Not really... My Les Paul Jr was pitched as a student guitar, cheap as chips but sounds amazing... My old SIlvertone amp-in-case thing is made of chipboard but sounds incredible... Both of these guitars are now worth £$€...
Just making the case that we're not talking about some amazing archtop jazzer here... Two planks of wood with a coupla pups in there... Easy to get right these days, people have learnt their lessons... And who can tell the difference when you've got the distortion on full/amp cranked up anyway?
Not really... My Les Paul Jr was pitched as a student guitar, cheap as chips but sounds amazing... My old SIlvertone amp-in-case thing is made of chipboard but sounds incredible... Both of these guitars are now worth £$€...
Just making the case that we're not talking about some amazing archtop jazzer here... Two planks of wood with a coupla pups in there... Easy to get right these days, people have learnt their lessons... And who can tell the difference when you've got the distortion on full/amp cranked up anyway?