Expanding on what I wrote earlier... Nobody bought one of these to look cool. The folks that bought one were the sort of analytical thinkers, engineer-types, that would view it as a compelling instrument and would see brand/image as an irrelevant factor. Or the sort of quirky folks (like me) that always have a soft spot for the "little guy" companies of the world that manage to punch above their weight, quality/value-wise. Neither of these considerate sorts of folks are the types to knock a guitar around and most probably aren't playing sweaty, smoky, beer-soaked gigs, either...
So, I'm 36... engineer... just bought my first bluesbird (98 Goldtop) and loving it. Stumbled on this to compare the bluesbird with blues 90... reading this post and I'm thinking "Yeah! Yeah man, right on! That's me... I've got a thinking man's guitar here.... and I'm feeling real good about myself and then-
Even if they play out, they're playing some sort of dad rock.
Talk about a kick to the...