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Richard wrote:
>
> If
> you tried to pass off a newer guitar in the same shape
> that way people would laugh you right out.
Yeah, well - you obviously haven't been reading the recent Fender
catalogs. That "beat to death" look is aparrently really trendy. Fender
will happily sell you a new strat (at ten times the cost) that's been
"aged in-house" for that beat-to-death look. Paint sanded down, rusted
hardware, battered and worn fretboard. Nicks, scratches, even cigarette
burns on the neck. I nearly laughed myself sick when I saw the display
of these things at Guitar Center. I mean, if you're really desperate to
buy a guitar that just makes it look like you've been playing for years,
you could get one of the $350 strats hanging right next to it and sand
the paint off it yourself. Leave it in your yard in the rain overnight -
instant "relic" guitar.
The salesman seemed quite annoyed about my laughing at his $2000 guitars
- especially when I only ended up buying a $100 Squier strat.
I guess image really is everything, to some people.
-c*
