Edmonton music stores facing drop in demand for electric guitars

In each of his hands, Axe Music salesman Scott McCarthy holds guitars.
Grasped with his right hand is an American-made Fender ’52 Butterscotch Blonde, a $2,700 masterpiece often seen in the hands of Bruce Springsteen and Keith Richards. With his left, McCarthy holds a Chinese-made Fender Squier Classic Vibe, ringing in at one-fifth of the price for $539.
“The Squier actually stacks up remarkably well to the Butterscotch,” McCarthy insists. “You can buy a Kia or a Ferrari,