
#151
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If we're talking about solid-body electric guitars, I have to disagree. Pickups can be replaced. Hardware can be replaced. If it doesn't play good, an expert fret job can make the playability perfect.
I understand why people get attached to certain guitars and not others. But the tone and playability of any electric guitar can be altered dramatically. However, most people have to love a guitar in the first place in order to justify spending money to customize it.
Unless a guitar is broken or defective, I've never encountered one that can't be made to play great. Some aren't worth investing the time or money into, but with the right effort, virtually any guitar can be a great player. Sound is subjective, but I've also never encountered an electric guitar that sounds inherently bad - the pickups might suck, but pickups can be changed.
I'm not being intentionally argumentative, and I do get your point. The thing you said that made me respond was the "no amount of money" remark. Sometimes investing money into a guitar you're not crazy about can be a case of "good money after bad", but as a guy who makes his money working on guitars, I respectfully disagree with the premise of your statement.
I understand why people get attached to certain guitars and not others. But the tone and playability of any electric guitar can be altered dramatically. However, most people have to love a guitar in the first place in order to justify spending money to customize it.
Unless a guitar is broken or defective, I've never encountered one that can't be made to play great. Some aren't worth investing the time or money into, but with the right effort, virtually any guitar can be a great player. Sound is subjective, but I've also never encountered an electric guitar that sounds inherently bad - the pickups might suck, but pickups can be changed.
I'm not being intentionally argumentative, and I do get your point. The thing you said that made me respond was the "no amount of money" remark. Sometimes investing money into a guitar you're not crazy about can be a case of "good money after bad", but as a guy who makes his money working on guitars, I respectfully disagree with the premise of your statement.