Weekend Roundup (From the Archive)
Here's a roundup from about 2 years ago that for some reason went unpublished. What interests me the most is the SGJ, which go for much more than $400 currently. Fender Esquire GT w/EMG 81 ($450) I'm not including this because I think the price is particularly good (it isn't). Still, this (along with the Esquire Celtic) were very cool Korean variants with a single volume/humbucker set necks with unique finishes (the GT had the Shelby Cobra finish, the Esquire some inlay that the Lilith Fair crowd goes for). Made in Korea - not that it matters. People ascribe too much value on place of manufacture rather than the quality of the instrument itself. I don't feel one way or the other about the EMG 81 - they're good pickups, but they're a one trick pony... They're really good at that one trick, but still. That finish is killer though, with the matching headstock, and $100 less would be a steal. I'm watching this one carefully. Digression:...