This site is dedicated to Fender Custom Shop Guitars... and also to evaluating other private guitarmakers who make similar guitars to Fender and their Custom Shop. My aim is to fairly evaluate the situation, so an informed buyer/ musician can purchase an instrument that suits their price and performance requirements.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
HEAD TURNER...
As everyone knows... I bought a 'Relic' Charvel. When I got it, the paint still smelled new... heck, it was barely dry (even though they say Nitro dries fast). I mean... this stuff was still moist... like latex (cool...). Anyway... once the paint had a chance to 'suck down' and dry... WHILE I played it... in various environments, countries, and states...and ALSO humidities... the guitar got more and more rich and tonal... more resonant (acoustically). Is that why instruments that 'go on tour' can sometimes be the ones that sound so good? I mean ... look at Jeff Beck's original 50's Esquire... the one that nearly fell off his of his van one day while on tour... I feel these guitars need to be played... and do some traveling.. and also have a chance to dry properly in various environments... to finally yield a really nice-playing guitar... a real 'head turner'.
I have been collecting/ selling/ trading/ Playing and learning about Vintage Fender and Gibson instruments for more than 20 years..but still come across new things I didn't know that amaze me. It is truly a field where you are continually learning...
As everyone knows... I bought a 'Relic' Charvel. When I got it, the paint still smelled new... heck, it was barely dry (even though they say Nitro dries fast). I mean... this stuff was still moist... like latex (cool...). Anyway... once the paint had a chance to 'suck down' and dry... WHILE I played it... in various environments, countries, and states...and ALSO humidities... the guitar got more and more rich and tonal... more resonant (acoustically). Is that why instruments that 'go on tour' can sometimes be the ones that sound so good? I mean ... look at Jeff Beck's original 50's Esquire... the one that nearly fell off his of his van one day while on tour... I feel these guitars need to be played... and do some traveling.. and also have a chance to dry properly in various environments... to finally yield a really nice-playing guitar... a real 'head turner'.
