Ha! Good luck. I lived here for years before I understood anyone (but the Somerset accent doesn't help. . .)Originally Posted by just strum
Geez, I thought I could go to England and know what everyone is talking about.
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Ha! Good luck. I lived here for years before I understood anyone (but the Somerset accent doesn't help. . .)Originally Posted by just strum
Thanks. Part of it is being fortunate. Part of it is also following various guitar-selling websites way too closely even when I don't want anything. Plus when you have very, very little discretionary income, you've got to do some smart shopping. I probably wouldn't have gotten my Floyd if someone on the Jackson-Charvel forums didn't offer to take my Model 7 off my hands for a very decent price.Originally Posted by thearabianmage
I also managed to get my EX-7 brand new on evilBay for $149 when it normally goes for $199.
I've already warned my wife that if I ever see a Charvel Model-something super strat with the firecrackle finish, the credit card is coming out
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Fair enough! I've got a Jackson-Charvel that I'm fixin up at the moment, but to be honest, I doubt you'd want it. Do you know much about Jackson-Charvels, because I'm not sure how much to sell this for. I've already got a kid lined up to buy it, a guitar student of mine, for £150 - but I'm thinking that may be too cheap. Not so sure - it's Charvel CX692 - know anything about them?Originally Posted by marnold
No, no....don't get me wrong. I'm not ranting either and certainly not throwing a "if you don't like it, don't buy it" thing out there by any means. I'm simply saying that the things that you've pointed out about Fender is just a small part of their overall business. I certainly don't care for the whole whacked out price repro's (and even to some degree, signatures), either. What I'm saying is you've focused your complaint with laying into them for those things, but really...is that all Fender is really about? Not at all.Originally Posted by thearabianmage
They have a full line of guitars from cheapies on up to the signatures- something for everyone and their budget- and, in general, their quality is actually rather good across that spectrum. THAT'S Fender, by and large. Also, go have a look at Gibson's signatures and repro's and then come back and have another look at Fender prices (except for the repro's, which are still outlandish). Custom shops and signatures from just about anyone are out of line.
I think if you just didn't put so much worth into those two aspects and put things into an overall perspective, you would find that Fender has a lot more positive going on than you're giving them credit for in your original post.
You hold a very good point there, my friend. :Originally Posted by Danzego