There aren’t many manufacturers who produce the same guitar year after year and don’t rename it or add something extra to the name. In fact I can only think of one , Musicman with the Silhouette.
My question is, for say a £1000 guitar you would have bought 10 years ago, that exactly the same guitar now , manufactured today ,would probably cost you say £2000. Would in your experience, the quality of that instrument be the same better or worse.
To expand on this , or explain my thinking better, I bought a Fylde acoustic 20 years ago, to buy the same model and spec today would cost me £2500 more than I paid, and they are still making it, but I would expect the guitar I bought today to be just as good as the one I bought 20 years ago, not better
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Most of their models have remained unchanged other than in fairly minor details since the 1960s.
Quality is the same or possibly better.
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I love late 80s USA fenders, just when they were trying to make an impression with the new factory and takeover. Price wise today, as cheap as jap same era and cheaper than a new mexican. Certainly well under the four figure mark for excellent condition examples.
Reason I was drawn to this is that this year my Taylor 210 acoustic went on my insurance as a 'named item'. Should be an £800 guitar right, nice but nothing special. I paid £529 for mine 17 years ago.
Except mines a USA model with solid sapele back and sides and a fitted Taylor hardcase. The current equivalent is laminate, made in Mexico and comes with a gigbag. Nearest equivalent is a couple of rungs up with a list price over £2k.
Same model number somehow!!
Don’t know for a fact that they haven’t made tweaks to hardware and electronics, but Yamaha seems to have been remarkably consistent with the budget S-style Pacificas.
now use a compensated nut and stainless steel frets. You can buy classic guitar with classic build guitars from say Gibson
and Fender but they also build guitars that compete with the modern guitar builders. The good thing is it gives a choice.
Just have a 'standard' and a 'modern' version. Modern range has fancy colours and electronics and improved heel access. Standard has all the old shit we like.
Then Custom Shop for specific years/relics/signature versions.
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
It’s only the length of the end of the neck over the body that’s changed, not the neck position relative to the body. I never really understood why they went to 24 frets in the first place.
There have actually been a lot of detail changes over the years, some - like that - later reversed, but they’re still the same model numbers and general specs, which is what I think maltingsaudio was asking about.
"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
For example Rickenbacker 330 Maple Glow from Peter Cook in Guitarist 2010 £1099, today from Gear4Music £2699
I’m not sure how much they’ve gone up by in real terms.
"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
The bottom line is they see no need to change and that is both the product and indeed the factory set-up/build quality