The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #165643   Message #3976553
Posted By: punkfolkrocker
13-Feb-19 - 02:23 PM
Thread Name: instruments: does appearance matter?
Subject: RE: instruments: does appearance matter?
Not had time to read this yet, but am venting frustration at a premium top of the range guitar...

About 5 years ago I got terrific discount prices on 3 end of line discontinued guitars..

The premium top of the line version - made in Korea - retail when first introduced approx £1000

The medium version approx £700, and budget version approx £500, both made in Indonesia...

Obviously, I payed nowhere near the reccomended retail prices...
[got them all for about the price of the middle guitar]

Unfortunately, at the time, I had to suddenly take on responsibility for my old mum's care,
and the guitars got stuck in a corner neglected..

Yesterday I got them out and thought I'd make most of a few spare hours to set them up properly.

Out of all three, the most expensive top of the line in the range
is the worst player.
It is the only one with fancy neck binding,
and that binding has such a sharp edge all along the fingerboard, making that guitar the most uncomfortable to play.

The cheapest one has the nicest most comfortable neck...!!!???