Are YOU a guitar contrarian???

[bek]

I'm firmly in the "whatever works" camp, knowing that can be different for everyone. I have accumulated various instruments, usually because I had some extra cash when a good one came up used. Most of them are US-made, but one is an aluminum/phenolic hollobody with buckers (and obviously a bolt-neck), one is a Hamer (perfect, by cork-sniffer standards), another is a US Washburn Telecaster (perfect, by classic ash/maple Tele standards), two are Linderts (which are essentially made of Masonite, of all things). I also have an Indonesian hardtail plywood Squier Strat and a Korean Epi Dot, and a Korean Epi LP. They all play fine, but only three of them are carrying their stock electronics. As long as you like the way they look, and they play and stay in tune, it's mostly pickups and switching. Find the combination that works for that guitar and you're as good as that guitar gets. I think I could pretty easily sell everything but the anti-cork-sniffer Squier, the Dot, the Industrial and one of the Linderts. The only one of those that would usually be considered a "decent" guitar by snooty standards would be the Dot. At least it's a good copy of a good guitar. With VintageVibe Charlie Christian single-coils and phase and series switching. Hot dog!

[mainestratman]

I guess I just lost my "cork sniffer status" due to my recent purchase of a made-in-China copy knockoff.