Who's shocked by this post? The guy asks for input then gets upset when he doesnt like the input. Go ahead, if you want to throw money away trying to make three lesser quality guitar's something they arent then do it, but dont ask for input then btch about it when it isn't supporting you.

Well if you've ever tried posting an opinion here on jemsite without specifically stating it as "MY OPINION" you'd know why everyone does that man, haha. I guarantee you if i didnt write that in my post I'd get a million posts like "have you ever EVEN TRIED a jem man????"; "you mean to say there are high quality guitars besides jems?"; "jems are made by steve vai's carpet lint as he sleeps they cant be beat!!!"'...etc etc, and some people are bound to say something like "oh you cant afford a jem so thats why you say stuff like that" despite the fact that I have two guitars that each cost as much as a used JEM. There are people everywhere willing and jumping at the opportunity to misinterpret what you said and start some crap. As fun and informative as forums are that's the one thing i've always hated. No matter how innocently or literally you say something theres always a few people who are gonna take offense if you dont specifically point out that this is just in YOUR opinion. I guess because people see others disagree with their opinion and if it looks like it might possibly be meant that the person believes what they say is fact they feel threatened and have to attack. It's kind of sad because it should be obvious that something you say about a particular guitar or topic IS your opinion...maddox's article on that says it best:

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse....=boiling_blood

Mods if posting that satire link isnt allowed or something lemme know and I'll edit my post. It's worth readin' for a good laugh, plus it's on topic .

I've expressed opinions here mate. I think one of the best signs of good character is being able to accept other people's opinions, and not feel attacked or turn defensive. Even if someone says "you suck" that's someone else's opinion. In the end, who cares? I used to think I was a good drummer (in my teens, more than a half a life ago). Someone I jammed with told me that "I suck in the tempo area" because I was speeding up and slowing down on certain parts. Instead of going back to him all defensive and saying "that's because the bassist sucks" or "the drums are made in Indonesia" I listened, and focused on keeping tempo. Its not that hard to look for the "real message".

I'm still new here. Now I know who not to take seriously when I post something with a little bit of my own opinion in. Drop it ok? your not impressing anyone.

The whole point of this is to have an arsenal of different sounds just like any other guitarist.

lol. but i can see where hes coming from