Mike wrote:I have two MIM Fender Telecasters. They're excellent. I've played Fender Japan guitars that are similarly great. The American Series is nice, I played an American Standard Stratocaster the other week a guy had had bought for him by his family for his 60th. It was a very nice guitar? Was it better than my Baja Telecaster? Nope. Was it worth the £500 more it costs? Not to me.
What annoys me is the way people flash all this shit around to either prove or disprove an items relative worth. I have a camera. It's a very good camera. It's made in China. Wouldn't I look foolish if I threw a strop and demanded a camera made here in Britain? Especially considering how good that camera already is. Why on earth would I want to have one made in Britain and pay an extra 50% when it will be just the same anyway?
If your camera was made in Britain, it wouldn't fucking work.
I bought a custom scratchplate for my strat from terrapin guitars, for $30 (£15), £5 shipping, then customs picked up on it, added £2.60 for VAT, then Royal Mail whacked £8 'handling fee' on top...
so does anyone want to get a duo for me and ship it as a gift, thus bypassing the extortionate charges?
benwalker wrote:I bought a custom scratchplate for my strat from terrapin guitars, for $30 (£15), £5 shipping, then customs picked up on it, added £2.60 for VAT, then Royal Mail whacked £8 'handling fee' on top...
so does anyone want to get a duo for me and ship it as a gift, thus bypassing the extortionate charges?
only if i can borrow it for a while!
When I die, they'll say, 'He couldn't play shit, but he sure made it sound good!'
wow. i really really really like that duo. i think thats the coolest thing out of the bunch for sure. squier certainly seems to be stepping their game up. seems like they're becoming fender's "fun-outlet" over the last few years.
Any price Andertons puts out, you can knock almost £40 off when they make it onto the net. They're fucking rip-off merchants. No shop in their right mind would go with the RRP for a Squier, they simply won't sell. Too much snobbery. Even Sound Control and Dawsons knock the store prices down to under £200 after the first few months because they know they're only going to shift a few at that price.
