Members Dr. Scottie C Posted June 22, 2014 Members Share Posted June 22, 2014 In the past, what is the most (in US dollars) that you have ever paid for a guitar?And..... would you pay that amount again present day? more? less? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slvrsrpnt Posted June 22, 2014 Members Share Posted June 22, 2014 $1900 in the past, today, maybe $1500 if something was really cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted June 22, 2014 Members Share Posted June 22, 2014 Promise me that you are not astroturfing for guitar centre ScottieAll your posts feel like market research, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peskypesky Posted June 22, 2014 Members Share Posted June 22, 2014 I paid $750 for a Spanish-made classical guitar about 10 years ago. In general, I buy inexpensive Asian-made guitars, but I have considered buying an American-made guitar recently. I have more money than I did when I was younger, so part of me wants to "splurge" and get a Gibson or MIA Fender....but then the frugal part of me chimes in and says "ummm, no." I'm currently saving money so I can retire early, so buying "expensive" guitars is not something I need to be doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Scottie C Posted June 22, 2014 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2014 Promise me that you are not astroturfing for guitar centre Scottie All your posts feel like market research, Ummmm no.... I don't shop at any store..... I always buy used. For me....most I have ever paid $1450.00 Present day.....wouldn't go over $300.00 unless it was an absolute steal I could make money on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted June 22, 2014 Members Share Posted June 22, 2014 I paid $1200 for a Joe Satriani several years ago (then sold it). Today I would pay likely not more then $800 for a player. I buy used stuff, so you can get a lot of guitar for $800. I got a RG1570 for $450, so there you go. As far as a collectable, I would spend maybe $3000, maybe more if the right JEM777LNG popped up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Scottie C Posted June 22, 2014 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2014 I paid $1200 for a Joe Satriani several years ago (then sold it). Today I would pay likely not more then $800 for a player. I buy used stuff, so you can get a lot of guitar for $800. I got a RG1570 for $450, so there you go. As far as a collectable, I would spend maybe $3000, maybe more if the right JEM777LNG popped up. Funny you mention the JEM777LNG.... In 2004, I bought #37 at 2am one night for $860 with free shipping. It was in absolute unplayed condition. After playing it for a week, and hating it I might add.....I relisted it on the bay.....and it sold for $1250 and I thought that was great. Present day, in the condition it was in, it would likely be a $3,500 guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted June 22, 2014 Members Share Posted June 22, 2014 Funny you mention the JEM777LNG.... In 2004, I bought #37 at 2am one night for $860 with free shipping. It was in absolute unplayed condition. After playing it for a week, and hating it I might add.....I relisted it on the bay.....and it sold for $1250 and I thought that was great. Present day, in the condition it was in, it would likely be a $3,500 guitar. I saw one in not mint condition go for $5500 not long ago. As my nephews say, "ouchie." You certainly did good, though. Reminds me of when I bought google stock at $400 something and sold it at $500 something. A year later it was around $1000. Oh well. F google anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Scottie C Posted June 22, 2014 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2014 I saw one in not mint condition go for $5500 not long ago. As my nephews say, "ouchie." You certainly did good, though. Reminds me of when I bought google stock at $400 something and sold it at $500 something. A year later it was around $1000. Oh well. F google anyways. From a playing standpoint.....it didn't play as good as the RG 550 or 570 I had at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 6down1togo Posted June 22, 2014 Members Share Posted June 22, 2014 I paid $2000 for a mint, used ES-335 a couple years back. I wouldn't spend that kind of money on a guitar today. I am just as happy playing my Epiphone Casino IBJL for $500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRicoC Posted June 22, 2014 Members Share Posted June 22, 2014 Most paid: effectively $1,900 in '94, absolutely, $1,650 last year. I guess the most I would pay would be about $3,700 for an Ian Anderson, Nik Huber, or Fano ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ido1957 Posted June 22, 2014 Members Share Posted June 22, 2014 $1700 for my EC Strat. Once I get a few bills paid off I'd like to buy a LP Custom which goes for about $4000. Either that or a Historic VOS Reissue for $4500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted June 22, 2014 Members Share Posted June 22, 2014 Most I have paid is $280 or £165. Peavey FalconI think a good guitar is 30% money 70% setupThe only thing I would buy new by choice is an amp. That's because a faulty secondhand amp destroyed my hearing at rehearsal, (it went into 100watt internal oscillation 3 feet away, by the time I realised it wasn't feedback my ears were toast) If it had been at a gig next night I would have been sued to oblivion by anyone at the front so I consider myself perversely lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JC777 Posted June 23, 2014 Members Share Posted June 23, 2014 2500 is the most so far. But given the right equipment and funds available 5500 is probably my limit.I've almost bought a Trussart 2 years ago for 3500. And I've see some vintage Teles that I could have gone 