I decided to log all the guitars I’ve ever owned since I started playing in 1996, roughly what they cost and what I sold them for. This was to make a point to my wife that guitars are a sound financial investments akin to long term ISA’s or London property.
£500 down over 22 years excluding the guitars I still own.
In total
3 LPs
3 Teles
2 335’s
5 Acoustics
1 gretsch cg
1 vintage epi
and 10 strats
When do I give up on trying to find a Strat I’ll keep for for than a year?
Ive has JVs, AVRI, Nash, partscaster etc but never fall in love
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Overall I have very rarely lost money on a guitar, because I almost never buy new and I try not to pay too much even second hand. The only one I can think of that I lost a lot on was my PRS Standard, which I bought new (even though discounted) and sold at quite a loss, but it had been my main working guitar for about seven years so I think I had my money's worth.
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I have the same problem with strats. Must have been through a dozen over the years. I like the in between sounds (position 2&4) and the neck. The thing that I can never get right is the bridge pickup. I've tried replacement pickups, over wound, really over wound, humbucking single coil sized and full buckers. Of all I found humbuckers the most to my taste, but could never get that punch I was looking for. Tried blocking off the trem which improved things a little, but still fell short.
Decided to approach it from a different direction and went with the Nashville style telecaster with a super switch. Gives me all three telecaster sounds I like with the 2&4 replicating strat sounds. The twisted telecaster neck pickup made a difference too.
This has me happier than anything else.
The biggest frustration was when I had a Road Worn strat that had a gorgeous neck. I played that guitar unplugged on the couch for many an hour. Every time I plugged it in I got the three sounds I like, plus frustration.
I've owned loads of Strats too - and been around every house and ended up (almost) where I started with a Jap Squier.
Although I've now learnt that certain pickups suit me more than others - and that Fender really don't make them.
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I would absolutely not want to know how much I've lost over the years.......
Again.
It's possible I might be tempted again one day, but I'll be disappointed again I'm sure. Just can't like them.
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Took me a good 30 plus Strats to get to that conclusion.
Perhaps if one side really speaks to you, the other side never will??
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