Fender Cyclone

Mustang body, vintage trem, master vol, master tone, 3 way toiggle switch, 22 medium jumbo fret 24.75" scale length, rosewood board on a fairly chuncky neck. Vintage style tuners, tex-mex in the neck position, atomic humbucker in the brdige position, colour Graffiti Yellow.

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I replaced the atomic humbucker with a Seymour Duncan '59 Model, switched the strap buttons, put a set of 11's on it, and set the trem down.

I will say this though, as far as a rating goes, it gets what it gets from my because when I bought it, it wasn't a patch on what it is now. If I bought it the way it is now, it'd get a 9 or 10.

It's got all the features I need, some were just not to the highest quality.

With the new bucker, it's got a lot of versitility. Very different from my vintage sounding strat, but despite being so different I have no problems utilising theses new tones. It does rock and blues very nicely, and that's what I need. The Tex-Mex is a firey, full sounding vintage single coil, with balls! The 59 I have in, is a great sounding pup, sweet but cruchy, and full of harmonics.

I'd give it a 10 with the new pup, but as the old atomic was over half the tone of the guitar as it was originally it gets something lower.

Setup is hard to comment on, as I immediately changed the strings. I'm not a fan of trems so I set them down. The guitar was setup fairly well, but I wouldn't say it was good enough that I wouldn't have wanted it tweaked atleast abit. The intonation wasn't too great as I remember. I'd like to say more but I hate 9's so I hardly played it before I set it up myself.

The only flaw with build that I could find was that the neck didn't fit aswell as I would have liked it too. It wasn't a wobbly fit, just a bit gappy in places.

The 11 gauge strings I fit, slipped straight into the nut without having to cut it at all. The backplate was a bit disapointing, I had to cut a huge hole out of it just so I could get access to the strings.

One thing that really annoyed me was the lack of a little hex-key which would not have been a problem except that the supports for the saddles seem to need a smaller hex-key than practically every single other guitar on the planet!!! I eventually found one to do the job, but even the Toronado (cousin to the Cyclone) had the normal sized hex-key slots. This was most frustrating.

This guitar should now stand up to some really sh*t! The build feels tough and the guitar feels very substantial, I wouldn't want to drop it, but if I did, the floor night wanna move outta the way. The switch concerns me a bit, as I always feel toggle switches are a bit delicate, but other than that the harware seems pretty tough. If I were to only use one guitar for a gig, then I wouldn't bother to back this one up.

I never deal with Fender directly so I wouldn't know about customer support. Afterall it's not a PC or anything, it's a guitar.

I've been playing around 10 years. I've got one other electric, a Squier ProTone strat, that has had so many modifications made, if it wasn't for the words on the headstock, no-one would know what it was.

Because I'm used to strats, the main complaint with the Cyclone right now is that it doesn't feel like a strat against my body. I can hear you now, saying "Duh! It's not a strat!", I know it's not but the torso cut in the body feels weird.

I love the tone, and that it sounds, and feels different to play, from my strat, but getting used to the body will take some time. I particluarly like switching to the bucker for solos.

If it were to be stolen I would want to buy another but, money, or the lack of it would probably stop me.

This guitar was below average for the price I paid for it, and by this I do not mean materials, I mean all the little things like the hex-key slots being smaller than usual, the backplate holes not being positioned right, and so one. I got what I expected to get, and made it into what I expected to make it into.

This guitar do not have to be for grungers, or talentless loosers who want to make awful sounding, poor quality music. Blues, Rock, and Funk players could get alot from this guitar if only they would set it up properly and get a decent bridge pickup.

So do I rate it on how it was when I got it, or how it is now? remember, that a setup can take a while to do yourself, but once it's done, that should be it. If I were to rate it as it is now, I'd give it a 9, 10's are reserved for G&Ls and Customer Shop fenders.

I'd like to point out that I have rated the guitar, both on how it originally was and on how it is since I 'personalised' it. And the latter got much better results.

However I'm going to give it the actual rating based on how it was originally. It's an extremely cool guitar with alot of potential.

This can be seen in any of the other reviews. It has a single coil neck pickup, aomic humbucker, everything is as was in the factory, so check specs or other reviews.