4500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AJ6stringsting Posted June 23, 2014 Members Share Posted June 23, 2014 When I was a traveling musician , I bought a Gibson Les Paul Custom in Grand Rapids , Michigan for $1200.00 with case. That was in 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted June 23, 2014 Members Share Posted June 23, 2014 I got my Rickenbacker 620/12 for a series of monthly payments. That's the most expensive one I own, and the guitar I've owned the longest. The one I paid the most for at once was a Gretsch Double Jet Electromatic, which was around $600. I gave that to my father-in-law in 2010. He barely plays it, and I kinda want it back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Caffeinated Cat Posted June 23, 2014 Members Share Posted June 23, 2014 I can't even remember - I bought some Jackson back in the '80s that seemed pretty expensive to me at the time. I dunno, $600 - $700 or maybe more. My Ibanez RGT42 was $600 on clearance about ten years ago. Got my American Strat back in '87 for around $450 I think. These days I could see spending $600 or more if I I realy wnated something. But $500 - $600 for Mexican made Fenders, Ephipones, an Ibanez or ESP is more my price range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted June 23, 2014 Members Share Posted June 23, 2014 I paid $3600 for a Brazilian rosewood Martin D28 once. I sold it about 6 years later for the same amount I paid. I once had the opportunity to buy a 1959 Les Paul in New York City in 1992 for $20,000. My friends laughed at me for considering it. I still remember one guy's girlfriend saying: "Of all the investments out there: stocks, bonds, real estate, anuities....you're investing in MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members speakerjones Posted June 23, 2014 Members Share Posted June 23, 2014 $2500. I'd pay that or more today, if I considered it a good deal for a player or I thought I could make money on a flip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted June 23, 2014 Members Share Posted June 23, 2014 When I sold my dad's '39 Harley a few years ago I used some of the money to buy a new Les Paul. Dad and Les were almost the same age and passed away within days of each other. The guitar I got was built the same month both of them passed, so it has special meaning to me. I paid $2400 for it. This picture shows it with the truss rod cover I had made for it. The one next to it I built using wood from a wooden shipping crate that a 1940 harley came in (Dad was a Harley dealer before the war). When I can afford it I'd like to get a guitar from my birth year, and I might be willing to pay more than that. The most I've SOLD a guitar for is $4200 for a '69 Byrdland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted June 23, 2014 Members Share Posted June 23, 2014 Up front, I think the most I've paid is $700 which I've done a couple times, once for a 2000 Gibson Studio Lite (special order as it turns out) in cherry condition and the other was a 98 (I think) Hamer Mirage II in cherry condition (save for one small dimple on the top back of the neck). Have had both of those guitars for over five years and whenever I think about downsizing I plug in and realize there's just no way. How much today? Well truth is I don't really go through gear like some folks, never purchased anything for resale, not a flipper. With acoustics and bass included, I have thirteen guitars that I enjoy. Too many for a hobbiest like me I know but I've yet to spring for a refret and I really enjoy the variety. Short answer, I don't spend more than two bills these days unless I were to inexplicably sell or trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JC777 Posted June 23, 2014 Members Share Posted June 23, 2014 When I can afford it I'd like to get a guitar from my birth year, and I might be willing to pay more than that. . Yup. The Tele was my birth year. Came very close to buying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members epi56ebony Posted June 24, 2014 Members Share Posted June 24, 2014 $2600. Master Built 62 Shell Pink Strat. Ash Body with gold trimmings built by John Cruz. But I also paid $200 to have it shipped 2 day air because I didn't want it sitting out in UPS land for a week. I was so paranoid about something happening. So to me it really cost $2800 with the shipping. Won it on Ebay. It's an incredible guitar. I love fat necks and this one is fairly thin but it plays like butter and it's the one of the lightest guitars I own. Incredibly light weight. I'm trying not to buy anything as my income level has dropped. But I did recently buy 1. $79 Les Paul Special in Yellow from Guitar Center. 2. MLB San Francisco Giants Strat. $800 from Fender Direct 3. Just got the Hofner Union Jack Violin Bass again at Guitar Center 10% off so it was $362. But since I was laid off I sold about 20 grand in guitars. Most I'd pay is the $800 for the SF Giants Strat which is turning out to be a wonderful guitar for a Mexican Standard Strat with a great paint job. Just incredible easy action. That little $79 Les Paul Epiphone special is amazing for the price. It would really be great for a kid starting out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elclapitan Posted June 24, 2014 Members Share Posted June 24, 2014 I paid $450 for a Dean Explorer 10 years ago. I usually just trade stuff because I'm a cheap skate. Probably why I've been playing for 18 years and just recently got my first honest Les Paul... And it's a studio at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted June 25, 2014 Members Share Posted June 25, 2014 About $1300 for Guild Starfire IV with Guild case in 2000. Birthday present to myself. Have cheaper ones I like better however.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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