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I have absolutely no doubt that the fuller is straighter on the Albion version. Which I think is exquisite. I have a huge amount of respect for PJ. I also have absolutely no doubt that the original is a better sword than the replica. Go figure. |
You know I can't really lay claim to even holding an antique sword. i can however tell you about my experience with Albion swords having owned several over the years. All things being what they are I see something else that may be at play here. I'm a musician. I deal and play vintage instruments all the time. I've even owned my fair share. An old strat can go upwards of $12,000 nowadays. Now for me that's a little steep so for me I'd rather go for a replica at $1200 and take that to work. My replica will have modern appointments not readily apparent from just a glance. They play better, stay in tune, and just function way better then the older stuff in my collection. But....... There's always the guy that insists that the 66 strat he has is better just because it's "Real". He insists nothing sounds like it, plays like it, so on and so on. Now while he's entitled to his opinion, really what's happening is he's fixated on the vintage and not on the actual function of the guitar. Sometimes people get so caught up in the fact that something is old and therefor must be the way it was meant to be that they'll overlook all the flaws like bad intonation, poor action, and no compound radius and get caught up in the "vibe" of the piece, overlooking and making excuses for things that just would not be accepted if it were new. Sorry if I got long winded but do you catch my drift?