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Post subject: MIM Squier Series...sorting out my thoughts...
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:39 am
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Hey Ya'll,
Ok, while comments and opinions are certainly welcome, please understand that I'm typing this out more for my own benefit, so I can get my thoughts out of my head where I can see them :-). For those of you with short attention spans who don't like long posts...best go play Pong for a while or something, LOL!!!

Alrighty...for those who didn't catch it in the other thread, this past week I picked up a '94 MIM "Squier Series" Strat...I got it in trade for an old set of Roto-toms I've had sitting down in the studio for about 10 or 12 years. As I think I said in the other thread (did I just make a rhyme?), my first impulse on this guitar was to say "no" and just take the $75 the guy was offering me for the Roto's. Aside from the color which I will refer to as "Jaundice green" (just horrid...it's like that greenish off-white plastic/cosmetics that comes on the Squier Standards with the cherry burst...looked like someone puked on it then tried to wipe it off...just butt ugly!), it had the cheapy tuners, single ply pickguard and what looked to be a cheapo Squier bridge...then I made the mistake of playing it. It's honestly one of the best sounding Strats I've ever played with one of the best feels (and folks, I've played A LOT of Strats over the years, with 11 others currently down in the studio). Feel free to read the other threads for full details on these instruments.

So, yesterday I tried to get a new bridge for it, or at least proper Fender bent saddles which I prefer...epic fail...but I did get a new (used) 3 ply pickguard (sorry...single plys just look cheap) and I already had a brand new set of mock-Kluson tuners (which fit like a glove on the MIM neck), etc.. So I broke her down yesterday evening to take a look "under the hood" (details in the other thread), not to mention do something about that horrid color...it really made me nauseous every time I looked at it. So I did a basic rattle can yellow enamal...which I botched pretty bad (the wife was running the clothes dryer and I think the humidity f'd the paint). Even botched it -does- look much better. But here's the thing...I'm not just a guitar player (and tinkerer), I'm also an artist and something of a bloody perfectionist at that...and that botched paint job is just bugging the crap out of me this morning. There's also an issue with the bridge as well. Here's what I found out on that this morning...

Alrighty...we'll call this part of the saga "A Tale of Two Strats". I have another partscaster that I built a while back out of a bunch of spare Squier parts I had laying around the studio. Had a decent body, decent neck etc., so I slapped it together with a set of MIM pickups and I ordered a GFS steel block to fit "the imports", if for no other reason because I wanted to see how the GFS steel trem blocks compared with the Callhams (FYI...better than stock, but not as good as the Callhams). For what was essentially a butt-load of parts laying around the studio, she turned out to be a very decent little guitar. So, this morning I started putting the MIM back together and decided I wanted to try that Squier bridge with the GFS block in this MIM. Well it turns out that the MIM does indeed have an MIM bridge plate on it with Squier saddles. While the string spacing and mounting screws/holes are the same, the big difference is simply the location of the hole for the trem arm...on the Squiers (with one exception down in my studio), the hole for the trem arm is moved forward a bit compared with the MIM's (Fender's way of keeping people from putting good parts on cheap guitars I guess)...so yes, this MIM Squier series DOES have a stock MIM plate (and crap zinc block) with the cheaper Squier saddles. Also, I do have a brand spankin' new MIM bridge on order from Amazon...snagged it for $15 ($20 after shipping), so I figured for the price, if nothing else I'd throw it in the parts bin since ya'll know me...I'm always dinkin' with Strats anyways (I love working on them and building them almost as much as I love playing them). It does have the stock big block like the newer MIM's, but I'm fairly sure it's still not going to be as good as the GFS, let alone a Callaham.

Getting confused yet? I sure am...

So here's where I'm at right now...