I play rock/blues/funk, alot of classic rock and jam band stuff( fam bands are like phish, dave matthews...etc) and i get alot of the tones i need out of this guitar. I have one complaint, it doesnt cut through on the clean channel as much as say a strat. but this has a lot to do with how i have my amp set up. The single coil buzzes but easily remidied but simply turning volume off during non play. I play alot of blues, and i can get it well, alot of guitarsa people will complain dont get sounds they want, thats because they dont understand how to set up an amp, i find messing with the tone knob also helps alot, bottom line is i enjoy this guitar, you may not, i would recommend it, it distorts well,(i use little distortion) is strums open chords well, it gives you anything you'd expect from a fender. i recommend not disgracing the guitar by just playing punk with it, it's got more tonal depth than that

I've done alot of messing around with the action, so its not now as it was in the factory, thought it works out fine for me. I play really hard, so it comes out of tune often, but i blame that mostly on how hard i play and how old the strings are i generally use( i change only when they break, whats in a string anyway??)

I beat the guitar to death, I'm not rediculous and throw it or anything i just really get into my music and beat up on it alot, just by playing hard. and the only trouble i have had is i broke the nut when i first got it by stringing it wrong. otherwise it has held up beatifully.

the nut was under warranty! never dealt with company, so i cant rate this

I just love this guitar, its nothing glamorous, its a fairly inexspenive guitar, that i love to death. I can get some great sound out of it, tons of rocking solos, as well as clean pretty stuff.

Overall i love it, i've been plahing for 3 years, had it for 2.5, i've played strats, tele's, gibsons or all natures, and thought all these guitars are great, the cyclone it everybit as good

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Poplar body, 22 med-jumbo frets, M neck, tex-mex pickup in neck, atomic HB in bridge, synch tremolo.

The body is identical to the old Mustangs and Musicmasters, with a Jazzmaster-style headstock.

Red sparkle finish with a pearl pickguard. It's gorgeous.

I go back and forth between shoegaze-y, Slowdive/Bloody Valenine stuff and power-chord rock. I modified the guitar quite a bit before I was happy with it, but now that I have, I would rate it a 9.

It sounded a bit dinky with the Tex-Mex single coil, but after I threw in the red Fender-Lace sensor, that all changed. Tones are relatively versatile, but were even more so after I got done with it.

Other mods included a coil tap in the humbucker, an LSR roller nut, and a TBX tone pot. Thanks to the weaker magnet of the Lace Sensor, I can raise it up to compete with the humbucker, so I now have the clarity of SC with the sustain of the HB.

With the two pickups together, the sound is quite full and round. The Lace Sensor by itself is more bassy and the HB is a little more harsh and midrangey. I sometimes like these sounds, but I usually have both going at once.

I play the Cyclone, and a Clapton Strat, through an Ernie Ball volume pedal, Mesa-Boogie V-Twin tube pre-amp pedal, Alesis Quadraverb into a Fender Deville 2X12.

Once I ditched the Tex-Mex, and threw in the TBX tone pot that makes the Clapton Strat jump out so nicely, I find I dig the sound of the Cyclone more than the Clapton- by far a more expensive guitar.

I bought mine used, so I had to get it set-up again. Whoever had it before me took very good care of it, though. Everything seems to work like a dream. No repairs necessary, just the mods.

I've been using the Cyclone as my main guitar now for about 6 months live, with the Clapton as backup. I have had no reason to use the backup, however. It needs some straplocks, but that's about it. Very sturdy-ass guitar.

Used guitar. No warranty. Repairs would be done at local shop, so I wouldn't go through Fender, most likely.

Been playing guitar for a little over 5 years now, in a band for about 4. I basically bought this one to sort of scratch my Fender Oddity itch, and I do love it, but if it were stolen, I'd probably buckle down and get the Jag I've always wanted.

I love the versatility of it, it can sing and it can crunch. I hated, hated, hated the Tex-Mex, but that was easily remedied. The Atomic HB sounds fine to me, but it is my first Humbucker guitar. I just ain't a gibson man, so I wouldn't know a humbucker from shinola.

But I think that, having played the Cyclone for the past 6 months, that the Lace/HB combination is my favorite feature. The added sustain of the HB enabled me to get rid of my compressor pedal.

I now prefer the sound of this to my Strat, and might wind up trading in said Strat towards a Jag or Jazzmaster.

For the money, especially used, this is a very nice-sounding guitar. If your playing is more twangy or rockabilly-oriented, you might enjoy the Tex-Mex more than I did. My first impression hearing this guitar with overdrive was that Billy Zoom would dig it.

