I understood you perfectly:
On point#1, there is such a thing as luck in picking out a guitar thats why I cannot even fully endorse all the Fender guitars at Yamaha Buendia store in the same way I cannot endorse all the Fender Custom Shops at Ludlow New York.
On point#2, that there is magic. My suhr modern was one serial apart from exactly the same suhr modern with the same materials and configuration. The only difference was the color, yet my suhr modern which only one serial higher, sounded rich and alive while the other one sounded dead.
On point#3, buying capacity is true for high end instruments that deliver the goods. I wish it were otherwise but it is just plain NOT so. I am not saying all high end instruments sounds great or good but the great ones are unfortunately expensive. I will say this -- No Ibanez Prestige will ever match my Grey Suhr Modern. Period. I tried very hard to look for an ibanez Prestige to match the Suhr and NO such luck. I also want to own a Prestige but sorry talaga palyado laban sa magandang suhr modern maski anong sulok ako ng mundo pumunta.
On point#4, ano nga ba inexplain ng Beauty of the Burst? If you read it again, its trying to get technical and yet does NOT review each individual Burst in its covers with regard to its so called simple explanation. I will assume its trying to explain a good sounding burst (lets give Yashuro the benefit of the doubt). Eh anong explanation niya sa panget na burst? Wala. Kaso mas maraming panget na burst so what is physically going on in a bad sounding burst? Its never explained and thus... its not science nor is it fact. Even Yashuro does not claim it to be science and fact anywhere in his book. Ikaw lang nag claim na science and fact and ang mismong author hindi nag claim niyon.
So if you think electric guitar is more of a science, its more religion than you think....
Like I said, I won't debate with you because you keep misquoting/misunderstanding me and I don't understand your point/logic.
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I do encourage others to pursue more serious study of guitar engineering and psychoacoustics. It won't hurt to learn the science behind your passion; in fact it can only help. If you know more about the instrument and how it works, the more you'll improve in selecting good instruments and using them to their fullest potential.
Here's some research links for your initial reading list:
http://www.guitarengineer.com/index_files/Page2240.htmWebsites pa lang yan, madami pa sa print books. The journals will be harder to find. I only cited the BOTB book because it's more popular and less academic in tone.
