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by timtam » Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:17 am
I like it. But it does seem that there is an aversion amongst guitarists to anything that isn't a lump of wood, with components strung together in ways that have barely changed since the 1950s (with all their inherent problems). And those were not only 1950s processes, but often the very cheapest ways of manufacturing in the 1950s. When someone does something sophisticated and properly, we don't want to pay the necessary premium for it (because it's new and cost a lot to develop). But then because these things don't catch on with the masses, the development / manufacturing costs never come down.
Lucky we're not still stuck with 1950's cars, phones, computers, and TVs.
If there were jazzmasters and jags built this way, from an aluminium frame that looked the same as the vintage instruments, with hot-swappable pickups (via a snap-on back), with a vintage-style wooden neck, that sounded the same as the lump of wood, and every one sounded and felt exactly the same (because it was made with modern techniques), would we buy it for US$1000 ?
"I just knew I wanted to make a sound that was the complete opposite of a Les Paul, and that’s pretty much a Jaguar." Rowland S. Howard.