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My two acoustics were bought new, but one was 15 years ago, and the other a rather nice Chinese-made guitar that only cost £200.
Then i counted.
And it's new.
They're all new..
Any i did get used have either gone or are in pieces under the kitchen counter waiting for me to do things to them..
Used:
PRS CU22
Gibson Les Paul Smartwood
Gibson The Paul
New:
Fender American Pro Strat
Fender MIM Strat
Fender MIM Tele
Ibanez BFP JEM (reissue)
Gibson ES Les Paul
Gibson Les Paul Trad Pro 2
Gibson Les Paul Jnr
....so mostly new for me.
New ones tend to be bought on finance, which makes it pretty easy to fund whereas a lump sum for a 2nd hand deal can be more difficult (of course I could save up but it's usually I WANT IT AND I WANT IT NOW!)
s/h: 3 Gibbos, 1 Squier Strat (shop soiled IIRC), 1 bass, 2 acoustics, upright & Rhodes pianos, 2 Hammond organs, 1 keyboard, 2 combos, 4 heads, 4 cabs
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Bought new; 8
Bought s/h; 18
Built: 15
In build: 2
In my defence, I am trying to sell one of them.
Most of the Kawais were bought s/h, for the obvious reason that they've not been sold for about 30 years.
Hadn't realised that I had that many self-builds, although quite a few of those are Bailey course builds or built around GSPBasses parts.
The bought-news include stuff that I've had for many years (ie 30+). Not bought much new in the last 10 years.
Fender acoustic my wife bought me when we got married 32 years ago.
A NOS 70s Tele I bought from Flying Pig in Hanwell in about 1986.
Used
Approximately 80 guitars, mainly electric, that I’ve bought over the last 30+ years. The vast majority of them have been sold over the years. (Otherwise the marriage would definitely not have lasted this long!)
Never bought new since, probably bought (I don't still have them all) over 100 guitars since then, all used.
Guitars has got to be one the best markets to buy used IMO - because so little can go wrong with them, any electrical issues are a quick fix, so as long as the body/neck isn't damaged it's all good - I can do setups, wiring etc.
I don't think I'll ever buy new again.
I actually quite like guitars that are worn in, I'm not really one for minters - you don't have to worry about adding a ding or two if you never had it mint in the first place.
Used: 5.
Built: 6. I blame @TTony for all of these.
The other guitars which have been and gone were all second hand and have been sold on.Apart from 2 acoustics I broke, one by falling on when trying to remove jeans when drunk. If a guitar has got to go that's how I think it would want to go.
As a working musician \ electronics repairer I'm notoriously tight when it comes to buying gear .... generally preferring to buy faulty equipment because I can get it cheaper
8 used (5 charvel model series, 2 Esp LTD, 1 steinberger)
1 new (1994 Ibanez JEM 555)
is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?
Used - every other guitar I have ever owned - 6 I think.