Probably not. Some are easier to play, obviously (and that's why I have the ones I have).

I did get to plink a little bit last night on an old (maybe '60s) Stella that a girl had brought to the open mike. She said she'd got it for $15.95, and a luthier I know had put a new bridge on it--that was it. The thing is literally made out of varnished and painted cardboard (I think that's why it had a truss rod in the neck). But it fingered okay, was not hard to play, and had an unbelievably raunchy sound that was perfect for blues. She got a good deal. Came with a case, too--made out of the same gauge cardboard, and it can double as a portable percussion section. Robert Johnson would have felt right at home.

If I had something like that, I'd be taking it to Pineyfest instead of subjecting my J-200 to the vagaries of Homeland Security and the latest bankrupt airline. But I didn't tell her--she'd have probably wanted more'n $15.95 for it, and I didn't want her to get a swelled head over its value.

Joe

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