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I have a 69 Les Paul Custom ,but it has 44 yrs of wear and I don't care if I add more to it.
tbh - damage to them is my bigger paranoia.
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I got told I was a collector of guitars by my Karate instructor ... but that's circumstance between job and kids I'm tied up - it won't alsways be like that, so I get my joy in creating or commisioning exactly what I want - pedals, amps, guitars
I wouldnt care about putting a few marks on one of my guitars as long as I know I want to keep it, and play it for a significant length of time. I just worry about losing a lot of money on something expensive, after realising that its not the guitar for me after 6-12 months.
I occasionally think that mid-range guitars are the way to go.
I have a Fret King propped up by my bed at the moment thats probably picking up a bit of paint from the wall on the headstock and body, and it also probably gets a bit warm in there somedays (insert your own joke here), but thats fine cos its not worth so much, so who cares? It now gets more play than my american G&L, which sits on its stand in the spare room.
I would genuinely be happier with a brand new guitar off the shelf with no dings or marks or scratches, and which would cost me a fraction of the price.
EDIT: I have never played a 50's LP or Strat or 335 or whatever...If I were to buy a vintage guitar, I'd be doing so purely because the accepted wisdom tends to be that they are better...I'd rather pick up a few new guitars and try them out and pick the one i like best, rather than invest too much belief in the idea that somewhere out there is a magical, vintage guitar imbued with a special, personal mojo that is calling out for me and no other guitar will do.
They can have huge sentimental value and therefore be irreplaceable .
My les Paul is nothing special, but I brought it new and have owned it almost half my life , I don't mind a few dings etc, but I'm am increasingly careful with it B-)
I gig my Fat Neck 335 reguarly with an SG Classic as backup which is close to £4k's worth in total by new prices. The 335 is priceless to me and I do sometimes worry about it getting nicked or damaged. That's why I insure them though, £17 a month covers all of my giging gear so I get some piece of mind.
The small amount of worry is completely offset by the sheer joy I get from playing them though.
I'd love to own a vintage Gibson, preferably a "players" guitar with some character to it and I'd happily gig it.
But player grade vintage guitars are not that expensive. I think there is a forum member (In fact there might be a few) who owns an aged and signed Beano or similar which I am pretty sure would have cost more than my guitar. Most Conversions change hands through word of mouth or on the LPF. The Conversions with dealers at $35k are not moving - the sellers are dreaming - and probably never will.
Guitars with changes, or refins (or both) are amazing for players because they are are just about within reach, you can gig them even if you don't employ security, but most important of all, they can play and sound exactly the same as the guitars that collectors have locked away.
But If anybody wins the lottery I would suggest you would want both!
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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