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If I was a pro musician I'd buy whatever I needed to do the job, but I can't justify it as a (very) average amateur.
I used to be comfortable around the £400-£600 range,
that increased to the £700-900 range. and now gone over the £1000 mark.
I think perhaps once you start buying guitars are a certain price you think only guitars of equal or higher value will suffice for future purchases.
I mentioned this before - But I could not enjoy spending 5K or 10K on a new kitchen - No emotional gain whatsoever for me and my poached eggs would not be any better - But 5-10K on a guitar is feasible or indeed 5/10K on a trip to watch the British Lions tour NZ or the cricket team on an Ashes tour would be a joy (even a shit tour like this one)
I have guitars in my collection ranging from sub £200 to nearly 10x that. A good guitar is a good guitar no matter what the price or label on it. And yes, you can define "good" as being made of this wood, or by this manufacturer at this time or with fit and finish of "x" but ultimately, if you bond with it and if it inspires you, its a good guitar.
Frankly, my Squier Jap Strat that cost my mum £199 in 1992, now fitted with Mojo pickups (£130 iirc) and a Kev Hurley trem block (£30) came with me when I went shopping for a CS Strat at Coda Music as a 'datum'. TBH, I preferred that old Squier to a *lot* that I played - and I didn't end up splashing nearly £3k on a Custom Shop. Its subjective, but that's my fave Strat.
I struggle to understand the obvious difference between a £500 and a £5000 guitar. One day I will have to play a high-end one to see for myself
I think i could justify it to myself more easily if it was an instrument that was unlikely to depreciate.
it's not like, say, houses or cars where there are almost infinite variables that can change as you spend more money.
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/3687949?cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59156|cid:189949525|agid:18091975045|tid:aud-180466976485:pla-117154093765|crid:77627773525|nw:g|rnd:11480749590380624418|dvc:m|adp:1o16|mt:|loc:9045945&gclid=Cj0KCQiAs9zSBRC5ARIsAFMtUXFUg8EUpgMjM5PUO9GgnnYVyPqnGaCkf7SiZclgFPZEicIZtKUK9GUaAvJxEALw_wcB
buying used or vintage (uber-used?) feels much better
If I spent more than that I'll have taken leave of my senses.
Years later, I’ve still never spent 500 on a guitar. I could have spent more. I’ve had the cash spare at certain times. I could sell up and buy something for more than my limit, but I won’t. For me, it’s simply not worth it.
I don’t begrudge anyone spending what they want/can on a car/guitar/watch/whatever, but for me, there’s a limit to how much a ‘thing’ is worth. We’ve all got different budgets and priorities, of course.
Coincidentally, sat watching the end of Flog it, and someone just bought a watch that doesn’t go, for 1500 notes!
If you don't care about the brand and you don't care if it's a bit battered then there's normally something in the music shop or Gumtree that's perfectly gig-able for around £250 ish