It is certainly not because they are getting a better guitar. It's a label thing or a marketing gimick if you like.
One of the most astounding bits O marketing I have seen in a long time is the Charvel they had Eddie VanHalen tape up. Insane!!!!! It amazes me what people buy into just because of a name.
Fender though pricey for what you get is still a bit more level than the Gibson.
But cripes you can spend three hundred bux and get a guitar that plays as well and sounds as nice as any Fender or Gibson.
What was it Barnam said? Oh yea.. "There is a sucker born every "friggin" minute" I added the friggin part for color.
Anyway kids keep jamin no matter what you play.
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