'Super guitars' - am I missing out?

Dave_Mc

richardhomer said:

Flanging_Fred;545922" said:

to be sure.

You're not Jim McDonald are you?

"To be sure" is more Southern Irish than Northern, surely?

Regarding the original question- maybe. If you can make use of the "improvements" you are, if not, you aren't.

I like both more vintage-style and more modern-style guitars, depending on what I'm going to use the guitar for.

Philly_Q

Dave_Mc said:

richardhomer said:

Flanging_Fred;545922" said:

to be sure.

You're not Jim McDonald are you?

"To be sure" is more Southern Irish than Northern, surely?

I always associate Jim McDonald with the phrase "So it is".

DamianP

grungebob said:

DamianP;545818" said:

PRS don`t make anything that`s close to a LP.     Despite what they tell you.  Despite their co-opting the McCarty name and history, they miss that particular mark by a pretty wide margin.

In your opinion

In my experience.

grungebob

DamianP;547066" said:

grungebob said:

DamianP;545818" said:PRS don`t make anything that`s close to a LP.     Despite what they tell you.  Despite their co-opting the McCarty name and history, they miss that particular mark by a pretty wide margin.

In your opinion







In my experience.

Portrayed as opinion

Plukky

grungebob said:

In my experience.

Portrayed as opinion

Not sure what this even means...

To the OP: the only way to answer the question is to play some guitars, the same way you would decide whether it's worth it *to you* to buy a MIA Fender over a MIM Fender etc etc etc

ESBlonde

Ask yourself what is it that your current favourite isn't giving you.

Remember that most renowned guitarists sound like themselves whatever guitar/amp they are playing. A strat is a strat and only sounds different in the OOP switch to a lester type unless you get above the 10th fret.
The subtle differences between one old guitar and another of the same model can sometimes be quite pronounced.

FelineGuitars

Is a pair of Levi's jeans any better than the pair you can buy at Asda or Tesco?

Try a pair on and decide if you want to treat yourself to them if you like them

Dave_Mc

Philly_Q said:

Dave_Mc said:

richardhomer said:

Flanging_Fred;545922" said:

to be sure.

You're not Jim McDonald are you?

"To be sure" is more Southern Irish than Northern, surely?

I always associate Jim McDonald with the phrase "So it is".

Oh yeah we (I >:D<) say that all the time )

juansolo

Depends. Suck it and see as they say. There's no right answer to this just what works for you.

Personally I'd take a Feline over any similar or higher priced Gibson equivalent.

Lew

FelineGuitars said:

Is a pair of Levi's jeans any better than the pair you can buy at Asda or Tesco?

Try a pair on and decide if you want to treat yourself to them if you like them

I get my jeans from George 'cause I spend my money on guitar stuff

blueskunk

There's a feline in classifieds !!

meltedbuzzbox

samzadgan said:

ICBM;545763" said:

I don't get it... it's a Fender Telecaster with the wrong headstock. What does it give you that a Fender doesn't? (Other than an ugly headstock.)

I can see the point in high-end near-copies when they have improved features, but I can't see the point in this at all.

Unless you're getting a big price reduction for the chip on the body, anyway...

I see the problem @ICBM, i posted this late last night and forgot to include one of those winking smiley faces at the end of my post.

Completely agree...they are priced at £1700...for that price i can get a MIM fender, and upgrade hardware and pickups (if needed) and still have about £500 left over!

Expensive custom shop or super guitars arent reallly worth it for me, if they are just copies of something else, even if it is improved.

what would you be putting in that MIM? Gold?

samzadgan

Yes...gold for superior tones!