I've paid $2000 for a blem.
It was a little varnish crack and the guitar was half retail. The guitar came with a lifetime warranty. As soon as I got it I called the company up, sent in the guitar and they fixed the crack for free.
There's been a Nick sighting!
I'd have to say, if I'm paying over $2000 I want it to be perfect. Now, relatively speaking, I can understand someone paying a couple grand for a slightly blem guitar that was originally worth $6000, but $4000 for a Strat?
In my opinion, Strats and Teles are the most overpriced instruments on the market. Slab of wood, bolt on neck, no binding, no quilted or flamed tops, basic finishes... The Deluxe Series is a better overall value with the abalone dots, locking tuners, and S-1 switching.
It still amazes me that I can get a Squier '51 with a COIL SPLIT for $100 and a $2000 Gibson doesn't come with coil-splitting (aside from that crazy GT model).
-=- Steve
"If the moon were made of ribs, would you eat it?"
