As far as the idea of guitars like these being sterile, I do understand to an extent. In terms of mass production, the look is almost inevitable in a way, but some companies mass produce guitars better than others.
However, guitars such as Ibanez and ESP (which I also play) feel like very little in the way of soul has gone into their design and construction, which is something I've started to find important recently, hence my latest purchase - Fender Tele.
That's a very good and interesting point. I've owned mainly American guitars over the years, but I've had a few Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese ones too.
The Gibsons and Fenders may have dodgy quality control (well, the Gibsons especially), but they always feel to me like they're built by people who actually play guitar.
The Far Eastern guitars are immaculately put together, with fantastic attention to detail, but sometimes they feel like near-perfect
copies of guitars, made by skilled craftsmen who don't quite understand what guitars actually
are.
Is that being harsh? :?
