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I bet James Dyson never hoovered his mum's house either.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
I love all fender guitars , they are simply the best as Tina put it.
https://i.imgur.com/jFpjkEt.jpg
And "This is the hardware store..."
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
What, you've got nine plain looking girls now?
Loving its straightforward nature, I've always REALLY wanted to get a tele, but as a strat guy (with an upper horn!), the 'neck dive' on teles has always bothered me. Is it just me? Can anyone cure me?
Ps. Thanks for posting that video, @Gassage. That's my Friday night sorted!
When I started most the players whose sounds I aspired to played Gibsons. When I acquired my first "serious" guitar is was a Les Paul.
When I eventually got a Strat, as a hard-up student, Tokai were making better Strats for a lot less money than Fender, so I got one of those.
Once I was in a position to buy something more upscale I ABd Custom Shop Strats against Suhr, Tom Anderson and Tyler and thought they suffered by comparison. I bought a Suhr (then another Suhr).
Now I have a touch of arthritis in my fretting hand I have a strong preference for shorter scale. I doubt I'll every buy another 25.5" scale guitar.
I love the bespoke nature of each of Leo's designs too. Common design principles for sure but pickups / bridge etc. very specific to the guitar.
And not to turn this into a one vs the other debate, but I always thought that in comparison to the sleekness of Fenders modernism, Gibsons attempts at futiristsic deisgn (the V and the Explorer) where very much thinking inside the box, take a wacky slab (and ergonomic disaster) shape and strap humbuckers and a ToM to it. As a response to Fender they completely missed the point, although they're are still classics in their own right of course.
@sassafras sorry but you're very wrong, humbuckers (and P90's) strapped to a bit of fender inspired alder, maple and rosewood is a thing of sonic beauty.