Originally Posted by: Slipin LizardJust like to ask... are you directing that comment at me, or others who have posted here?

The "beware of generalizations" is a cautionary for statements like, 'never buy (fill in the blank)' or, 'X-brand is better than Y-brand.'

The 'I don't know much but' *with* the parenthetical statement that followed was an attempt at self-deprecating humor, i.e. directed at myself. :)

The entire paragraph was trying to make the point that shopping by brand or making recommendations by brand is iffy...there are so many models, so many options/configurations and so many changes in materials and manufacturing. Then there is history -- I have read that some (most?) makes experience ups and downs and its reflected in their guitars from time to time. Shoot...some companies change ownership...how are we to know what that means for their future product? What did the CBS network's ownership of Fender do to the guitars?