Fender Super Sonic // #Electric #Guitar
https://www.musoscorner.com.au The Fender Pawn Shop Super Sonic actually resurrects a short-lived model first seen in 1997 bearing the Squier brand name. Back then, it formed part of the new Vista series and originated from Japan; second time around, it's a fully fledged Fender that's made in Mexico. Unlike most other Pawn Shops, this model stays pretty true to its roots, so presumably the original design was deemed adventurous enough, and there can be few arguments on that score. As on the earlier Super-Sonic, the lefty-look, large headstock comes complete with a protruding 'bullet'-style truss rod adjuster, but now only one string guide is considered sufficient. The vintage-style Kluson copy tuners differ to those used on Pawn Shop stablemates such as the Jaguarillo and Offset Special, because the post tops have deeper slots, making restringing an easier job. "This one is undoubtedly intended to be up front and dirt-friendly" The Atomic humbuckers are very potent components, staying true to their title output-wise, while the tonal character borders on brash and brutal, with an aggressive edge guaranteed to slice through the thickest mix. This comes across very strongly in all three pickup positions, although the both-on option adds some unusual honky overtones. The previous Super-Sonic could be a quite subtle performer, but this one is undoubtedly intended to be up front and dirt-friendly, maintaining impressive definition even under heavy distortion conditions. The volume controls clean up the sound as they should, but a tone control would be handy to tame the rather unremitting attack. Like the original Super- Sonic, the layout reverses normal logic, since the nearest knob governs the bridge humbucker. The pickup selector is equally 'upside down' in operation, and when set to the centre position turning either volume off eliminates output entirely, so it can't function as a kill switch.
https://www.musoscorner.com.au The Fender Pawn Shop Super Sonic actually resurrects a short-lived model first seen in 1997 bearing the Squier brand name. Back then, it formed part of the new Vista series and originated from Japan; second time around, it's a fully fledged Fender that's made in Mexico. Unlike most other Pawn Shops, this model stays pretty true to its roots, so presumably the original design was deemed adventurous enough, and there can be few arguments on that score. As on the earlier Super-Sonic, the lefty-look, large headstock comes complete with a protruding 'bullet'-style truss rod adjuster, but now only one string guide is considered sufficient. The vintage-style Kluson copy tuners differ to those used on Pawn Shop stablemates such as the Jaguarillo and Offset Special, because the post tops have deeper slots, making restringing an easier job. "This one is undoubtedly intended to be up front and dirt-friendly" The Atomic humbuckers are very potent components, staying true to their title output-wise, while the tonal character borders on brash and brutal, with an aggressive edge guaranteed to slice through the thickest mix. This comes across very strongly in all three pickup positions, although the both-on option adds some unusual honky overtones. The previous Super-Sonic could be a quite subtle performer, but this one is undoubtedly intended to be up front and dirt-friendly, maintaining impressive definition even under heavy distortion conditions. The volume controls clean up the sound as they should, but a tone control would be handy to tame the rather unremitting attack. Like the original Super- Sonic, the layout reverses normal logic, since the nearest knob governs the bridge humbucker. The pickup selector is equally 'upside down' in operation, and when set to the centre position turning either volume off eliminates output entirely, so it can't function as a kill switch.