tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186481439732344548.post2914730891589955490..comments2024-01-24T01:16:05.956+00:00Comments on So many guitars, so little talent: Washburn #1 - 'EC29 Challenger' in teal with squigglesNick Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14340791883558243387noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186481439732344548.post-10612505264862161162010-02-15T12:48:28.333+00:002010-02-15T12:48:28.333+00:00You know what I think about these. I think I'v...You know what I think about these. I think I've already made my opinion quite clear after borrowing The Red One for a while... <br /><br />Fabulous guitar, nowhere near as "radical" to play as you might think (no, honestly, it's just like a Strat only better...), and (with a good set of passive pickups in at least) about a thousand times more versatile than the looks and specification would suggest - you can even play "Sultans of Swing" on it and you don't get any more mainstream than that!<br /><br />That we're left wading through a morass of Jem-a-likes while a genuinely clever and original designs like this falls by the wayside is I feel a sad indictment of The Power of Marketing, one decent "celebrity shredder" endorsement would probably have saved these guitars, as it is I find myself eying superficially (no to mention suspiciously) similar looking Caparison models and thinking what a missed opportunity the EC was...<br /><br />-- <br />Jonathon.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569966165047646136noreply@blogger.com