tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741207.post344408213264394282..comments2023-10-16T01:07:21.164-07:00Comments on Bottom-End: The Vintage MythPete Stroblhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15694603455912780168noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741207.post-47893007554026896842011-09-07T21:41:15.438-07:002011-09-07T21:41:15.438-07:00Hey PaulB, you still couldn't give me a 1970&#...Hey PaulB, you still couldn't give me a 1970's three bolt neck Strat. And if you managed to somehow get me to accept it, I would sell it and buy either a new Strat or Tele or hold onto it for another ten years and then sell it and buy a house (lol). Those 70's three bolt neck Strats were just as much garbage as they were ugly. The head stocks looked horrible and the necks could Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741207.post-42634451699118111432009-02-16T00:01:00.000-08:002009-02-16T00:01:00.000-08:00What really makes me laugh is this vintage crap ab...What really makes me laugh is this vintage crap about 1970s Fenders. About 15 years ago you could pick them up for about US$400...because they were pieces of shit. Now, because they're 25 years old and 'vintage' the values have gone through the roof. They were shit then, and they're just old shit now. The whole thing is a gigantic wank.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424037603891565836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741207.post-19471261469684680322008-12-28T09:58:00.000-08:002008-12-28T09:58:00.000-08:00An excellent article. It's obvious what started th...An excellent article. <BR/><BR/>It's obvious what started the vintage nonsense. The crap that Fender and Gibson were putting out all throughout the 70's. The manufacturing expertise hadn't caught up with the increased demand for guitars. So it was understandable that people wanted the earlier made instruments. <BR/><BR/>I've only played the newer Fenders recently and in my opinion, they are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com