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But for that £999 I would buy myself an Esp Ltd doublecut. Some of those quilted tops in green or purple with the abalone binding are seriously sexy!
Now maybe if it were compared to a £1500 quilted maple top in the flesh, I might be able to see some more quality or something... but not enough to justify an extra half a grand.
I actually prefer the R8 , I'm not really into coffee table guitars .
Plus , if you have a flash guitar, everybody thinks your some kind of guitar virtuoso , which I'm certainly not . ( a bit like turning up at a gig with a 5 or 6 string bass, everybody expects amazing bass solos from you )
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in the end enjoy what works for you.
An electrical component like a capacitor sold for guitars on guitar websites are a couple of quid each; capacitors sold on electronics websites are like 70p for 10 lol
In simple terms - I can buy exactly the same ingredients as Jamie Oliver to make a curry or a chilli - I wonder whose will taste the better of the two - And as such who can charge the most if we both had a high street restaurant ?
In the eye of the purchaser, the price of something is in it's perceived value. If there's no difference in perception between a handmade or artisan item and a mass produced machine-made item, then there will be that dissonance in the buyer's mind, as to why he should pay more for the artisan crafted item.
The same goes for professional services. A Client does not only pay for a consultant's 'time', but also for the qualifications, professional status and years of experience, that underpins and enables the consultant to do what he does.
In the eye of the maker/producer/artisan, he would want a fair recompense for the time and skill he has put into making something. There are those who recognise this, and are willing (and able) to pay the extra.
The buyer has to make compromises. But the artisan doesn't. He can make the best, relying on at least one person appreciating what he's made to then buy it.
Blimey. The endgrain on that is terrifying in the pictures. Are you mad by any chance?
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If you've got a router sled or thickness sander then it's not too hard to work, but it takes ages. I think getting the stuff flat and smooth took 3/4 of the total build time.
(certainly not ANY pedal)
But by the time you hit £2500+ it’s almost certainly the amp, every time. IMO of course.
Are you saying: "This guitar that can be bought with a plain body for £300 is, with exactly the same spec by the same manufacturer, other than a fancy solid top, offered at £1800" ?
Or
"I can buy a perfectly playable Epiphone solid body LP for £200, but this Gibson Les Paul with flamed maple top is £1700" ?
Or something else?
I ask because it's a different answer for the first two questions and it will be a different answer to both if it is a different question.