I think that my cyclone was made in 2001 in mexico, it has 22 frets, laminated top, 1 volume control, 1 tone control, 1 Single coil (tex-mex, neck) and one humbucker (atomic humbuker, Bridge). I think this is like a mustang body, a Jazzmaster headstock, and Sub sonic electronics. All the material is really high quality, no cheap shit.

This guitar is very versitle. I traded a les paul for it( prove it very versitle) It is not at all noisy. Really good at high volumes. Right now am using a marshall AVT50 and a Marshall MG-15RCD, run it through a metal zone and the guitar is great with. The single coil is extreamly clean. Although Peavey 5150 are not all that clean sounding the cyclone made it sound clean.

This guitar was flawless when it got it. It is way better than my dean Avalanche and my Gibson les paul classic. I think that the les paul was a little to bright for me. Everything suit me perfect.

I think this guitar can withstand anything.

never delt with them

Ive been playing for around 2 years and own two marshall amps a DS-1, DS-2, MT-2, CH-1, original crybaby, and a big muff and it works great with all of them. I love everything about this guitar, but my favorite feature is the pickup and body. tghey suit me perfect. Theonly thing it needs is a Dimarzio DP-100 super distortion.

One s/c and one muthafucka of a bucka, really hot humbucker in bridge. Selector switch is a wierd way round. (doesnt switch up and down like sa an SG) Jag type plate with master vol and tone. Torty scratchplate. Mine came with some fender stamped tuners (non 0riginal) and whoever replaced them had done a bad job and cipped away half of the headstock! Medium scale neck. came with a crappy gig bag

Great soundng guitar! I bought it as a back up for my les paul and ended up leaving my les paul at home!!! The pickups do have a big output difference but thats what yo get with a h/b and an s/c. Humbucker sounds like a hot gibson, really warm. The neck p/up is also warm but in a different wa, you lose clarity under distortion but back the gain of a bit and youve got a lovely SRV type tone. This is how good it sounds: I had to sell mine when things got tight. If you have on for salein any condition email me at cycleboyuk@aol.com

Mexican fenders are surpassing their USA counterparts at the moment and this is no exception! Personally i would have prefered a glossier finish to the neck a la 70's fender but thats personal choice. Neck is of a good thickness which is god considering fender usually go for the thinner options.

This guitar will take anything, i threw it offstage once at the end of an emotional set and it hit a table and broke it but the guitar was untouched! You cant touch it! stays in tune well and the trem is as ood as strat types get. I have used a cyclone without a backup many times!

never had to deal ith them on this guitar but arbier are not very customer friendly.....damn box shifters

I own a Gibson les paul and a marhall 1978 JMP, i was happy with my set up but i desired a back up for the ''what ifs'' of life on the road. The cyclone ftted in perfectly and somewhat overtook my favours for a while because it didnt need babying like my les paul did, i could jump round with it because i knew it wouldnt break. If you get a chance to buy one of these snap their hands off!

not gonna do all this explaining on the features when you can go look it up on musiciansfriend.com. but i will say mine is perfect.

absolutely perfect. i play punk and grunge(nirvana and silverchair) and some other alternative and rock. soon to have a danelectro fab tone distortion. played with dod big pig distortion. sounded great. very very very very full sound. a lot of variety here. nothing i dont like.

recieved it in perfect condition, played wonderfully and had no problems. still doesn't. no flaws and everything was good.

this guitar is great. no scratches on it, no dents. everything seems like it would last. finish is great. everything solid. i would never play a show with only one guitar. not because of the guitar, but in case a string breaks, i'd like to be able to put it down, grab another, and continue.

great. came with deluxe bag, several manuals, warranty, etc. but i've never had any problems, so i've never had to contact fender.

been playing for about 2 years. if it were stolen, i would be very mad and would want to get a new one, but couldn't because i dont have any money. nothing to hate. compared with some danelectro guitars. i enjoy this guitar very very very much.

Basicaly this is a mixture of a mustang ,duo sonic,musicmaster....same body shape.........I shall not bore you with the details or spec.....look at other reviews.....mine has a seymour duncan at the neck...

Good variety of sound ,bit like a mixture of a strat and a les paul......played thro my fender valve twin it sounds awesom

when i bought the guitar it had quite a few scratches.....i polished these out with car cutting compound...great...they do put a good layer of laquer on these instruments

good solid instrument......would play without backup

arbiter uk not as helpful as some

Ive heard some reviewers that have a dislike for this guitar......well generaly these people seem to be the older ones that have become set in their ways and only make references to that which has past.Putting it simply 'A SOUND IS ONLY BAD IF YOU ARE UNCREATIVE AND BLINKERED'.......I should know ive been writing alternative and original material for more than 20 years...
GOOD GUITAR!

