Here is a good topic for discussion: what exactly is "vintage" sound? You buy a guitar that has that sound that is Vintage . . . just exactly what is it? I'll give my thoughts on this and then I would like to hear from other folks and see where this goes. (I know; this is something that should be brought up on a Fender forum; I'll get around to that eventually.)
I think it is the tone (s) that come from an older guitar, such as an old Fender Strat, or Tele, as opposed to a more modern instrument. Not so much the sound that was current when that year of guitar was made, such as the mid and late '50s, but the actual sound of that guitar.
With the Guilds, there is what I call it a dusty, type of sound that Guild steel string acoustics have that were made in the early to mid '60s. These babies have a different vibe, and different resonance than the contemporary Guilds now made in California.
Your thoughts?
I think it is the tone (s) that come from an older guitar, such as an old Fender Strat, or Tele, as opposed to a more modern instrument. Not so much the sound that was current when that year of guitar was made, such as the mid and late '50s, but the actual sound of that guitar.
With the Guilds, there is what I call it a dusty, type of sound that Guild steel string acoustics have that were made in the early to mid '60s. These babies have a different vibe, and different resonance than the contemporary Guilds now made in California.
Your thoughts?