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....hmmmm...."Fender Nazis", eh....?!? Before this turns into another blood
fest, let me offer this opinion. I have owned and played many Fender
instruments, including Stratocasters, Jaguars, and Jazzmasters. From my
experience, there are good and not-so-good instruments from every
manufacturer, even within the exact same product line. I love everything
about my 1957 Reissue Stratocaster, but hated the neck and tone on my 1969
Stratocaster (bought new, but long since sold). My 1991 American Standard
Stratocaster sounded like roasted crap until I changed the bridge, tuners,
and pickups. My advice is to find an instrument that has the basic
qualities important to your music, and tweak as needed to refine (that
process never seems to end!).
Best regards, Dana Vincent
----- Original Message -----
From: Damon
To: Surf Surf
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 1:11 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Attention Fender Nazis
Do not judge a book by its cover (I hate cliches, but this is a good one).
My strat my not say strat on the headstock and it may not have cost over a
$1000 dollars like a handmade strat, but its a great guitar for the price
(240). I challenge any of you to find a playable strat for that price. If
I could afford a fender I would have bout one, but this guitar is just my
backup and it SOUNDS AND PLAYS BETTER THAN THE '79 STRAT I OWNED 5 YEARS
AGO. I personally I think its not about the label FENDER, but the sound and
playability of your guitar. Sure it may not say FENDER on it, but it does
have a lot of features that I look for in a guitar besides affordability:
