I agree, agree, agree! I admit that I've owned a plethora of guitars over the years, but have culled the herd down to two, a Fender Eric Johnson Strat and a Gibson ES-175. Both have been set up for me by arguably the finest luthier in town, Tai Shiroma, who is a Fender tech as well as a Gibson tech. To me there is no better feeling than playing a fine instrument, and where it really makes a difference is on a gig with a large venue where the instrument really has to put out. I've played many guitars that sounded great in the shop, but not so great at a convention where there are 700 people in the banquet room, and your signal is split between your amp and the mixing board.

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