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Originally Posted by Hanna Sniper
I always assumed they both had the same soft V neck, this is the first I've heard of it being both.
I have also heard things about the finish on the neck of the EJ, it seems to be a popular topic lately... once again I don't really know if there's a difference between the two models as on paper they look very similar but i haven't heard the complaints (for the 57). Like I said I do think the finish are similar and I've grown to love mine. When I went to buy a second guitar just now I was going to get the same model and colour, thats how much I liked it, but fender no longer makes a fiesta red so I decided to go with Claptons mid boost in his strats for something new
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yeah, on paper and the fender specs online make them sound very much the same but I found both a 57 reissue and an EJ in a store and tried both, very different. The 57 has a normal neck, thin clear-coat, fast for playing. I don't know why they went with such a thick coat on the EJ, it covers the frets and there's even some on the nut, you wear it off as you play. It gives the neck a very orange color. But yeah, the 57 did fret out on a few bends for me, I liked the radius for chording. The EJ starts out with a very soft V but by the 5th fret, it starts turning into a C quite quickly. The headstock is also very different with staggered heads so it doesn't need a string tree. Also there's no cover on the back of the body to hide the springs. EJ claims these all affect tone for him or something, but I'm always about stuff always getting caught in the cavity like my clothes
Tell me, does your 57 pickguard (I assume it's single ply) sort of warp/pop up above the bridge? It does on my EJ. I guess that's unavoidable since it's so thin and the wood does change shape with time and humidity. I wish it wouldn't do that.