When is a Road Worn not a Road Worn?

[timmus]

Anyway, he claims the wood for the RWs is mechanically shaken over 15,000 times (he claims it is to re-align the molecules to simulate thousands of hours of playing time).

...and you can buy wooden knobs too that enhance the sonic purity of the notes...

Wooden Knobs For Your Stereo

 

[Jim Carr]

Waaait, why does the Jazz have only two knobs?!

Stackpot Jazz, '60-62—it's actually four knobs.

Wait—it's a CS relic '62 RI-thingy.

 

[JOE EDO]

I've been using TI flats on my Jazz RW. Looking to make the switch to rounds...any recommendations for classic rock type tones?

 

[One Drop]

You know, I'm not about to bash the Road Worn phenom, though I just don't have the money to spend extra to beat up a perfectly good guitar, and I already have a real road-worn '70's era bass (my Ric) with buckle rash and water damage to the finish, as well as a couple of ceiling kisses lovingly planted on the top of the headstock (white paint and/or plaster embedded into the top).

However, the claim that "molecules" are being "re-aligned" is flat absurd. That sounds suspiciously like something I'd read on Stereophile . . . these guitars are probably just made to a higher level of quality to overcome the perception of being beat to hell.

Before this becomes a (shaken) stick to beat Fender with, this claim comes from someone else and not Fender, if you read Thumper's post. I think this 'tech to the stars' might be confused.

 

[f.c.geil]

I've been using TI flats on my Jazz RW. Looking to make the switch to rounds...any recommendations for classic rock type tones?

RotoSound SwingBass 66s are the quintessential round wound bass string. If you're talking classic rock rounds, these are they.

 

[Johnny Alien]

I've been using TI flats on my Jazz RW. Looking to make the switch to rounds...any recommendations for classic rock type tones?

You might get a bit more help in the strings section but my personal suggestion would be DR Sunbeams.