Option 1 - I could just slap this MIM Squier Series back together with the Squier bridge from the partscaster (including the GFS block) and play her for a while like I was going to do. This would have the advantage that I could play her for a while and decide if and/or what else I want to do to her. In addition, this would let me play her pretty much right away...patience isn't always my strong suit (no...me??). Hey...I got a new guitar that I really love the sound and feel of...it would be nice if I could play her...for a while at least. I also have to say that considering she sounded sooooo well with the cheap parts, I'm just dying to hear what she's gonna sound like with the upgraded GFS block and new tuners. The problem with this thinking is that I -know- that botched paint job is going to continue to irritate the crap outta me. As such this would mean that at some point down the road, I -will- have to break her down and rebuild her again to do the finish proper. Not really a biggie but I kinda hate having to do things twice. She's apart right now, there's some small degree of logic in just doing the refinish now. This would also leave the poor little Squier partscaster without a decent bridge...or at least a decent bridge block for a while (also not a biggie in and of itself, but if I can put her back together...ya can never have too many Strats!).

Option 2 - I could just put the partscaster back together with the original parts I used and take a few days to refinish this MIM at least a bit more correctly. If I use enamel, I could have the finish done fairly quickly (as apposed to the typical 3 months for a lacquer finish) but this will still leave this guitar with a fairly crappy trem block. Even with the new bridge on order (which has already been shipped and should be here this week), it's likely going to need a better block. Because the GFS block I have is for the imports, I -know- it's not going to fit the MIM bridge plate because of the trem bar hole, so I'd have to order a new block...and if I'm going to do that, I may as well get a Callaham instead of another GFS (and the single downside of Callaham is that the ordering process typically takes a few weeks...ya print out the order form, write a check and send it to them, then they get around to finally shipping it to you...). In other words, I'd have to wait at least a few weeks before I can play the MIM again.

Option 3 - I could take neck and parts from the MIM Squier Series and put them on the partscaster body...again it's a decent body and with the MIM parts, it would make a rockin' little guitar until I get the MIM body properly refinished. Then once I have the body on the MIM up to snuff, put her back together proper and rebuild the partscaster.

In any of these scenarios, this would leave me with 1 guitar out of the 2 for a while...or at the very least, 2 guitars that just aren't quite what I want. Call me greedy here (no...me????) but if I can have both, I want both.

Uhhgggggg.....what to do....

Ok...I think I'm even more confused now than I was when I started typing...

L8r,
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:12 am
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I didn't even know there were MiM Squiers!!
I thought they were all Asian.

But then again, I'm not interested in Squier at all, so I didn't inform myself very much.
All Squiers I've seen were Asian and I didn't like any I touched.

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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:14 am
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BTW, don't use Enamel for finishing a guitar!
I did that with my first electric strat copy (black/orange) and after each playing I had orange hands and arms!

Use 2K laquer or nitro.

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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:18 am
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And third:

I'd combine the best of all parts to build the best possible ONE(!) guitar out of all parts and sell the rest, save some additional money and buy a guitar which is exactly as you want it. Use the first one as backup then.

But that's just the crazy me! :lol:

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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:12 pm
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Smokin' Frets wrote:
And third:

I'd combine the best of all parts to build the best possible ONE(!) guitar out of all parts and sell the rest, save some additional money and buy a guitar which is exactly as you want it. Use the first one as backup then.

But that's just the crazy me! :lol:


As far as the enamel comment goes, I will keep that in mind...we'll see how she holds up and what happens over the next few days/weeks with her (yes, I put her back together...more on that in a seperate thread). As far as "buy a guitar which is exactly as you want it"...dude...it don't exist. Aside from the fact that I enjoy building, one of the primary reasons I build is to get them exactly the way I want. There isn't a stock Strat on the shelves, Mexican, Asian, American or otherwise that feels right AND sounds right...Fender just hasn't built it yet. And to go something like Custom Shop, for the money, I'd RATHER build it myself. Not only is it CONSIDERABLY less expensive but I'd much rather have a guitar where I can say "-I- built that (or modified it to my tastes)" as apposed to some so and so who honestly, most folks outside these boards or the guitar world in general have never heard of. Pride issues aside, what's the point of spending upwards of several thousands of dollars for something that I can build myself, either from parts or from the ground up (yes, I've cut my own bodies at least) and do so for under a grand? That just does not make any sense to me at all...

