if i found my guitars flaws, theres nothing i could do about it diba? its already there. theres bound to be someone whod complain and all, but thats his problem. over time i think anyone would either accept a guitar's flaws and set them aside as afterthoughts, or... gas for a new guitar because of that one flaw. and eventually repeat the process and spending money like crazy.
true story:
i once had a 1978 greco les paul standard. its now with stompmoko. i let it go one time because i kept looking at its flaws. i kept thinking "why cant i have the perfect guitar?". it was battered. the pickups squealed with distortion. basically i focused too much on what i hate.
after a year, i looked back at the recordings i made. i realized "damn this guitar sounds amazing" pala. i hadnt noticed how good the tone was and how beautiful it looked in all its cherry burst glory.
if the guitar i commissioned comes with some flaws, im sure it wont make me stop playing it or make me sell it. im pretty sure mang max wouldnt just make an unplayable piece of crap right? and i know what is an unplayable piece of crap guitar. ive tried many.
i guess my views were the result of how i was weaned on crappy guitars. because i havent really played a super amazing perfect guitar, any guitar ABOVE crappy, i can make do with.
if theres anything the people who have max rufo guitars would say after reading this post i guess it would be: max rufos guitars arent crappy period. no comparisons to higher end stuff or anything like that. i rest my case.
to all who have had their guitars made or are being made by max rufo, be proud of it. you earned for it, max rufo gave his time and effort to make it. a guitar is only as perfect as you think it would be. when you start to see that your guitar is perfect, no matter who made it, no matter how much other people think its imperfect, other guitars will be dim in comparison. the romantic in me says that a guitar is like a girlfriend or something and im sure you guys would agree with me.
to all who own awesome guitars: keep em. if you think its awesome, that should be enough. you dont have to convince others that its awesome. they'll think what they want to think. if you have a really beautiful girlfriend, you dont really have to show her to your friends and make em with she were theirs right?
oh yeah. hitting your guitar, using screwdrivers, throwing it around and stuff isnt RAPE. now as i said, if a guitar is like a girlfriend... well...didnt you guys know that some girls enjoy bondage, S&M and sodo---oooohhhh so this is not FHM! and im not a feature writer! HAHAA
see ya guys. i have to finish mixing something pa. ciao.