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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:17:00 PM EDT
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I came back to the thread expecting to admire old Fenders, Gretschs, Rickenbackers and Gibsons. Normally you can count on Arfcom to have nice toys.
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:20:41 PM EDT
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Not necessarily interesting, but here is my oldest guitar, built in the late 70s, possibly very early 80s.
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:27:16 PM EDT
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I can't play and I still want this
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:29:50 PM EDT
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We have a musicians and music forum but yeah.... Arfcom has some amazing guitars and players.
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:35:02 PM EDT
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Not an electric but here's my '65 Gibson J50. Passed down through the fam from Grandparent to Father to me. This and a vintage Browning are about all I'll ever inherit from my salt of the earth family of farmers.
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:37:25 PM EDT
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Pete Townsend smashed a fuck ton of them.
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:37:53 PM EDT
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Think everyone spent their money elsewhere. My most vintage guitar is a 96 Squier.
Have my dads Hummingbird but it’s not all old. I’ve got Japanese made Ibanez 7 and 8 strings, a weirdo bolt on PRS, and a Japanese Jackson. Got a thing for Japanese guitars apparently.  Attached FileThis guy is allegedly a member here and I think he’s got some decent gear. Maybe he’ll visit the thread. Closest I’ve gotten to him  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:38:46 PM EDT
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No photos available but I have '56 and '63 Strats, a '63 Jaguar, a '56 TV Junior and a '57 Junior.
For amps I have a '57 Tweed Champ, a '62 Brown Deluxe, a '63 Bassman and a '57 Ampeg Dolphin 2. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:40:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Think everyone spent their money elsewhere. My most vintage guitar is a 96 Squier. Have my dads Hummingbird but it’s not all old. I’ve got Japanese made Ibanez 7 and 8 strings, a weirdo bolt on PRS, and a Japanese Jackson. Got a thing for Japanese guitars apparently. I have two 1980 les paul standards that are about a month apart. Some other neat stuff too. My dad’s 1960-something gibson acoustic is with my bro |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:42:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have two 1980 les paul standards that are about a month apart. Some other neat stuff too. My dad’s 1960-something gibson acoustic is with my bro Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Think everyone spent their money elsewhere. My most vintage guitar is a 96 Squier. Have my dads Hummingbird but it’s not all old. I’ve got Japanese made Ibanez 7 and 8 strings, a weirdo bolt on PRS, and a Japanese Jackson. Got a thing for Japanese guitars apparently. I have two 1980 les paul standards that are about a month apart. Some other neat stuff too. My dad’s 1960-something gibson acoustic is with my bro An older Les Paul is about all I’ve got on my want list. Been looking but pricy. Maybe an interesting parts Strat or a Japanese one. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:42:22 PM EDT
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Some of mine are vintage now.
Charvel Legend  Attached FileCharvel Spectrum  Attached FileIbanez RG770  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:45:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:51:40 PM EDT
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I was just playing my Ampeg Dan Armstrong an hour ago. I can't post pics but it's the one with the clear lucite body.
Somebody feel free to post a stock pic of one. Bonus points for a pic of Keith Richards playing his in '69. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:59:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Some of mine are vintage now. Charvel Legend https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/218698/100_0107_JPG-1790705.JPG Charvel Spectrum https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/218698/Spectrum-1_JPG-1790707.JPG Ibanez RG770 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/218698/rg-770_1_JPG-1790709.JPG I think you may want to crop out the bottom of the last photo 
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:00:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think you may want to crop out the bottom of the last photo Someone's printing. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:04:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:05:06 PM EDT
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 Part of my goodies... Not shown are the strat and the G&L Legacy Strat None of these are particularly old, though. And the Starcaster has been upgraded to Lindy Fralin pups and a Bigsby tailpiece. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:08:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In before the member with Allen Collins guitar https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/71410/Collins_jpg-1790721.JPG mmmmexplorer |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:11:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:21:05 PM EDT
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Is my 81 vintage?
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:21:05 PM EDT
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1958 Guild T100, 1952 Gibson LG (Acoustic)
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:30:18 PM EDT
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Quoted: Some of mine are vintage now. Charvel Legend https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/218698/100_0107_JPG-1790705.JPG Charvel Spectrum https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/218698/Spectrum-1_JPG-1790707.JPG Ibanez RG770 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/218698/rg-770_1_JPG-1790709.JPG Quoted: I think you may want to crop out the bottom of the last photo  I love me some 1950's Fenders. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:48:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is my 81 vintage? http://i.imgur.com/xiiUmlKl.jpg" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/xiiUmlKl.jpg It's a beautiful guitar. I'm in no way a snob about trying to apply any sort of definition to "vintage." |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:48:42 PM EDT
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 Attached FileBrother bought from the Vox room, Now Skips some time in 1967... Edit: Passed and now mine... |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:52:00 PM EDT
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1956 Gibson Les Paul Special
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Posted: 1/21/2021 11:59:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No photos available but I have '56 and '63 Strats, a '63 Jaguar, a '56 TV Junior and a '57 Junior. For amps I have a '57 Tweed Champ, a '62 Brown Deluxe, a '63 Bassman and a '57 Ampeg Dolphin 2. Would love to see pics of the '56 and '63 strats. I grew up playing my friend's dad's '62 strat. I miss that guitar. Never heard a guitar sound as good since. My friend still has it and plays it often. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:09:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is my 81 vintage? http://i.imgur.com/xiiUmlKl.jpg" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/xiiUmlKl.jpg I have one of those. in fact I think its in that time frame, maybe 82-83?. its a helluva guitar. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:12:35 AM EDT
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Only pic I have at the moment is in the Avatar.