And as for "one guitar"...why? When it comes down to it, there isn't one single guitar, Strat or otherwise that covers all my tastes...again it just does not exist. Each and every single instrument, even from the same model/line has it's own individual character...that's the nature of the instrument. You can have two otherwise identical instruments 2 serial numbers apart and they ARE going to be slightly different. That issue aside, quite simply some days I wake up and feel like playing Ol' Blue...other days I feel like playing Blackie and other days still I may feel like playing my Brownie. Then there's the cheapy little G. Burton that I picked up for $40...I can just toss it in the van and if I get the urge or time to jam, she's right there. Hell, I've even sat in the van before gigs jamming on her a little bit to get warmed up...maybe work out that riff that's been bugging me all week. Further, being a working musician the truth of the matter is that some of my guitars sound better at certain gigs than others, based on the sound of the room, the size of the crowd, etc. (one of the primary reason's I decided to dump the Tele's I picked up...they just don't sound good to me on stage). I always carry AT LEAST 2 guitars with me to a show...often 3 or 4. If something don't sound right by the 3rd or 4th tune, I switch guitars. I'm sorry but I just can NOT comprehend the philosophy of having just one guitar (particularly when I have such diverse musical tastes). Again that just does not make sense to me. Even folks like SRV and David Gilmore use multiple guitars on stage.....

As far as your comment regarding Squiers and Asians go...you just ain't playing the right guitar(s) there son! LOL! My thinks you likely have a bias against the name...and that's your choice, but you're missing out on -A LOT- of very sweet instruments. I'll put my E-series Squiers against an American made Fender -any- day!

You're welcome to your opinions...these are just mine.
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Ok...after the initial post up there, I talked to my loving and very smart wife who usually knows me better than I know myself (which I probably should have done before I wrote all that stuff out, LOL!). She hit on the one missing piece of the equation...patience.

Again patience has NEVER been my strongest suit to begin with, but the fact of the matter is that with all this stuff I and my family are going thru right now with my father...she's right...starting a proper refinishing project right now just isn't a bright idea at all. The body could very well end up being firewood...and I'd hate to do that with this instrument. So yes...I'm putting her back together. In fact all I have left to do is put the pickguard screws in, string her up and do the set up. I'll run with her like this for a while, until as my wife says "my frustration with the finish outweighs my lack of patience". Perhaps once we get this this stuff with Dad...one way or the other...I'll come back to the re-finish and do her proper.

So that said, break time's over...I'm just dying to see how the new block and keys are going to sound! Will post more tonight :-)

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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:58 am
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lomitus wrote:

As far as your comment regarding Squiers and Asians go...you just ain't playing the right guitar(s) there son! LOL! My thinks you likely have a bias against the name...and that's your choice, but you're missing out on -A LOT- of very sweet instruments. I'll put
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First of all, don't call anybody "son" if you don't now, how experienced and how old the person is you're talking to in that arrogant manner.

Second: you don't know which and how many guitars I have tested and played in my life and which ones I actually OWN. I simply stated my own taste and experience with testing Squiers. That does NOT mean I have prejudices against them and that does also NOT mean I have tested all of the existing Squiers! Guess what? I don't like Les Pauls either and they're certainly no low budget guitars! On the other hand: 2 of my guitars actually ARE low budget guitars and I am very happy with them.
Strange that it's always Squier players who immediately allege prejudices at the slightest sign of critique! What is it?? Shame?????
Never heard a Les Paul player complain about my dislike but almost EVERY Squier player does!
Strange, isn't it??
Anyhow, I have no prejudices against Squier guitars, they just did not convince me, period!

Third: if you are so fond of your building abilities, why don't you just go ahead and build the one you need from scratch, instead of fooling around with three partsocasters which completely confuse you, ask for help or opinions and when you get them, then - by playing Mr. Guitar Knowledge Teacher - annoy them with arrogant insinuations??

That's exactly how I take your post! Thank you!

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First of all, don't call anybody "son" if you don't now, how experienced and how old the person is you're talking to in that arrogant manner.


It's a term of endearment and nothing more. What...you haven't had women call you "sweetie" or "honey" or anything of that nature? Get over it...

