crusty philtrum
Vintageologist
Re: Hey Blueman, got a serious question for you!
I guess it's my own fault really. I should know better. My quirky way of describing my experiences with Stratocasters is clearly not able to be presented here unless i carefully modify my wording, as it seems is if you sit on high and swoop down the moment you see a few derogatory 'anti-Fender' words that you can use later when deriding said brand ; unfortunately disregarding the context in which those words were originally used. It seems you still won't accept that you took my words out of the larger context of what i had said when i used those words.
In the interests of balance, i will also say that i think many Gibsons are hunks of junk too in recent decades, and that's why when i lusted after a Les Paaul, i ended up buying a Hamer. I consider many Gibsons this way for different reasons .... Gibson guitars are built in traditional ways in a lineage that traces a long way back through mandolins and archtop acoustics, but their quality has been very hit-and-miss over the last 30 years, and for the prices one has to pay (particularly outside of the USA) they should all be good, not "make sure you play a lot to find a good one".
Anyway, now that i understand it is impossible for me to point out anything negative about (my) Fender instruments even in the bigger context of saying that i like them anyway, I will revert to a position of saying nothing because doing anything else has been proven to give you the opportunity to misrepresent what i may say.
Which is a shame, but that seems to be the state of play so i will need to sidestep it to avoid being further misrepesented.
I guess it's my own fault really. I should know better. My quirky way of describing my experiences with Stratocasters is clearly not able to be presented here unless i carefully modify my wording, as it seems is if you sit on high and swoop down the moment you see a few derogatory 'anti-Fender' words that you can use later when deriding said brand ; unfortunately disregarding the context in which those words were originally used. It seems you still won't accept that you took my words out of the larger context of what i had said when i used those words.
In the interests of balance, i will also say that i think many Gibsons are hunks of junk too in recent decades, and that's why when i lusted after a Les Paaul, i ended up buying a Hamer. I consider many Gibsons this way for different reasons .... Gibson guitars are built in traditional ways in a lineage that traces a long way back through mandolins and archtop acoustics, but their quality has been very hit-and-miss over the last 30 years, and for the prices one has to pay (particularly outside of the USA) they should all be good, not "make sure you play a lot to find a good one".
Anyway, now that i understand it is impossible for me to point out anything negative about (my) Fender instruments even in the bigger context of saying that i like them anyway, I will revert to a position of saying nothing because doing anything else has been proven to give you the opportunity to misrepresent what i may say.
Which is a shame, but that seems to be the state of play so i will need to sidestep it to avoid being further misrepesented.