Mid 90s De Armand Jetstar. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:15:16 AM EDT
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My oldest guitar is a MIM '94 Strat.
 She's always been good to me, though. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:19:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No photos available but I have '56 and '63 Strats, a '63 Jaguar, a '56 TV Junior and a '57 Junior. For amps I have a '57 Tweed Champ, a '62 Brown Deluxe, a '63 Bassman and a '57 Ampeg Dolphin 2. How much are those strats going for these days? Back in the 90's that would have been over 15k a piece. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:20:06 AM EDT
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Bought a custom color blue 1963 Fender Jaguar in 1975 for little money, it became a treasured possession. Got hard up for money around 1999, sold it on the internet to a surf guitar collector for a very nice profit, so I was happy. Shipped it out to the buyer pronto. (Hawaii} He paid the expensive shipping.
He took it to a vintage guitar shop, where they took it apart for cleaning and found writing under the pick guard indicating it had been refinished in Tucson in 1974. There was also blue overspray on the wiring. I truly thought it was original. The guy was pissed and thought I had tried to cheat him, and I understood that. I refunded his money, but I hated the thought of being deemed dishonest. Live and learn. Looked like this.  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:27:54 AM EDT
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My oldest amp is a 50's Gibson. My oldest guitars are early '90s guitars, but I have a Callaham Strat from when he was still building Strats and Teles. Best guitar I own and sounds as good as any vintage Strat.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:32:52 AM EDT
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I had pics of a 60s Gretsch my dad has somewhere, but I can't find them.
My "vintage" is from the 80s '89 ESP Custom Shop  Attached File(I think) '87 Charvel Model 2  Attached FileAnd not really vintage, but my 08 Les Paul that's pretty much the only guitar I've played since I got it. It's starting to look kinda vintage  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 12:39:22 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:08:23 AM EDT
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No ‘80s god damn stop it!!!!
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:14:31 AM EDT
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'50s Les Paul TV Model:
 
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:37:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryMy favorite of all Les Pauls! I’ve had a Standard, a Custom, and a Junior, but always wanted a Special in TV yellow! Not vintage, but I built this Telecaster to early 60s specs a couple of years ago with a one piece ash body, Warmoth neck, and genuine Fender components. Did the nitro lacquer myself & saved a thousand or more dollars for what it would’ve cost from the Fender Custom Shop.   |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:38:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No ‘80s god damn stop it!!!! Quote HistoryQuoted: No ‘80s god damn stop it!!!!  Attached FileActually...I posted a guitar a little more than a year older than I am. No more goddamned '80s guitars. Quoted: In before the member with Allen Collins guitar https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/71410/Collins_jpg-1790721.JPG I saved this one to drool over. He better show up and post more pics of it.  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:39:59 AM EDT
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I'll take a real nocaster or broadcaster if someone just has an extra one laying around
 My oldest guitar is about a 2000. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 1:48:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Found them, 1976 Gretsch 7670 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/375793/gretsch_2_jpg-1790982.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/375793/gretsch_jpg-1790983.JPG Chet Atkins was my dad's favorite guitarist. When Chet switched from Gretsch to Gibson so did my dad. I have all of his guitars and I own the gibson equivalent to your Gretsch.  Here is his old Gretsch he used to play, it's a 1967:  This is the prize of the collection. Guitar guys know what this is:  I have this Chet model:  I also have this 3/4 scale Sears kids acoustic from 1956 with the box it came with. The original strings are in an envelope with it:  |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 2:05:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How much are those strats going for these days? Back in the 90's that would have been over 15k a piece. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: No photos available but I have '56 and '63 Strats, a '63 Jaguar, a '56 TV Junior and a '57 Junior. For amps I have a '57 Tweed Champ, a '62 Brown Deluxe, a '63 Bassman and a '57 Ampeg Dolphin 2. How much are those strats going for these days? Back in the 90's that would have been over 15k a piece. I have a 57 that I bought for $3650 many years ago and thought it was crazy expensive. Mine is a little rough and recently appraised at $14k. It's my favorite guitar out of nine (so far) and I play it every day. The price is irrelevant because nothing would convince me to sell it. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 2:10:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @BornToLooze Chet Atkins was my dad's favorite guitarist. When Chet switched from Gretsch to Gibson so did my dad. I have all of his guitars and I own the gibson equivalent to your Gretsch. https://i.imgur.com/sJQsQmU.jpg Here is his old Gretsch he used to play, it's a 1967: https://i.imgur.com/FtFzi57.jpg This is the prize of the collection. Guitar guys know what this is: https://i.imgur.com/x006uMX.jpg I have this Chet model: https://i.imgur.com/GVolzhI.jpg I also have this 3/4 scale Sears kids acoustic from 1956 with the box it came with. The original strings are in an envelope with it: https://i.imgur.com/iYCI1dT.jpg What year is that 335? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 2:34:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @BornToLooze Chet Atkins was my dad's favorite guitarist. When Chet switched from Gretsch to Gibson so did my dad. I have all of his guitars and I own the gibson equivalent to your Gretsch. https://i.imgur.com/sJQsQmU.jpg Here is his old Gretsch he used to play, it's a 1967: https://i.imgur.com/FtFzi57.jpg This is the prize of the collection. Guitar guys know what this is: https://i.imgur.com/x006uMX.jpg I have this Chet model: https://i.imgur.com/GVolzhI.jpg I also have this 3/4 scale Sears kids acoustic from 1956 with the box it came with. The original strings are in an envelope with it: https://i.imgur.com/iYCI1dT.jpg As far as I know, my dad's not the biggest Chet Atkins fan, that was one of those deals where one of his friends wanted to learn guitar back in the day, and never stuck with it, and it spent probably 40 years sitting under his bed. And it's not my Gretsch, I just had temporary ownership while I was trying to sell it for him. It never sold so I gave it back to him. I won't lie, ole Chet designed a hell of a guitar, but the Gretsch sound ain't my thing. Dad's always been a Fender guy, and he got a Black Falcon or Penguin, whatever the black Gretsch is. And then he got this one, but he went back to his Fenders. A couple weeks ago I had to rewire his Tele for him, and I played it to make sure everything was good, and they really need to slant the pickup the other way on those things. Sounded great for rhythm stuff, but the first lead I tried to play I felt like I got stabbed in the ear with an ice pick. I'm not going to lie, I'm a Gibson guy, if it would have been a Gibson instead of a Gretsch, he would have gotten a phone call about how somebody broke in and stole it. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 2:39:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What year is that 335? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: @BornToLooze Chet Atkins was my dad's favorite guitarist. When Chet switched from Gretsch to Gibson so did my dad. I have all of his guitars and I own the gibson equivalent to your Gretsch. https://i.imgur.com/sJQsQmU.jpg Here is his old Gretsch he used to play, it's a 1967: https://i.imgur.com/FtFzi57.jpg This is the prize of the collection. Guitar guys know what this is: https://i.imgur.com/x006uMX.jpg I have this Chet model: https://i.imgur.com/GVolzhI.jpg I also have this 3/4 scale Sears kids acoustic from 1956 with the box it came with. The original strings are in an envelope with it: https://i.imgur.com/iYCI1dT.jpg What year is that 335? |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 2:52:09 AM EDT
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I’m considering buying a 60s Les Paul Jr in a year but I can’t decide if it’s actually worth it.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 3:56:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How much are those strats going for these days? Back in the 90's that would have been over 15k a piece. I have no idea what they're worth today. I paid $5k for the '56 (and most of that was trading in other guitars) and somewhere around $3.5k for the '63. Yeah, I've had them a while. If I ever got rid of my guitars (which I have no plans to) the '63 would probably be the last to go. It has the most wonderful neck of any I've played. When I stopped playing I held on to them in case my sons wanted them. So, naturally, they became drummers. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 5:23:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm in no way a snob about trying to apply any sort of definition to "vintage." It's all relative of course. But for many years (not any more), Ebay had the musical instrument/guitar category of "Vintage (pre-1980)." I still see it that as a good cutoff point. Most post-1980 guitar gear is a bunch of cheesy plastic crap, solid state amps, PCB tube amps, and shitty plywood guitars from the far east. Anything new that's made like pre-80s gear is called "boutique" these days. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 5:28:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryRefin. But gorgeous. Love me some Specials. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:14:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have no idea what they're worth today. I paid $5k for the '56 (and most of that was trading in other guitars) and somewhere around $3.5k for the '63. Yeah, I've had them a while. If I ever got rid of my guitars (which I have no plans to) the '63 would probably be the last to go. It has the most wonderful neck of any I've played. When I stopped playing I held on to them in case my sons wanted them. So, naturally, they became drummers. That was a steal for those guitars. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 10:22:58 AM EDT
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Vintage guitars for the most part are like any other vintage thing. The desirability doesnt really means there’s anything actually better about them. People just like to have things that other people don’t.
For some, obviously the history and sentimental value about them can be appealing. The story of who played the guitar is the most obvious one. Sometimes it’s cool just to pick up a guitar that’s been to hell and back and still sounds good. Definitely particularly for acoustics there is something about old broken in wood that in some cases does sound better. But if you know anything about guitars that could ask because they just randomly had found the perfect piece of wood. In my opinion though a lot of the stuff is total garbage. Most vintage guitars are not better instruments. The plastics and the capacitors, the internals, the hardware, is all in general subpar material as compared to today. Vintage guitars for the most part are available because people want them and they are a limited commodity — more power to them. . |
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