While the Surf Fender sounds GREAT (I played Surf Guitar in southern California with my 59 Strat-now worth about $25,000.00 in the early 60's-Shared stages with Dick Dale, The Beach boys, Jan and Dean, etc.), I'm trying to raise a major donation to the New Orleans Habitat project and am attempting to cull some of the 312 string instruments I have. I want to keep the basics, and so far, the "basics" number about 50 (LOL)!

Actually, I have one historic guitar-one like it sold for $249,000.00 several years ago. Care to guess what it is?

You're right...with quality control, the simple but effective design of Fenders and modern automated manufacturing technology, I see nothing at all wrong with Mexican Fender instruments for daily players.

Gave away several guitars last year and left a few in my will to other close friends....thought I'd had my left foot amputated LOL!

I plan to build an inner city recreation/music facility with the proceeds of the "big" liquidation effort. Naturally, I'll have to purchase....you guessed it....MORE INSTRUMENTS for the music program.

This way, I won't have too much separation anxiety from the sale. Honestly, many of the pieces in the collection (around 100) haven't been played in 10 years or more and just cost a lot of bread to maintain.

The center is a project I am really looking forward to doing...kind of what I want to be remembered by.


Russ