasn't been with the quality of the builds, but the limitations of not being able to just operate in ADAT mode and the abandonment of the software that makes their hardware work without much notice. I've got an 1824C that sounds decent enough and a Quantum 2626 that apparently works only with TB3 cables less than 12" long (irrespective of brand - Apple, Belden, you name it...on Mac Minis from 2012, 2014, and 2018). the 2626 sounds mighty fine and is lightening fast, but sits in a closet because of this restriction.
Recording users can be a fickle bunch, upgrading their IO and routing needs somewhat frequently. Presonus made these upgrades nearly impossible in almost all cases. I happen to like the XMAX preamps on many things, but can't really find a fast and reliable way to get them into my recording chain without to jump through a bunch of hoops
TL;DR: Fender would be wise to make their hardware as versatile as possible - incorporate the ability to use interfaces as the centerpiece of a computer based recording system OR use them as a bank of preamps in a more complex ADAT scheme, thus adding to their versatility and value.