AndrewD wrote: He's endorsed by Fender but has not bought a single guitar through the endorsement...

well he wouldn't, would he??

i mena if he has an endorsement deal he wouldn't have to buy a guitar - he' get it for nothing.

thats why I just love the irony on his website where he says he only uses Fender cables - and they worth every cent....

well if he got them for nothing...and they worth every cent??? then he means they not worth anything??

Alan Ratcliffe wrote: Don't forget that modern finishes wear much slower than vintage ones. Also unlike most players in the '50s and '60s, few modern players gig with only one guitar, so each sees less use/wear.

To continue with your jeans analogy - the point at which your jeans are the most comfortable is usually just before they disintegrate. The preworn jeans look right and feel comfy from the first time you wear them and still have years of life left in them.

Anyway, some guys don't want to wait to get a guitar that looks "right" from the get-go. It's a style thing and it doesn't matter if we wouldn't do it ourselves. It doesn't detract from the music (I mean, is Dan less of a player for it?).

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying the "relic" thing is insane. Nor am I criticising Platansky as a player at all. Or even criticising his choice in guitars. Just wondering why it's necessary for a player who spends so much time playing those guitars would even need a distressed guitar - because it would get there on its own. That was my only point.

But I take your points. If you're regularly using more than two guitars the wear will slow down a lot. Even nitro finishes these days have been beefed up (usually with polyurethane I understand) to stay intact for ages while still looking and feeling like nitro. I'm also hearing what you're saying about a guitar that looks old but also hasn't taken all that much physical stress, and hence isn't that likely to malfunction or break.

As you say, I'm not into it myself, and I think it's kind of hokey, but I do get where people are coming from with it. Still, to take what you've said, first prize for me is just not babying the guitar so that it ages with you.

Most endorsements (especially local ones) don't mean free gear, They mean really good discounts. You have to be pretty high up the ladder before you get stuff for free. And right at the top before you get paid for endorsements.

Anyway, in most cases guys endorse the products they want to use - if they are influential enough that they can get an endorsement from one manufacturer, they can likely get the same deal from the manufacturer of the products they really want to use.

StephenG wrote:
thats why I just love the irony on his website where he says he only uses Fender cables - and they worth every cent....

The picture of two pedals strung together with Neutrik jacks? ?

His endorsement means he gets fender products for roughly half price.

All the gear on his website except the guitars has changed. Those posts are very old.

The only 'gear' Dan needs he was fortunately blessed with



I heard Dan play my old Highway 1 strat through a 64 "Harmony" tube amp (I think thats what it was) it was old and blue, ancient in fact...

And it blew me away still... No fancy deals or gear needs apply here... this is pure talent ?

Brentcgp wrote: The only 'gear' Dan needs he was fortunately blessed with

Mine look just about the same... but for some reason don't work as well ? ...actually I do know, I'm damn lazy >

thanks for this Nick! I always love seeing these type of posts. Dan was using the mi audio bloy boy deluxe a while back aswell (when I watched him) that spot is now taken by Fuzzilla ?

DR Z amps sound amazing!

For anyone interested ...DAN is playing Kirstenbosch gardens 23 JAN, I am definately going...maybe a few GFSA members can all watch the show together?would be a cool vibe...

shadow1 wrote: thanks for this Nick! I always love seeing these type of posts. Dan was using the mi audio bloy boy deluxe a while back aswell (when I watched him) that spot is now taken by Fuzzilla ?

DR Z amps sound amazing!

For anyone interested ...DAN is playing Kirstenbosch gardens 23 JAN, I am definately going...maybe a few GFSA members can all watch the show together?would be a cool vibe...

Table Mountain Blues Fest TOMORROW along with Pryor and Frost!

Found this
https://guitar.com/features/dan-patlansky-top-10-tips/

Looks like he has EVM-12Ls, 200-watt speakers driven from his Dr Zs 50-watt head. The two-knob Keeley compressor pedal is used as a booster, not a compressor, to drive the input of the amp.