Thor_
Well-Known Member
My dad has a 60th anniversary flame top tele. It's of great quality and sounds spectacular.
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Sounds like Ed Roman talk to me
I have never played a bad USA Fender , and most mass produced guitars are not bad at all, granted a couple with problems slip out every once in a while, but probably 90-95 percent of the time they are great instruments.
Lol. I chuckled at the roman comment. I think your standards are a little relaxed. :\ Also you took my statement too extreme. I was saying you need to play a bunch to find that real gem. You shouldnt settle for good enough.
This x1000, $ for $ there is no competition, Fenders are good and consistant, G&Ls match Fenders Custom shop however. The more modern pickups can still do the old school stuff if you roll them off a bit, and damn they are fine. The option a build at no upcharge (aside from the options themselves) is also amazing.
If Fender didn't make good guitars why would John Mayer, David Gilmour,
Jeff Beck, John 5, and Eric Johnson play them?
People like to hate on everything. "Fender don't make all black
8 string guitars with EMG's or BKP's and Tosin doesn't play them.
So they suck." Every guitar company has it's pros and cons.
I'd love to own a Mayer or Gilmour strat.
Or a John 5 tele.
oh boy...that opens up a can of worms.
guitars that stars/celebs play are quiet often much different than what their signature stuff is off of retail stores. often times they are modified here and there with different necks, pickups etc...
Both John 5 and Eric Johnson have made it big points that they play the exact guitar as thier signature models. As for Mayer, if I remember correctly, him main Strat is an older model brought to signature specs.
As for Gilmour, it's fully known that his signature guitar is more of a tribute model based off of his original black Strat.
If you think they play off the self strats then you're crazy. Even if it was a sig model, that guitars neck and setup is setup nice by their luthiers. Come on guy.If Fender didn't make good guitars why would John Mayer, David Gilmour,
Jeff Beck, John 5, and Eric Johnson play them?
Well, YOU may need to do that, but, as for me, I think that a lot of the Fenders I have played suited ME very well. It all comes down to preference. There is not "best" guitar. I settle for what, imho, is good. To me, there is not best or priceless gem. If I like it, I like it, if I do not, i do not. Simple as that. And by that logic if we have a favorite guitar that is just perfect for us, would we just then decide to sell all of the others, as we are just "settling" for those
You set your standards low, you will meet them and be disappointed. If you set them to high you are missing out on some that is actually pretty good, not the best but still enjoyable and likeable. You set them just right you can be happy and learn to appreciate more out of life.
I am not trying to be an asshole or anything man, just showing my perspective. I see where you are coming from. Idk I have been called a pretty laid back guy, I mean I hate defected guitars and all, in fact Carvin and I are talking about that right now lol. For me I just like what is good, there is no "best" for me, despite I am an Ibanez, ESP and Fender/Charvel/ Jackson/ EVH fan boy, I have no "real" brand loyalties and think no guitar is better, just what you like is all. One person may see a guitar and see it as a Gem, to another, they think it is a POS. Why we have so many guitars to choose from, so many people think of what is perfect
If Fender didn't make good guitars why would John Mayer, David Gilmour,
Jeff Beck, John 5, and Eric Johnson play them?
If you think they play off the self strats then you're crazy. Even if it was a sig model, that guitars neck and setup is setup nice by their luthiers. Come on guy.
When it all comes down to it, if only one type of guitar existed (like violins), above everything else I would want it to be a strat.