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What I used the term to mean, and I guess I have to
take credit for starting this whole Nazi mess . . .
not the WW2 one of course . . . is that the guitar
doesn't have to be a Fender to have the "Fender Surf
Sound." People seem to think that Fender in 2002 is
going to be the same as Fender of old. They can't be
convinced that Fender is no longer where the sound is
and sacrifice tons of money to the company who's owner
left so long ago. Does anyone honestly think that
Stevie Ray would play that SRV piece o' junk that they
pass off as a great axe? Think Dick Dale plays his
signature model, think again. But don't be
discouraged, there are alternatives to the Fender
money manufacturing machine.
It seems to me that the best amps made today for surf
music are not Fender (check out a Kendrick or Victoria
if you don't believe me. They sound great and are
hand-made like an old Fender w/o the collector's
value. But they are still pretty expensive). Same
goes double for the guitars(Subway Guitars in Berkeley
makes the best "JizzCasters" and "Fuzzrites" that even
a musician could afford!). The re-issue Fenders look
a lot like the originals, but cost quite a bit of
money and don't last nearly as long. Has anyone
noticed that RI jazzmasters don't have a P/U anything
like the originals when you take the cover off?
People who buy those are just paying for the Fender
look and will need to dump quite a few bucks into 'em
to make 'em even close to the originals.
You guys will have to excuse me while I continue to
rant, but that is what you're here for to get useful
advice, right? And this advice will probably save you
the heartache of getting . . . dare I say it . . . THE
WRONG GUITAR FOR YOU. If it were up to me, which it
is not, I'd have all the people who've been hoarding
these beautiful classic Fender instruments (people
with 10+ guitars) give-up these "Collectors Items."
They aren't stamps or coins or fabrije eggs, they are
instruments designed to be played! The whole vintage
guitar business just stinks. People have assigned
value to instruments that should only have value to
players. Guitar stores piece together vintage parts
and pass off a 70's parts Fender as the real thing to
squeeze some bucks out of their customers. Guitars
aren't paintings to be hung on the wall! I guess some
lawyers and business types could afford to, but what
about the rest of us musicians? I'm tryin' real hard
not to sound whiney, but I think there is a serious
problem here which just can't be fixed as long as
people stay so greedy.
As for me, I'll use the gear I think sounds the best
that I can afford. This is not to say that we should
all just close our eyes and randomly choose a guitar
until we find a good sounding one, when shopping. I
like my guitars to match my style. However, I am very
frugal and will not pay a ton of money for a guitar
just because it has a brand name on it. Fenders and
Gibsons just aren't what they use to be . . . in my
humble opinion. In fact, new Fenders seem way over
priced and unreliable.
Damon
--- Jerry <> wrote:
> Hello Guys,
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> Please don't get me wrong here, but I don't get the
> term "Fender Nazis".
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> I'm just wandering, Why Fender Nazis ? ...
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> Regards,
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> Jerry S. from Belgium
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