Guitar Hyperbole

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:39 am

My Jagstang 3 way toggle switch has been shot for years. I know how to flip it just right so it works... so I hadn't bother to change it. Last week it started acting, volume fade... hissing... "oh fucking no, I do not want to take it apart, something gonna CHANGE!". I put up with it for the past week... it was awful. Today I unscrewed the guitar's cable and checked it again, plugged the guitar back up. it sounded amazing! No noise, tons of power... chills up my spine.

I've taken a perfectly good guitar apart, put it back together... sounds like crap... take it apart again and then it goes back to normal... "step away from the guitar, do NOT touch it", go figure

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:29 am

taylornutt wrote:I think tuning is way overlooked. I have often said that if stores would just tune their guitars, they would sell more of them. If I have to fight with tuning the guitar, I usually move on. I agree with the comments on setup. Guitars that with crappy setups and out of tune will not feel as good . When all that stuff comes together, people think they have found the one.

+1

I've had countless experiences with this. I picked up a CV Tele and was like 'nice'. The I played something. '...' Then I usually try to tune it by ear, but end up being noticeably off, so I put the guitar back and find a new one. Guitar ruined.

mellowlogic · Post by **mellowlogic** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:51 pm

As James said, I think this is really just people trying to justify their purchase to themselves and others.

analogsystem · Post by **analogsystem** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:06 pm

Its called Cognitive Dissonance:

Example A:
1. I know this squier is a piece of shit.
2. I want to have a good guitar.
3. My squier is the one that is good.

Example B:
1. I know I paid way too much for a Gibson USA rush job
2. I want to have a good guitar
3. My Gibson is the one that is good

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:07 pm

a mate of mine has it in reverse with his jag bass. he said he tried one, loved it, went away to think about it, bought one from somewhere else and hates it.

sonicmansuperb · Post by **sonicmansuperb** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:55 pm

I may be a victim to this. I personally believe that my Squier Bullet strat outperforms the current series of Mexi strats and even mustangs. I had a fender strat that was "Albino", Olympic white, white pick guard, white pickup covers, maple fingerboard and neck, and I traded it for a Squier Cyclone, and I was told that I'm an idiot I got ripped off etc. But in reality I prefer the Cyclone for it's shorter scale and non sticky neck. THe finish on the Strat was full gloss, but it was sticky gloss, not the good gloss of the Jag-stang and Mustang. Setup can be everything, but the preferences of the player matter just as much in my opinion.