Well, I'm an old tired luthier, put 32 years in at the Gibson Custom shop, in Chicago, and then in Nashville. That's me in a nutshell. I'll leave my politics quiet for the moment.
Even though I'm a Fender man, that's quite an impressive qualification to have on one's CV You must have seen/made some beautiful instruments in that time.
Fenders are good (pre-CBS anyway) and they made one of probably two of the best amps ever made, the twin reverb. Personally, fender necks are a bit too wide for me, and to be as heavy as they are they don't have much sustain, but that's just me. Give me a 57 les paul standard (oops, I have one ) or maybe a 63 firebird. You got me started, lol.
I actually like the thick Fender necks. I have an old Jeff Beck model in my collection: the one where they replaced the neck with a baseball bat I agree about the sustain: a Les Paul can really sing, whereas the sustain on a Strat is just not in the same class. Still, overall, I really love the Strats. 57 Les Paul and 63 Firebird ... now I'm really drooling
"Richard Gere's guitar collection sold at auction The top sale went to a 1960 solid-body Les Paul electric guitar by Gibson, which sold for more than $US98,000." Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-new...on/story-e6frfku0-1226164918654#ixzz1aXGHzvIP
Funny you mentioned the jeff beck. I still work part-time in restorations at Gruens Guitars, and just did a complete neck replacement on a beck. One of the originals, serial # 0007, formally belonging to "dimebag" darrell abbott. I'll warn you now, I can talk this subject forever (as if you haven't noticed). I'll just brag once more and then I'm done (yea, right). My best restoration was the 57 white penguin owned by Dan Fogelberg. So now that my head is swelled 3 times it's normal size, guess it's bedtime.