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Second: you don't know which and how many guitars I have tested and played in my life and which ones I actually OWN. I simply stated my own taste and experience with testing Squiers. That does NOT mean I have prejudices against them...


Let's see, in your previous comment you said "But then again, I'm not interested in Squier at all"...did I miss something there? Does that comment in and of itself not suggest or insinuate something?


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Guess what? I don't like Les Pauls either and they're certainly no low budget guitars! On the other hand: 2 of my guitars actually ARE low budget guitars and I am very happy with them.


Guess what...I don't like Les Pauls either. Never have, never will...and it has -NOTHING- to with any perceived fiscal value of the instruments. Anyone who plays a guitar based on what they think that guitar is worth in monetary terms, regardless of the brand, is playing for the WRONG REASON.

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Strange that it's always Squier players who immediately allege prejudices at the slightest sign of critique! What is it?? Shame?????


While I will give you some small degree of acknowledgement on this one (very small), I will say that, in my case at least, it's mostly because people rag on these instruments with little or no justification to back it up...and admittedly I perhaps over-compensate to some degree (as I suspect others do). That said, while you're correct in that I don't know what instruments you may or may not own, since you're on a Stratocaster forum and since you obviously don't like Squiers, it's probably safe to assume on some level that you own a Fender Strat. So let's say some of those Gibson folks start ragging on your Fender Strat...after all, by your own suggestion, compared with a Gibson, Fenders are cheap guitars...isn't it reasonable to assume you'd get a bit defensive about it...particularly if it happens as frequently as it does regarding the Squier name? Be honest (if not with me, then yourself at least).

Again however I would point out your own words to you..."What is it?? Shame??" You say (repeatedly) that you don't have a prejudice against these instrument but then you turn around and make comments like that...hmmmmm.

Beyond that, you want to sit there stompin' your feet about what I may or may not know about you, what you've played and what's in your basement, but dang...can't the -EXACT SAME- be said about your knowledge of me and my instruments? Are you not essentially "the pot calling the kettle black" with this?


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Anyhow, I have no prejudices against Squier guitars, they just did not convince me, period!


errmm....then your apparent prejudice is against Squier players then? By what you've written here, you certainly seem to have some kind of bias (which you defend with what are apparently repeated contradictions). 6 of one, half dozen the other.

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Third: if you are so fond of your building abilities, why don't you just go ahead and build the one you need from scratch


First off, I have built my own...from scratch (excluding necks...that's on the table for this next year since I now have access to the proper equipment for doing so). Second, I said it before and I'll say it again...-why one-? Again I will refer you to your own words here...

"you don't know which and how many guitars I have tested and played in my life and which ones I actually OWN"

Again you are correct in that no, I have no idea how many guitars you own, but this very comment alone..."which ones I actually OWN" would seem to suggest you own multiple instruments, so again...what's your obsession with -one-? I've already stated my reasons for having (and building) multiple guitars but you still seem to think that I should only have -1-...why???

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instead of fooling around with three partsocasters which completely confuse you, ask for help or opinions...


Ok...READ THE FIRST LINE OF MY POST. I did -NOT- "ask for help or opinions". Since you clearly missed it the first time, let me say it again for you here, "Ok, while comments and opinions are certainly welcome, please understand that I'm typing this out more for my own benefit, so I can get my thoughts out of my head...". Please do not take my words out of context, particularly if you just can't be bothered to read them.

Beyond that, as I've already stated, I -enjoy- "fooling around" with guitars...partscasters or otherwise (I'm also working on restoring a cheapo Vinci acoustic at the moment that I snagged at the flea market for $10). Even during the best times of my life I enjoy working on guitars...it's fun and occasionally I even learn something from it (like this stuff with the bridge issues...actually figured something out that I hadn't noticed before). Now add in the fact that I am going thru what is the single most difficult time in my life with this stuff regarding my father, yes...I got confused for a moment (I have -A LOT- of crap in my head right now, so clarity isn't exactly a given at the moment). At least farting around with a couple of little guitar projects gives me something to do with my hands and is keeping my mind occupied...it gives me something to do, that I enjoy doing, in an otherwise very difficult period of my life.

