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So much cash. $$$ . Guitars like that are mostly for investments. Kinda like the ROLEX of guitars.

Most bands of any size that tour just play guitars that are given to them by their sponsors...They usually play the cheaper guitars on stage because anything can happen to a guitar when you are on tour. It can get broken, stolen or just will break from wear n tear. They keep their good guitars at home in their studios or collect them and hope that they retain or increase their value.

Did you see the post about the Martin mini Muddy?
 
webstore.com? :wah:

Hate to be a party-pooper but it's not going to sell if that's his only out. Sketchy website, too high a starting bid, lack of details about the guitar. The charity angle is cute but whoever is going to buy this will want to know the exact model (there are a couple different 1957 reissues - the most prized one is the Historic R7), the year it was manufactured (which can be checked with the serial number) along with photos of the certificate of authenticity, if any. He should also post pictures of the actual guitar, including a shot of the back of the headstock (which sports the serial number.)
 
Matty
webstore.com? :wah:

Hate to be a party-pooper but it's not going to sell if that's his only out. Sketchy website, too high a starting bid, lack of details about the guitar. The charity angle is cute but whoever is going to buy this will want to know the exact model (there are a couple different 1957 reissues - the most prized one is the Historic R7), the year it was manufactured (which can be checked with the serial number) along with photos of the certificate of authenticity, if any. He should also post pictures of the actual guitar, including a shot of the back of the headstock (which sports the serial number)
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What he said.
 
mrquincy
So much cash. $$$ . Guitars like that are mostly for investments.
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Not really. They're glorified knockoffs. Top-notch instruments that will retain their value really well, but not good investments. They're basically a finely-made replica of the real thing, which sells for 6 figures these days.

Slash plays a guitar just like that on the road while his real vintage Gibsons sit at home.

$4k guitars are considered beaters by the big names :biglaugh:
 
Slash actually gave his #1 Les Paul back to Gibson at one point for them to try to re-create. They made a bunch of them,sent them to slash, and he sent 'em all back, except for 1. I believe that is how the story went.

Friend of mine is the guitar tech for BNL. Their tour guitars are usually in the $1-$2k range.... They use carbon fibre acoustics now which are impervious to temperature and basically indestructable.
 
I was in Long and McQuade a few weeks ago and just for fun I went into the classical music section. There was a full size Carbon Fibre Double Bass. It comes in @ 13k. Pretty amazing feat of engineering.

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Yeah I don't know how he came up with the plan for that auction. Like me, Tom doesn't know much about shit, but he does know a lot of people so someone must have coached him to do that. I agree that the execution looks poor.

Perhaps this thread ain't over.



mrquincy
Did you see the post about the Martin mini Muddy?
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I did. I don't really have anything intelligent to say beyond, "Happy playing."

I hope I don't present myself as some kind of guitar expert because the opposite is closer to the truth. I had one guitar for 35+ years and rarely even touched another guitar since my teens (which were not recent). I got an electric this year but I don't know anything.

The Martin mini looks good as far as I can tell.
 
I don't know too much either Muddy, which is why I posted the potential purchase here. I know that Martin is an awesome name and that I want a small, inexpensive yet very playable guitar. This one comes in at the right price point.

What I do know is that you don't have to spend a lot of money on an axe to be happy with it... Nowadays there are so many good guitars on the market starting about 200-300 bucks.
 
Mudcat
My Yamaha 12 string was something like $150 (but that 38 years ago so maybe not a relevant fact.)
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There is an old Yamaha FG-70 at my mom's house. My sister bought it 39 years ago. Guitars from that era can be highly sought after because there were less risks of copyright infringement so they made some great copies. That little Yamaha is a sweet little guitar. The only problem with some of the older Yamaha's can have neck issues because of glue etc. I'd take that guitar from my mom's house; its the one I learned to play on; but I think my family would take issue if i did.

I own a 1981 Takamine f-340 dreadnought. This guitar was modelled after a much more expensive Martin guitar and was made so well that it prompted legal action from the Martin Guitar Company against Takamine. I believe after a harshly worded letter that they stopped making exact Martin copies. At any rate, I got this guitar years ago off of a crackhead for $50 and it is one of the best acoustic guitars I have ever had the priviledge of playing. Problem is that it is way too loud and a little too large to play sitting down comfortably in a quiet apartment building. Whenever this guitar gets pulled out at an outside jam, it is the loudest in the bunch.

Probably why I'm interested in that Martin sound. It really is the best acoustic tone there is.
 
Been following this thread. Not that it matters, but I have an old Gibson SB bass. I believe it was made in the late 60's and is in great shape. I often wondered how much the thing is worth. Was planning on giving it to one of my boys when they get older, but if it's worth money I'd also sell it.
 
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