I like Peter Case”s blog, partly because I dig Peter Case and partly because he writes good and interesting stuff.
Peter Case, since you probably don”t know, was/is the driving force behind The Plimsouls (remember the movie Valley Girl? Punko Nick Case took the VG to a “punk” club - the band playing was The Plimsouls. And if that”s what makes you remember who they are, shame on you.)
Anyway, Peter wrote a small little bit on his blog about a show he just played, and some dude who was at the show commented back with a bunch of questions. Chief among them:
I noticed that your axe of choice was a Squier Black & Chrome Telecaster? Guitar snobs snort that you can”t gig with a Squier unless it”s been heavily modded. Is your Squier stock?
Most of you doubtless also don”t know that Squier is the low-end, cheap version of Fender guitars. The Cap”n rocks a Squier Tele, for instance, mostly because The Cap”n does not rock hard enough to justify buying a real American Fender.
So it”s actually a good question as to why an American Rock Legend such as Peter Case would rock a Squier.
Peter”s response was pretty simple:
That guitar is stock, right off the rack…its all in the fingers, Skully…the price is right on those things : I”m not paying 6000 bucks , you know what I mean? Its the telecaster twang, spank, whatever you call it…
Part of me likes that P.C. is comfortable stepping on stage with the gear of the common man. And you have to take it as an endorsement of the sound quality of Squier (Fender, of course, would never want to have a rock star saying he can get away with the cheap version).
But on the other hand, aren”t rock guys supposed to get free gear and stuff? I know P.C. is no Carlos Santana, but wouldn”t Guitar Center or somebody hook him up in exchange for a sticker on his amp or something?
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