What's so special about Fenders?

[kwjolin]

Ha! Sweet, I just checked for Canadian dealers on the Parker site. The only Manitoba dealer is in a small town 10 minutes away from my small town!

[troy2006]

i go with mickey on this gibson and fenders are great guitars i guess you have to own one to a preciate they are american made and they hold there value and are garenteed thats why they are so good!

[CharlesObscure]

I was just reading this thread that has apparently been dredged up from the vaults. I was going to comment, but I think mm has summed up my feelings on the subject quite nicely!

I love ALL guitars....mine as well as yours....and always have a special place in my heart for Fenders............... and Gibsons, Epi's, Gretsch's, Ibanez, Charvels, Martins, Taylors, MusicMan's, OLP's, Parkers, Variax's, Schecters...... and the lot.

[beauzeau]

There's something about a fender. I've played many guitars. So you can imagine, that means many fender knockoffs. Aside from a dean in the late 80s and a charvel I once played, nothing seems to have the same 'feel' as a fender. I always have considered it the 'utilitarian' instrument for guitar players. But a lot of people would say that the strat and the tele are the quintessential blues guitars in terms of tone. BB King wouldn't agree.....

But, as usual with guitars, it all comes down to taste. For a long time, I told myself I was not a Les Paul kind of guy. After buying my epiphone a year and a half or so ago, I changed my tone (no pun intended).

I've always said that Stevie would have sounded like Stevie, no matter what kind of guitar he was playing. But his tone was embodied in the strat. It was a perfect fit.

VanGogh is hands-down, my favorite visual artist. While he would likely have been great no matter what his choice of medium, I'm really glad he stuck with oils.

And to agree with some of the other posts, ya, those parkers are probably the 'smooth'est playing guitars in the world. I played one for a week or so back in 99. Very smooth or slick feel on the fingerboard. I haven't played the MOOG yet, but I've seen the videos on youtube. They are AWESOME! I would love to have one. Hopefully, the playability factor is there. It would be great if moog could somehow put this technology into a portable version that we could put on our own guitars though. Something kind of like the fernandez sustainer system.

[Muddhole]

I'll propably never buy a Strat, Tele or Jazzmaster, I like my Parker, and everytime I play a Fender it feels ... outdated.

I just read this excellent text about Leo Fender:
http://www.nymphusa.com/tele/howfender.asp

I totally recognise the visionary work by Leo Fender, he made revolutionary stuff and created legendary guitars ... 50 years ago. It's time to move on.

Jounil, if you had a 50 year old Fender Strat then you would have a one of a kind guitar with a sound a blues player would die for. The design of these bodies plus the fact that they petrify over time give them a sustain you just can't get out of ANY new guitar straight from a guitar shop whether it's a Gibson or Fender. It has that "twang" sound you can't get out of anything else out there. Not owning a Fender Strat myself (currently), but have in the past (American), I can say it's the most versitile guitar you can own. You can do every kind of music genre you can think of. It really boils down to the sound and feel the instrument gives you personally.

Although, they are not for everyone. I sold mine cause it just wasn't comfortable for me, but I think back when I need a particular sound that I can't get from my current guitar(s), but do have a clone Strat in my arsenal that I hand picked the parts myself, it has good stuff in it, but it just doesn't get that same sound as my old Fender Strat. That's why musician usually have a wide array of guitars in their arsenal. Even of same manufacturer and model sometimes, the wood just does funny things to a guitars sound.

Going off that, it's the sound musicians chase after. That "brown" sound as they call it. It's like a solid state amp vs. a tube amp. You'll never get that sound out of a solid state amp. There is just a warmth that comes with a tube amp, and although companies such as Line6 have come very close, a "true" musician/follower of music can tell the difference and appreciates that. The same goes for guitar manufacturers as well IMO. They all model off of guitars of the past, but can't duplicate the sound that generates from these, that's why they are still highly pursued.

Geez, you really opened up a can of worms didn't you Jounil?

Not trying to offend, just trying to give my opinion on the matter. Bottom line is, it's the taste's of the player that will decide what he chooses to play, and what ever music comes from it, is usually great anyways no matter the instrument being used.

[Wedgebill]

There is something very special about my extremely road worn 40 odd year old Tele, it's mine and no bugger gets it 'til I'm planted

[scott]

There is something very special about my extremely road worn 40 odd year old Tele, it's mine and no bugger gets it 'til I'm planted

... and with his new 'ticker' that'll be another bloody 40 years! :rolleyes:

Bill mate, just tell 'em all that you're taking it with you cos' you'll need it for the party on the other side.

[Wedgebill]

Ok mate, the truth is I'm taking it with me cos' I'll need it for the party on the other side

[beauzeau]

Good, now tell him, "I'm just kidding, I'm probably just gonna give it to that bugger beau instead"

[beauzeau]

I wonder if people asked questions like this back in the 1700s? They probably called a Stradivarius a 'Strad' for short. "Dude, verily, I just bought a Strad"!

[troy2006]

I love my 06 american deluxe strat it has great intonation and a very smooth neck also ive seen some negativre coments about gibson les pauls in other posts mine is a 02 I would agree they are heavy but that is one reason they have the best sustain .both guitars are great for the reason they are garenteed for life they hold there value and just start paying attention to what some of the great players use its usualy a fender or a gibson

[Wedgebill]

Good, now tell him, "I'm just kidding, I'm probably just gonna give it to that bugger beau instead"

Nah

[solone1]

You need both Gibson and Fender. After that, they are just a comparison to those 2. It's a Ibanez but has that warm tele sound.. blah blah.. or It's an ESP with double humbachers that give it that Les Paul sound. blah blah.. Just my .02.. Those carvins are cool though and so are those variaxs'.

[lostylost]

"Dude, verily, I just bought a Strad"!

lol