guitarists basically stick to what's 'safe'. the reason we don't see much change with strats & Les Pauls. there have been variations along the way but they still look the way they are when they were first conceived.

which is a good & bad thing. good being- if it ain't broke why fix it? bad being- the chances of discovering something new & better (maybe) are scaled down.

my dealer is kinda whining these days, it seems that the solid colored guitars get better reception than those with peculiar graphics.