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Hey everyone,
First post here, hello!
I’m in the market for a new guitar. Specifically something old.
Being a lefty, I naturally got more into amps than guitars due to the lack of choice. My main gigging and last guitar I bought was a MIM Strat from 2007 which I’ve modified over the years (80s MIJ neck, pups, bridge block, etc), so I think I deserve something new to look forward to.
I love older gear (older the better for me) and I want something that I can play but is unlikely to lose me money if I decide to sell later down the line. Ideally, I’d like something that’ll be worth holding on to with the potential for it to increase in value (I do intend to buy a guitar to play it and not just look at it though).
I had a chat about this with a mate and he suggested a 60s Gibson melody maker, an SG Junior, an Epiphone Olympic, or an old Fender of some sort. I could restring and set these up to play lefty quite easily without messing around with them too much.
What do you guys think of this idea and suggestions above? Any others I should look at?
My budget is up to £2k for the ideal guitar, but preferably more towards the £1k mark.
I just want something with history, character and something that I wouldn’t actually want to sell (but could potentially turn into a house deposit for my future children, haha).
Any info or insight into the appreciating vintage market would be great.
Thanks in advance,
Luke
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Main thing is do you research and maybe get out to some guitar shows once the lockdown is over. Also keep an eye on here and the usual places. Most of all buy it to enjoy it, Good luck!
1) The control knobs and the cable plugged into the output jack socket will be directly in the way of your strumming/picking hand.
2) Unless you play with the low E string closest to the ground, the preset intonation ridge along the wrapover bridge will be the reverse of what you require. It will be necessary to obtain a replacement part whose intonation ridge is preset for a plain G string.
3) The nut will need either reslotting or replacing. This will negatively affect the guitar’s monetary worth.
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Some 'old guitars' with character, are often improved regarding playability, once they have been customised and become 'players grade' instruments - Obviously values need to be adjusted accordingly
Mojoaxe versus original Gibson parts.
https://i.imgur.com/VxH8M2E.jpg
Moving on to today and now many companies take advantage of the likes of CNC, plus able to see the good and past in previous eras, as such they know what to build and how to build it with a far great level of consistency - Agree there are some good old guitars and no 2 ways about that fact - But there are certainly many examples that get better the further you walk away from them
I’ll do my research and have a think as to what to do next and take the advice on board.
If anyone does see a decent deal on something in my criteria, please do shoot it my way. I’m serious when I say I’d give learning to play upside down a go! Bonus if it actually is a lefty...
Cheers again.