Interesting interview in another area of TB, regarding the Fender Design Experience.
Link is here:
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/the-new-fender-american-design-experience.1081794/
Thought this was an interesting quote:
“Leo Fender gave me a guitar for the first video I ever did,” he (Dale Watson) recalled. “I went down there and played it and was tickled to death. And he’s there with his glasses on, with all the different magnifying glasses attached, and he had a pocket pen protector but with screwdrivers and wrenches. I was playing the guitar and he said to play the B string again, and then he made a little adjustment and said ‘That’s better.’ I told him as soon as I finished the video I’d keep it safe at my house. He said, ‘Give it back then if you aren’t going to play it.’ I said, ‘But, I play 6, 7 nights a week. It will get beat up.’ He said, ‘I’m not a musician; I’m a maker. My biggest joy is knowing that something I made is going to someone who can feed their kids, put a roof over their heads.’ He also talked about how he hated people buying his guitars and putting them under glass.
So I said, “Ok, it’s going to get really beat up,” and he said, “It’s just a hammer, Dale. A hammer.’
Just something, perhaps, to ponder.
Or maybe it's just Friday...
Link is here:
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/the-new-fender-american-design-experience.1081794/
Thought this was an interesting quote:
“Leo Fender gave me a guitar for the first video I ever did,” he (Dale Watson) recalled. “I went down there and played it and was tickled to death. And he’s there with his glasses on, with all the different magnifying glasses attached, and he had a pocket pen protector but with screwdrivers and wrenches. I was playing the guitar and he said to play the B string again, and then he made a little adjustment and said ‘That’s better.’ I told him as soon as I finished the video I’d keep it safe at my house. He said, ‘Give it back then if you aren’t going to play it.’ I said, ‘But, I play 6, 7 nights a week. It will get beat up.’ He said, ‘I’m not a musician; I’m a maker. My biggest joy is knowing that something I made is going to someone who can feed their kids, put a roof over their heads.’ He also talked about how he hated people buying his guitars and putting them under glass.
So I said, “Ok, it’s going to get really beat up,” and he said, “It’s just a hammer, Dale. A hammer.’
Just something, perhaps, to ponder.
Or maybe it's just Friday...
(I couldn't resist!) 
