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Having said that I have played some nice ones.
Fender and Gibson machined bodies on Duplicarvers long before CNCs became the norm. Neither method produces a 'finished' part; both require hand-work. It's also true that in their worst periods, Fender's machines were heavily worn resulting in over-sized neck pockets/'wrong' body shapes - which no amount of skilled labour could remedy.
It seems to me now, that most makers (even at low price-points) simply won't let sub-standard guitars out of their factories.
This was certainly not the case in the 'Golden Era'. There was tremendous variation from one guitar to the next in the 50s and 60s.
The chances of picking up a 'duff' American Standard Strat now is pretty much nil (I accept weight/tonal variations will exist-I'm talking about tolerances, neck profiles, fret finishining, etc).
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
John Suhr does not like criticism. Fact!
I guess it is similar to the car industry.
You can buy a Fender/custom shop Fender/Masterbuilt Fender and it would be like buying a Standard car/Modified car/Hot Rod.
The engineering behind the bits is the same, they have all been CNC'ed but you are paying for the labour and perceived Kudos behind the product.
You see a standard car driving down the street and you don't look twice, you see a modified car and you take a good look, but if you see a Hot rod then you really take time out to look at it and take it in.
All three cars go forward, backwards and hopefully go round corners, but it's how they do it and what they look like doing it that is so individual and how it is taken in is down to personal tastes.
Not wanked over mine yet.... I'll wait till she goes to bed (I'd just get called a deviant again).