It may look nice, but if it doesn't have the tone I want, I'm not interested.
Some of us are too engrossed with the instrument's cosmetics (especially the flamed/ quilted tops of guitars), we forget that this has limited (if any) influence on tone & playability. We do not need to be of Carlos Santana status to know or understand this consideration (we thank him for this reminder) but it's rather difficult to convince the human mind this is the case. I've talked to countless people about it but they say looks would add to that feel-good factor- nothing beats being seen with an attractive something- guitar/ car/ coat/ shoes/ house... you name it. But I'd caution you against your haste should you choose looks above everything else when making a selection for guitars. You handle the guitar & its tone serves your needs- these should be the immediate concern so all factors contributing to playability & tone should be foremost. Visual attraction should be a bonus inclusion. However, we note the renowned brand names out there- they would make it essentially attractive when it comes to their product offerings, in addition to the feel & ear candy. They believe that an instruments which feel & sound good, SHOULD look good as well.
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that's why i've chose RG
same goes for limited editions and signature models. most don't function much better if, at all than their regular cousins, yet cost so much more.
i'm rather averse to signature models since they are full of the endorser specs which add costs to the instrument. the endorser's name there would also appreciate the cost unnecessarily.
Personally, i'm wiser now when acquiring new guitars. My latest purchase was a Sterling JP50 by Musicman – it sounds good, looks good and very comfortable :)
Fitch
great bro. we all learn something along the way... :-)
i've learnt the hard way that cosmetics isn't everything in guitar. thank god i'm telling that to everybody who wants to get a guitar to look at the sound first then looks.
now we know why manufacturers equip the not so good sounding guitars with good looks :-)
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