Does Mike deserve his own signature guitar?

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  • BetterManningNYG
    BetterManningNYG Posts: 777
    enharmonic wrote:
    Since it would have to be done by hand, you're probably looking at $10-12k...which is on the low side if you've been following the likes of Clapton's "Blackie" reissue, or some of the Hendrix models that were limited runs.
    keeponrockin wrote:
    Like other's have said, as cool as it would be, there's nothing really special appearance or otherwise about Mike's strats (other than the fact they're beat to hell!)

    i would compare it to this jeff beck esquire:

    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Custom-Shop-Limited-Edition-Jeff-Beck-Tribute-Esquire?sku=517916

    really no different than a normal re-issue. painstakingly beat to hell. $10,000.

    i'm sure it sounds amazing but it's really more of an art piece than anything else.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    looking at relics makes me feel a bit better about accidentally dropping my strat yesterday.
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    exhausted wrote:
    looking at relics makes me feel a bit better about accidentally dropping my strat yesterday.

    How was the damage?
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  • enharmonic
    enharmonic Posts: 1,917
    BetterManningNYG wrote:
    i would compare it to this jeff beck esquire:

    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Custom-Shop-Limited-Edition-Jeff-Beck-Tribute-Esquire?sku=517916

    really no different than a normal re-issue. painstakingly beat to hell. $10,000.

    i'm sure it sounds amazing but it's really more of an art piece than anything else.

    Yep.

    You could go to a place like USA Custom Guitars, and spec one out 'til your heart's content...top of the line everything...and probably still come in under $2000. Plus, it would be YOURS :)

    But there is great value in a piece like this if you're a collector. The sentimental value alone would make it worth it for many. Case in point, those Clapton Blackies were sold out before the production run was even finished.
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  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    keeponrockin wrote:
    How was the damage?

    a chip through the finish at the neck pocket, chips through the finish on either side of the bridge, a chip and small dent on the side/back.

    nothing structural and nothing to the neck.

    let the relicing begin. considering i once threw my old strat across a room into my amps, this is nothing.

    just annoying because the strap got twisted and let go. stupid.
  • moster78
    moster78 Posts: 1,591
    exhausted wrote:
    a chip through the finish at the neck pocket, chips through the finish on either side of the bridge, a chip and small dent on the side/back.

    nothing structural and nothing to the neck.

    let the relicing begin. considering i once threw my old strat across a room into my amps, this is nothing.

    just annoying because the strap got twisted and let go. stupid.

    Ouch! Strap locks in the future?
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Ahh... This is why I ALWAYS use Strap Locks.
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  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    moster78 wrote:
    Ouch! Strap locks in the future?

    i just didn't have them on yet. i was working on the guitar's setup.

    shit happens. it's a fender. it's the gibsons i baby.
  • moster78
    moster78 Posts: 1,591
    exhausted wrote:
    i just didn't have them on yet. i was working on the guitar's setup.

    shit happens. it's a fender. it's the gibsons i baby.

    I baby them all. I know its just a matter of time before they get their battle scars, but I want to delay it as long as possible!
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Fenders are the workin man's guitar, Gibsons are the the botique.
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  • enharmonic
    enharmonic Posts: 1,917
    keeponrockin wrote:
    Fenders are the workin man's guitar, Gibsons are the the botique.

    dunno about that. Have you seen the price of some of the custom Shop Fenders? right up there with Gibsons.

    for the money the big 3 are charging, I now buy instruments that are hand built by small company guys. I sleep better at night knowing that I am helping someone live their dream of being a working luthier...and I know that they appreciate it....just as I appreciate it when people support my music :)
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    enharmonic wrote:
    dunno about that. Have you seen the price of some of the custom Shop Fenders? right up there with Gibsons.

    for the money the big 3 are charging, I now buy instruments that are hand built by small company guys. I sleep better at night knowing that I am helping someone live their dream of being a working luthier...and I know that they appreciate it....just as I appreciate it when people support my music :)

    You have links to any of these guys' sites?
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  • JofZ
    JofZ Posts: 1,276
    Fender AND Gibson would offer a signature guitar for Mike if his managament approached the said companies and the profit splits made sense. The truth is, McCready's management has not and he is not a name brand player. Most guitarists are not familiar with him and he will not sell guitars. Hate to say it, but that is the case. A signature Fender is 15K MAP and you are looking at prices that may hit 25K if the Van Halen guitar is a success, which it will be.

    There ARE many signature flops, the Beck which I own was the most recent. Andy Summers is next and we will see how many buy it.

    Are any of you inline for a Warren Hayes Les Paul? Probably not.

    There are also differences between say a Mayer Strat, Clapton Martin and a Fender Blackie, Beck, Summers, etc.

    Are you talking about a relic, or an American Vintage series?

    Everyone wants to make a buck!

    Lastly, if you do not own the guitar you can not copy it with the guitar company. So if Fender was approached by a group who wanted a McCready Strat Relic they would ask if you own it first.

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