It's got basically everything standard.
Atomic Humbucker pickup in bridge, little weak, but when played loud, is a very good pickup. Some pickups are so strong that they become quiet when played loud. Nice neck, I love it because of its damn nice neck. It's also got the cool graffiti yellow finish. But it probably has one of the worst bridges EVER. I had to buy two more springs for it. And Then I had to put graph-tech saddles, then have a professionbal intune it to get it "ok" Other than that its got some good stuff.

Fits my style, (nirvana, silverchair, etc.) But like I said, it sounds best played loud.

Great action, I was kind of surprised. Finish is really nice, I was impressed on account of the fact that it was made in Mexico. Is best when it's got some 10's on it.

very good, this thing feels like it weighs like a paul, of course this guitar could never match a pauls durability. I feel more confident now that it has graph-techs, but with the old saddles, I would never, ever trust it live, I'd have to definitely bring a backup. fenders look good dinged up, so I wouldn't really care if it hit it on something, it woudln't hurt it. this thing is solid

never needed to

Been playing for 3 years, used other guitars, most blow it out of the water, however, on stage, loud, the thing looks and feels great. It's kind of more for the "coolness" of it

22 fret rock axe, made in mexico, mang. maple neck, rosewood fretboard. tone and volume controls, 3 way selector. i bought it from hartland music in wisconsin and it had been fitted with a custom shop lightly flamed neck and a custom shop bridge. didnt come with anything. some fender texas thing single coil in the neck position and a fender "atomic humbucker" in the bridge, S/H ya dig.

i've noticed this is pretty much a rock axe. i'm not an extremely diverse musician, i only like different types of rock music and it fits me just fine. so, in that respect, not a ton of variety in sound. bridge pickup sounds nice and grungy on drive and twangy and sweet on clean. kinda noisy. works well with my mxr phase 90. i think if your willing to shell out $450 (i payed $300) then it makes a good first guitar. not much to say about it, it works well as a rock axe...what can i say?

neck is pretty fast. wider than most other fenders i've played, but not so wide that its uncomfortable. had to raise the bridge humbucker, but besides that it was decently set up. woods great, i guess.

muy shitty. this is the major setback i have with it. i'm no great guitarist, but i tune my guitars correctly and often and i had to baby this thing like you wouldn't believe just to keep it in tune at first. however, the more i wore the strings down the better it stayed in tune, still have to tune it quite often which sucks. about a month after i bought it, the 3 way selector cover popped off which made the switch fall into the guitar which had to be repaired. input port also fell apart on me which also had to be repaired. other than that, i, um, guess...its...fine. if/when i buy a gibson les paul junior special, that'll be my main guitar and i'll use this bitch just to mess around with and play for fun cuz its still a good rock guitar and is fun for grunge and punkier stuff, but don't gig without a backup.

haven't had to deal with them, but if i did i'd probably give them a piece of my mind about how shitty it was shortly after i bought it and then they'd put me on hold for an hour till i hung up. i'm sure they're good people, but i've heard things.

i dont know man. for a beginner like me (playing for over 3 years, so i'm relatively new still) its a good guitar, but i'm not able to easily pick out flaws in a guitar like others. i like it for its rock credibility and it plays decently when clean but the durability of it pissed me off cuz i've never really had that many problems from the start with my ibanez rg, squier strat, or samick piece of shit gibson sg copy (don't buy samicks, they're gay guitars man, gay), so that was surprising to me. once you get used to it and if you tune it and don't beat the shit out of it then it should last a long time and is ok for the price. still banking on that les paul though.

This Cyclone has a few nice appointments. The mustang style knobs are nice, the vintage style hardware, and MOTO pickgaurd are atractive, and so is the Jazzmaster style headstock.

This is one of the worst sounding insturments ever made by Fender. The Humbucker is overly bassy and thick. There is no definition in the sound. The single coil is weak, and sounds like tin. By the way, don't expect to use effects, it muddys them up to much.

The neck is way to big for my tastes.

I couln't rely on this guitar because the neck pickup somehow stopped working. The G string buzzes all over the fretboard. At least the rest of the guitar is built solid.

I would rather play a Mexican std. Strat than this thing. Do yourself a favor and buy somethig good. Thank god I was able to sell it.