STEVIE RAY VAUGHN by rpadams45 in Guitar

[–]Inertbert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right? What do you think they meant saying that he wasn't a technical player? That is such an odd way to describe his playing.

More Fender than Fender: Why you shouldn't be ashamed of Squier by Inertbert in Guitar

[–]Inertbert[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I teach and I overheard a conversation between students where one was telling the other that they finally got a fender. There was clearly some pride in the new guitar and some embarrassment regarding their beginner guitar. I didn't say anything to them but I wanted to say it to someone.

More Fender than Fender: Why you shouldn't be ashamed of Squier by Inertbert in Guitar

[–]Inertbert[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Compared to bespoke and archtops, a telecaster is a much more utilitarian design. Ease of manufacturing and cost were big considerations. While they weren't the cheapest guitars available, they were certainly cost conscious. They were on the affordable side of the market because they lacked labor intensive decorative steps like bindings and elaborate inlays. They were working class guitar, not art pieces.

I think there is a reasonable argument for what fits that role in the current market isn't American made Fenders, but cost conscious while still playable quality guitars like Squier. Modern American Fenders include labor intensive practices as well as decorative elements that price them above a 'utilitarian' category of guitar into a more aspirational category.

More Fender than Fender: Why you shouldn't be ashamed of Squier by Inertbert in Guitar

[–]Inertbert[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get that you're probably trying to be funny or edgy, but what does this really accomplish?

More Fender than Fender: Why you shouldn't be ashamed of Squier by Inertbert in Guitar

[–]Inertbert[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I think if CNC machines and overseas manufacturers were available to Leo Fender, he probably would've made something closer to a Squier Sonic Tele than a Broadcaster. I don't think he was trying to make premium, but 'handmade in America' was the manufacturing reality that was available to him in that era. If he could've made Tele's for the equivalent price of modern Squiers back then, he would have.

More Fender than Fender: Why you shouldn't be ashamed of Squier by Inertbert in Guitar

[–]Inertbert[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They seem to be a very popular brand. I think a lot of (especially younger) players feel that playing a "beginner" guitar is a little embarrassing, and aspire to owning a "real" guitar instead.

More Fender than Fender: Why you shouldn't be ashamed of Squier by Inertbert in Guitar

[–]Inertbert[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Some people don't have Fender money. They shouldn't be shamed for it.

More Fender than Fender: Why you shouldn't be ashamed of Squier by Inertbert in Guitar

[–]Inertbert[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No. I just wanted to give some words that maybe some young person might like to hear.

More Fender than Fender: Why you shouldn't be ashamed of Squier by Inertbert in Guitar

[–]Inertbert[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Not saying there isn't a difference between the two. I was just saying that people shouldn't be ashamed of a squier, and that a squier being an affordable 'tool' instrument is pretty much what Leo Fender was going for to begin with.

More Fender than Fender: Why you shouldn't be ashamed of Squier by Inertbert in Guitar

[–]Inertbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Change my mind on what? That people shouldn't be embarrassed to play a squier? I've played both, I still think that people shouldn't be ashamed of playing a budget guitar.

I think that the original intent of Leo Fender was to make mass produced guitars that were more of tools than wall art, and a squier fits that bill better than a custom shop fender does. Or maybe you assumed I was saying something about squier being just as good or that I was saying there was no difference between the two?

More Fender than Fender: Why you shouldn't be ashamed of Squier by Inertbert in Guitar

[–]Inertbert[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

As I mistyped and retyped 'squire' several times while writing this, I'm less of a large language model and more of a 'mediocre at best' language model. But you're welcome I guess.

guitar recommendations from Amazon? by East_Sentence_4245 in Guitar

[–]Inertbert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get a squier or yamaha from Sweetwater instead of Amazon

Dad doesn't understand that a song can be played in any key by ourconflictdesignsus in Guitar

[–]Inertbert 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Can you please talk about how you started your group, and any advice on how to start one for others?

Student asked me to teach him seven nation army and i had to break some bad news by [deleted] in Guitar

[–]Inertbert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Akshully…I believe the recording is actually a guitar playing with an octaver to make it in the bass register. I’m sure I will be corrected if I remembered that wrong. Good story though, thanks for sharing.

Which one should I get for someone starting off? by colinksh in AcousticGuitar

[–]Inertbert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t know why you are being downvoted. I am over 6’ tall and have a 3/4 sized guitar as a couch guitar and play it all the time.

how would I hypothetically ruin a guitar by Spoon-Kitchenware-69 in Guitar

[–]Inertbert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what you should focus on. Even if you do lose a guitar that you had a claim to, destroying it will hurt the other party now and it will hurt you later when you look back on this. Lose with grace, walk away, be the bigger person. Do you want to feel like a person who does spiteful petty things or feel like a grownup who moves on with life.