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hey guys and gals,
I was just reading a couple of threads about some of your favorite 80's Charvels and Kramers, you're all very attached to them, and often seem to feel that you can't get anything (regardless of brand) of a newer build date which is as good as the old ones, and it got me thinking. (impressive, yeah I know [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img])
In 20 years from now, are we going to be sitting here, going on and on about how great those new millenium FMIC Jacksons/Charvels were, until ACME Inc. bought J/C and the quality has gone down, you can only get a Wile Coyote paintjob, Mike Shannon is retired etc. etc. ? [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
is the psychological "affectional value" of these guitars greater than the actual value/feel/mojo/craftsmanship, because you grew up watching rock stars playing strathead Charvels, Kramer banana headstock models etc. ?
or is it simply the holy grail of guitars, and that I ought to scour the internet to get me a san dimas strathead even if it costs me 2 or 3 thousand dollars?
what do you think??? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
edit: maybe I should've posted in the general section, but what the hell! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
I was just reading a couple of threads about some of your favorite 80's Charvels and Kramers, you're all very attached to them, and often seem to feel that you can't get anything (regardless of brand) of a newer build date which is as good as the old ones, and it got me thinking. (impressive, yeah I know [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img])
In 20 years from now, are we going to be sitting here, going on and on about how great those new millenium FMIC Jacksons/Charvels were, until ACME Inc. bought J/C and the quality has gone down, you can only get a Wile Coyote paintjob, Mike Shannon is retired etc. etc. ? [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
is the psychological "affectional value" of these guitars greater than the actual value/feel/mojo/craftsmanship, because you grew up watching rock stars playing strathead Charvels, Kramer banana headstock models etc. ?
or is it simply the holy grail of guitars, and that I ought to scour the internet to get me a san dimas strathead even if it costs me 2 or 3 thousand dollars?
what do you think??? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
edit: maybe I should've posted in the general section, but what the hell! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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