Hmm....Which is correct?

A while back, the 62-series WAS Yamaha's top-o'-the-line model. Then, they came out with the Custom line and that relegated the 62 to second-line.

I can't speak to what qualities they downgraded, if at all, on the 62-series AFTER they introduced the Custom. Maybe they left the 62 alone and improved production qualities on the Customs.

I recall one local dealer at that time urging me to consider an upgrade fropm my 62 silver sop to a Custom because the new Custom had a solid tube whereas the 62 had a soldered tube. Could be. I didn't upgrade; rather I bought a different brand. DAVE

SaxyAcoustician: So, are you asserting that the salesperson who told me that was incorrect? I don't know - I am not a fan of Yamahas and do not follow the details. Actually, the guy who told me that is a reputable salesperson at a store where I STILL trade. By the way, he didn't press me on it, he was merely telling me about what he believed to be upgraded production techniques.

I understand marketing and usually abhor those stragtegies, but seems to me that if a company brings out a "new" product while keeping the older product in the line-up, AND charges more for the new model, there must be SOMETHING new-and-improved about it. Am I gullible? Far from it - I just don't know about this. DAVE