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And bear in mind that 99.99% of the audience can only recognize an electric guitar (including bass) or an acoustic. And as for guitar names ------ forget it. It is only fellow guitarists that notice these irrelevant details.
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I'm not sure what's more significant to me, the name on the headstock or the shape of the headstock.... it may actually be the shape.
I'd be happy to own a guitar with the Suhr, Tom Anderson, K-Line, LSL or Xotic (amongst others) brand on the headstock, but when I look at their guitars - or at least the ones which are essentially copies of vintage Strats or Teles - the headstock shapes really do put me off. They're just "wrong".
On the other hand, I don't think those manufacturers should duplicate the Fender headstock shapes, even if they were allowed to - that doesn't seem right either.
Anyway, I've only got Fenders. And unassembled partscasters...
Every time I can remember that I have used a Rick guitar at a gig I have been complimented on the guitar, usually by a woman - this is really true . It even happens a bit with bass. It can't be me or my playing, because it never happens when I use anything else!
This is not the *only* reason I use Rickenbackers...
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That's the issue with my Schecter Jazz bass copy. Apart from it being a bit heavy, the only downside for me is the fretboard is very flat.
Ignoring the actual logo, I actually find the Schecter shape on their fender copies to be one of the few (or only) that actually looks nicer than the fender.
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I'm coming up on 47 and I've always found traditional strats, teles, les pauls, 335s etc to be "old fashioned", particularly in traditional finishes (tobacco sun bursts, goldtops etc).
I've always preferred guitars that look like they were designed in my lifetime - super strats, and super LPs (like some of the ESP models, or the new Les Paul HPs) - modern, sleek, designed by people who could be my contemporaries, and not designed 20 years before colour TV
But I do care about brands, just not Gibson or Fender.
But people who were in those key young years before the 80s and since the 90s seem to be more in to the classic designs.
These days the guitar in general is old fashioned compared to today's digital offerings.
Very nice! The fret marker dots look good too. I like the headstock design & trem bar. Plus the cool colour doesn't hurt either
Ah well, they work for me.
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I love Fender.
As a guitarist I am not proficient enough to warrant anything above a Squier, however circumstances allow me to have a couple of Fenders as well as a couple of Squiers and a Gretsch that I took a fancy to.
The cost of guitars is not massive, and I now have a decent spread of styles I like.
No other brand really catches my eye, not because of spec, but because I love Fender and if I'm spending money I want it to be on something I want to keep and enjoy having.
I'm not a brand snob, but I am very brand specific.
So for me the gibson or Fender label is not as important as 'looking as if it was designed as a whole'.
I'm actually coming to the conclusion that as far as design aesthetics are concerned the era of the drawing board and set of 'french curves' made designers think and look at their work for longer ... not just push and pull a bunch of nodes on a screen and go 'that'll do ... now where's me Red Bull?'
And for me the 'best new guitar shape' for the 80s 'modern generation/can't stand grandad guitars': The Ibanez Jem 77 :-)
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I've got a couple of partscasters now - a tele with MJT body and an Allparts neck and a JM with a @GSPBASSES body and neck. Quality of both is equal to my CS Fender and you get to build to exactly your spec and save a few quid.
You have to see the genius in the concept mind. All of my current Teles are pretty much partscasters ... and I see that as a plus point ... but would I put some bizarre 'donkey's knob' headstock on one? No ... though I did used to own one with a reversed pointy headstock ... er ... I'm much better now due to the tablets.
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Fair point @ICBM but Rickenbackers are distinctive looking guitars/basses. They look angular and not like the Fenders that a lot of players use. But even so, most punters deem it an electric guitar. Some a good looking electric guitar.....
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Then there's other companies who manage to get it so wrong...
...and still sell shed loads, so what do I know?