New models have a gold inlay if its the white/gold, or satin gold burst. That being said i do like them because it just looks more clean and neat, with the springs and ground wire and such covered up. The screwdriver slots, completely void the whole point of the dust cover lol. *history lesson* Ironically, the whole origination of these trem cover plates (way back when the first strats came to be) was to be a dust cover. Tremolo cover plate has screwdriver slots - so it need not be removed to adjust springs. Syn $ logo on headstock on the new, old ones have the top hat skull SS frets - if you know you know - if you dont, this is hands down the single biggest advantage the newer models have in my opinion. And im certainly no tonewood expert at all but this virtually has to contribute to resonance and sustain, of which i certainly get less on my custom-s than the old one body is 1/8 inch thinner - again, less weight. The 1000 is fairly close to a floyd rose "special" if im not mistaken. Im not extremely well read on this but i do believe the 1500 has more steel than zinc. 1500 series floyd rose instead of a 1000 series. cut in the top, rolling off the edge slightly where your forearm rests No coil tapping (though it IS possible to wire a sustainiac or syn gates schecter pickup for coil splitting) MUCH Thinner neck profile, while still being on the thicc side at the lower frets. Ignoring pickup differences as theyre obvious.Ī few "new" key differences between the original invader customs and the "new" Customs that have syns pickups or the sustainiac: This entire thread is completely ignoring any custom shop models - thats just too much to get into. ![]() ![]() Alot of folks dont realize how different the Syn gates customs have been over the years. There are a TON of things i like about the new models. Recently, i got a great deal trading my black and silver stripe 09 custom ,with damage and missing parts, for a new old stock 2017 Custom - S, black and silver stripe. Quarantine seemed like an excellent opportunity to rekindle Quit playing guitar (got lazy and busy with life and business) for about the last 7 years. I've owned and played some version(s) of Syn Gates Customs since about 09 or so.
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