Further, what's your bias against people messin' around with their own instruments to begin with? Sure...some folks would never consider taking a simple screwdriver to their own instrument...that's their choice (and their loss). A great many of us however like to tinker and experiment...in my mind, it's the nature of the beast, particularly regarding Fenders. Seems to me that this is pretty much how Leo Fender himself came up with that first Broadcaster. He had an idea, farted around with it a bit and damn...the electric guitar was born (same goes for Les Paul and his "log" for that matter). And from what I've read, the same is pretty much true of Strats as well...something about when that very first Strat came off the assembly line, something was wrong with the trem design and they had to shut down production and essentially redesign the whole trem assembly (this according to a book written by George Fullerton...but don't take my word for it as I wouldn't want you to think I have some arrogant or bloated knowledge of Strats or anything).

At the moment I have an even dozen Strats down in the studio of various creeds. A couple were purchased new, a few were used but all original, etc. At this point, every last one of them could be considered a "partscaster" because not one of them is completely original...I've altered every single one of them in one way or another...and most of them are better instruments for the effort (still looking for the right pickups for the '08 Crafted in China Squier Standard and I still haven't figured out what to do about the trem yet). Many of us like to tinker just for the sake of tinkering to see what we can come up with or find ways we can improve our instruments. Why, exactly, is that such or horrible thing?

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and when you get them, then - by playing Mr. Guitar Knowledge Teacher - annoy them with arrogant insinuations??


Aside from suggesting that you haven't played "the right Squiers"...which based on every comment you've made here, seems to be true as apposed to any kind of insinuation, arrogant or otherwise...exactly what have I said that was an arrogant insinuation? I simply stated my own opinions in response to yours, along with -why- I do things the way I do. Are you suggesting that it's ok for -you- to have opinions, but not me? Or am I only allowed to have opinions just so long as they agree with yours? Now -that- seems arrogant...

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That's exactly how I take your post! Thank you!


Take my posts any way you like. If my words bother you that much however, I'll tell you the same thing I tell everyone else...DON'T READ THEM. Turn off your computer and go get some fresh air instead.

And you're welcome.


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Smokin' Frets wrote:
First of all, don't call anybody "son" if you don't now, how experienced and how old the person is you're talking to in that arrogant manner.


It's a term of endearment and nothing more. What...you haven't had women call you "sweetie" or "honey" or anything of that nature? Get over it...
I'm not after endearment of ANY kind by men(!) I don't know and calling somebody "son" implies that you see yourself as father. Buddy, pal, dude, whatever else ... would be much less magisterial and would rather be understood in terms of friendly "buddyness".

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Second: you don't know which and how many guitars I have tested and played in my life and which ones I actually OWN. I simply stated my own taste and experience with testing Squiers. That does NOT mean I have prejudices against them...


Let's see, in your previous comment you said "But then again, I'm not interested in Squier at all"...did I miss something there? Does that comment in and of itself not suggest or insinuate something?
Yes it does! It shows that I dropped testing Squiers after not liking them. Nothing more. I'm not interested in them anymore because they don't meet my personal expectations.


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Guess what? I don't like Les Pauls either and they're certainly no low budget guitars! On the other hand: 2 of my guitars actually ARE low budget guitars and I am very happy with them.


Anyone who plays a guitar based on what they think that guitar is worth in monetary terms, regardless of the brand, is playing for the WRONG REASON
Agreed! And practiced by myself by playing cheap but good guitars as well as more expensive ones!

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Strange that it's always Squier players who immediately allege prejudices at the slightest sign of critique! What is it?? Shame?????


While I will give you some small degree of acknowledgement on this one (very small), I will say that, in my case at least, it's mostly because people rag on these instruments with little or no justification to back it up...(....)

I did not rag, I simply stated that I didn't like any I've played. That's true for several other brands!

So let's say some of those Gibson folks start ragging on your Fender Strat...after all, by your own suggestion, compared with a Gibson, Fenders are cheap guitars...isn't it reasonable to assume you'd get a bit defensive about it...particularly if it happens as frequently as it does regarding the Squier name? Be honest (if not with me, then yourself at least).

