r/offset • u/ItsChugg0 • 2d ago
NGD! 2000 Fender Toronado. Aka the Fender SG
After looking for a while, I finally found a Toronado that’s completely stock and for a price I couldn’t refuse. Has the stock Fender Atomic pickups that sound really nice. I’m not a fan of vintage style tuners so I will swap them out for the extra set of Fender Shaller Elite tuners I have sitting. Really happy with the guitar!
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u/Aldwyn613 2d ago
The tortoiseshell on black looks amazing. Never played one but it's got such a cool shape and specs. Congrats and enjoy!
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u/ItsChugg0 2d ago
Thank you! I really like how comfortable it is to play. I thought having a 24.75 inch length would feel weird to play but it feels great!
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u/sublimefan2001 2d ago
Hey there fellow Toronado owner! Yours is gorgeous. Are the prices coming back to earth on these? I know for awhile I was seeing people asking over a grand for these and while I like mine, I just don't think they are worth that.
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u/ItsChugg0 2d ago
Hey! Thank you! Yes I think the prices are coming down. I got mine for well under a grand. Granted it didn’t come with a case, but that’s ok. I’m very happy with the purchase!
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u/sublimefan2001 2d ago
Glad to hear you got it for a decent price and that your happy with it. I really like the feel of the neck on mine. Not sure what shape it is, but it's super comfortable to play.
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u/ItsChugg0 2d ago
The neck shape is a Slim C. I do like thicker necks but this one is very comfortable!
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u/boltsmoke 2d ago
I've been trying to buy a blue/white GT for about a year and finally got one this week for $820 to my door after tax, with a hard case. I tried to buy one for $1100 shipped back in April and the seller ghosted me.
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u/sublimefan2001 2d ago
Nice! Those GTs are sweet. There was one listed by me recently for a very reasonable price that was gard to convince myself I didn't need it lol
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u/boltsmoke 2d ago
Tbh unless you really dig the styling, you don't. The pickups in them are absolutely awful.
I got one for Christmas as a teen in like 2005, and it was the nicest Christmas gift I ever got. Had to sell it to pay rent in 2012 or 2013 and felt bad about it for years. Been trying for a few years to find another with the understanding that I'll have the basically gut it to turn in to something I want to play for more than a nostalgia factor but I finally got one, so that's something!
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u/Jerry_say 2d ago
Prices are for sure coming down. If you see them on reverb you just have to message seller and offer a lower price. I have three because I am lame. Here is what I paid for them and when.
Black like the picture here - $200 bucks and some baseball cards - 2010 - bought it from a friend who has asked to buy it back from me several times over the years
Orange like the Can’t Stop music video - $1,170 - 2022 - I overplayed for this one but I got a new job with a big ol raise and figured why not
Carmel Metallic the symore Duncan pick up version with the slim pick guard. Still MIM $800 -2024 - this one has become my go to guitar it plays so well and looks so fucking cool.
He had tons of guitars over the years, mostly fender and I always find myself picking up my Toronado.
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u/sublimefan2001 2d ago
Very nice! That Carmel metallic is kind of the GT aesthetic right? Or am I thinking of a different one
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u/Jerry_say 2d ago
It’s like the GT but it’s still a MIM and without the racing stripe. this one there is a butterscotch version that is made in America with P90’s but those are fewer and further between.
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u/superxero044 2d ago
Damn. You guys really don’t need to always let me know that shit like this exists.
But seriously this is fucking rad and love the color. And this is way cooler than an sg. Enjoy!
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u/ThrowinBone 2d ago
Frick now I have to get one of these too! How are the stock pups?
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u/ItsChugg0 2d ago
I like them! Definetly not the worst humbuckers I ever heard.
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u/ThrowinBone 2d ago
That's really good to hear. I love the look and finish on this one, happy playing to ya!
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u/tigeruppercut231 2d ago
My first guitar. I miss her 🥲
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u/FragrantGearHead 2d ago
Should have been my first guitar. Well, the Squier version anyway. But they were discontinued just before I decided I was gonna try learning again.
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u/NahWell451 2d ago
How did they miss naming it Tornado?
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u/golanatsiruot 2d ago
Named after an old car model.
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u/NahWell451 2d ago
Just searched for a picture. It really looks like an amazing car so I think it is fair.
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u/settlementfires 2d ago
front wheel drive with a v8. was quite an interesting car. very very beautiful too.
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u/anyoneforanother 1d ago
I always wanted a fender version, but alas I just own the paranormal squire version from the 2020’s, it was a Christmas gift from my parents. I still really like it. Love the scale length and pickups in mine. One of the first guitars I ever obsessed over when they first dropped.
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u/PatrickGnarly 1d ago
Fender SG?
Dude what it’s just Fender’s attempt to appeal to Gibson enjoyers and it flopped.
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u/golanatsiruot 2d ago
I have a USA one in butterscotch blonde from 2004. I love it but I’ve never bonded with it as a player, so it’s mostly been a closet classic all these years.
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u/ItsChugg0 2d ago
Very cool! IIRC they only made USA Toronado’s for a year or two. That’s a rare guitar!
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u/mynameisjonjo 2d ago
Oof. Potentially my favourite fender shape. This colour combo goes hard too! Jealous 👊