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What It The Most You See Yourself Paying For A Gui
Topic Started: Aug 22 2008, 09:59 PM (101 Views)
monwobobbo	Aug 22 2008, 09:59 PM Post #1
Posts: 610 Group: Moderator Member #8,625 Joined: June 23, 2008	looking at an add in a guitar mag today and came across a vintage listing. 1961 strat mint. ok that was the year i was born and i'd love to have one - $35,000. after gaining my composure it made me think about what i'd be willing to pay for a guitar. even if i won the lottery tonight i just can't see myself spending that kind of money. (the 61 SG/LP was a "cough" more reasonable $17,000). which leads me to ask what everyone thinks. 1-if you had the money how much would you be willing to spend at most? 2-since we live in the real world how much is the most you really would be willing to spend? for me 1- i just can't imagine spending more than $5000-6000 on a guitar no matter what it was. somehow i just don't envision a more expensive guitar sounding better. vintage is cool but i'd be afraid to play it for fear of devaluing it. not what i want from a guitar. 2- so far i haven't spent more than $500 and i don't see that changing by alot. i may go up to $1000 but i'd really have to love the guitar and figure i wouldn't ever need to repace it. that may not seem like alot but with some patience i've always been able to find great sounding guitars for $500 or less (more often less). this is why i often preach to beginners that you don't need to spend a fortune, just know what to look for.
	and now for something completely different
mynameisDavid	Aug 22 2008, 10:02 PM Post #2
Member Posts: 919 Group: Moderator Member #294 Joined: March 2, 2007	$800, Anything past that is crazy, 800 dollars again,
phill1883	Aug 23 2008, 07:56 AM Post #3
Member Posts: 36 Group: Members Member #8,740 Joined: August 15, 2008	I always think the same thing when I see those types of articles, though I suppose if you were the sort of person thatwould spend $20000+ on a guitar you wouldnt gig it, you would probably buy it as a sort of playable ornament. so 1. if I had the money I wouldnt spend more than $5-6000 (about £2500-3000ish) and then it would have to be good, possibly custom made. 2. When/if I start getting a decent number of gigs in, my eyes are on a custom blackmachine that will cost around £2000...Not because there is anything wrong with my ibanez, but because I am a snob and want a fully custom guitar.
Bullet	Aug 23 2008, 06:22 PM Post #4
Admin Posts: 1,834 Group: Admin Member #183 Joined: January 13, 2007	Well the most I have spent on a guitar was around £1000. The guitar I own now only cost £500. The most I think I would ever spend is around £2000 on a guitar... maybe a bit more on amps/effects

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