Being honest, even to myself: NO! Why? You can't compare both and I'll never understand the rude fights between Fender and Gibson players. I chose my strats for a reason. I don't care if they're cheaper and such an argument doesn't touch me at all! I also chose my cheap Burns Cobra (250 bucks new, awesome sound!!!) for a reason. I also chose my Gibson Firebirds and my Ibanez Jem 77 BFP for a reason. I would point out why I decided for those and not a Les Paul but would not take any offense just because of the lower price. Maybe because I have a healthy ego and don't need my guitars as status symbols.

Again however I would point out your own words to you..."What is it?? Shame??" You say (repeatedly) that you don't have a prejudice against these instrument but then you turn around and make comments like that...hmmmmm.

Yes, but I meant it that way: Squier players get so defensive because they(!) might think to be ashamed for playing a cheap low budget guitar. That's a difference! It's not me who thinks they SHOULD be ashamed. Dunno how to say it better in English but I hope you get my point.

Beyond that, you want to sit there stompin' your feet about what I may or may not know about you, what you've played and what's in your basement, but dang...can't the -EXACT SAME- be said about your knowledge of me and my instruments? Are you not essentially "the pot calling the kettle black" with this?

I didn't say anything about your guitars! Just told you what I would do if I was in your confusing situation with exactly those guitars mentioned in your post.


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Anyhow, I have no prejudices against Squier guitars, they just did not convince me, period!


errmm....then your apparent prejudice is against Squier players then? By what you've written here, you certainly seem to have some kind of bias (which you defend with what are apparently repeated contradictions). 6 of one, half dozen the other.

I'm only responsible for what I write, not for what others read into it.

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First off, I have built my own...from scratch (excluding necks...that's on the table for this next year since I now have access to the proper equipment for doing so). Second, I said it before and I'll say it again...-why one-? Again I will refer you to your own words here...

*sigh*
Then make it read "the ones"
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"you don't know which and how many guitars I have tested and played in my life and which ones I actually OWN"

Again you are correct in that no, I have no idea how many guitars you own, but this very comment alone..."which ones I actually OWN" would seem to suggest you own multiple instruments, so again...what's your obsession with -one-? I've already stated my reasons for having (and building) multiple guitars but you still seem to think that I should only have -1-...why???

I don't! You're just picking words. If you need diverse guitars, build several! Fine with me! It was an example.

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instead of fooling around with three partsocasters which completely confuse you, ask for help or opinions...


Ok...READ THE FIRST LINE OF MY POST. I did -NOT- "ask for help or opinions". Since you clearly missed it the first time, let me say it again for you here, "Ok, while comments and opinions are certainly welcome, please understand that I'm typing this out more for my own benefit, so I can get my thoughts out of my head...". Please do not take my words out of context, particularly if you just can't be bothered to read them.

Then write it down on a piece of paper at home, not in an online forum!
If you post it here, you most likely will get a response (if anyone even bothers to read your post in overlength, which I did, hoping to give you some advice or help. If you just want to read it yourself, don't bother a public forum!


(.....)...it gives me something to do, that I enjoy doing, in an otherwise very difficult period of my life.

....which obviously leads you to overreact to a well meant post. Good luck in sorting out that $@!&#* period of life, soon. I went through tough times myself, I know how it feels. All the best to you!



Further, what's your bias against people messin' around with their own instruments to begin with?

NONE! But if it confuses you so much, I simply stated that I would stop breaking my head and simply buy the one(s) I want (adding now:) or the ones which come closest to what I want to reduce workload. I also said "That's probably just me"

Why, exactly, is that such or horrible thing?

Not at all! I do it myself! But I make plans and decisions before I start and I am not that confused with it, that I have to post half a novel without being interested in any response.
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Post subject: Re: MIM Squier Series...sorting out my thoughts...
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:42 am
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Smokin' Frets wrote:
....which obviously leads you to overreact to a well meant post.


I'm not even going to bother to address the rest of your comments (although I easily could) because the -only- thing you've proven here is that you're just no better than I am.

Enjoy your laurels.


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