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On number 3: "Hi bros; sold my Harley for this keen guitar...hey, come back here..."

Why not keep the boat if you’re gonna live by the river ??

Nice! I dig that:)

EVH famously used a ibanez 75

Just elaborating more about it, something on the lines of "How to get into the Vintage vibe". A lot of things can be overlooked by newbies or misinformed players, like replaced parts (pickups, tuners, etc, refin, body modifications, like filling the holes of a string thru body, etc. There are a lot of scammers out there that groom replacement bodies to look like the real thing and sell like the real thing. Sometimes we don't have the chance to remove the reck or check the pickup cavities to check authenticity. thanks guys.

Solid option!! 🤣

I just bought a 65 Hofner with three pickups for about 450 usd. Sounds and feels amazing

We can dig it ! Thanks for the kind words man!

Sincere thanks from our wee team over here! That really does mean a lot and we appreciate everything you said. We’ll keep em coming and have a super super day!

Maybe the custom shops or American originals, but I’m sure MIJs don’t hold a candle to the real deal

Ive had a few melody makers from the 50s.... there is nothing special about 50s gibsons, just real les pauls and jazz boxes were special. IMO definitely nothing better than a 90s gibson or fender usa. They really don’t compare to guitars built in the last 20 years. Shits built way better now.

@@sunnohh Fair point, but there is still some magic with the old stuff. My ‘59 jr is so light and resonant that it just sings. It’s the most acoustically resonant instrument I own, and the old, overwound P90 is a beast. It really is a treasure!

I just got a 1948 L-50. It's my baby. I love archtops. But I have to say, if get another old Gibson acoustic, it'd be an L-3.

Well I got the 1931 L5- refin 16" well off the price of an original. It needed work- a lot of work as it turned out! I could have bought a very nice guitar for what I put into it-BUT-- it now plays and sounds like a dream, like it should. Someone will get a superb L5 someday when I'm gone that will last another 50+ years without needing anything. And that's what it's about if you care.

@@ericw751 There is nothing wrong with putting a lot into restoring an old instrument. I do it quite often. Even more than the instrument is worth. I restored a Bruno mandolin that has "Xmas 1901" written on the label inside the sound hole. Bruno's were considered low end in their day and it was still a bargain find from an antique store. But because I also had the original case with the original owner's name on it (Fred Heller), I felt, as the current owner, it was my responsibility to get it back into playable condition. I easily could have purchased a decent, much newer mandolin from a much better brand for what I put into it, but ... I mean, I have a lovely, functioning 120 year old mandolin now that I can pass on to someone else. Who can say that? It's breathing new life into something. And I had to do it for poor old Fred. And don't get me started on the old Gibson tube amp I fixed up. That was a money pit. It's about having an appreciation for these instruments and their history and not wanting to see them wind up in disrepair on the shelf of an antique store, or worse.

@B Ta lol, it’s like a pair of worn in jeans, no violation there!

@B Ta lol i see it now and now i’m gonna leave the typo in. worms everywhere!!!!

I have a 73 teisco bass i picked up and it's a beautiful piece of wood

Teiscos from the 60's are hit and miss but some are great players. MIJ lawsuit era guitars have kicked the asses of the equivalent Gibsons from that era that I've been lucky enough to try. Caveat emptor as always: not everything old is good. Grossly inflated prices aren't going away any time soon.

They will continue to increase in price like all vintage Fenders. However, I don’t think they will ever be at the same prices as Strats or Teles/Esquires from the same year. Strats and Teles/Esquires (as well as Les Pauls and ES-335s) have been driven up in price because of the icons who played them and vintage “collectors” who are fans of those icons. Even though there are great and very influential artists who have played (or still play) Jaguars, Jazzmasters, Mustangs, and Gibson SGs , I think those guitars will always remain substantially more “affordable” on the vintage market. Of course that could change if a new guitarist comes onto the scene and does something revolutionary playing one of those instruments.

They already are out of my league. Even refin or whatever, late 60s Jag from 2500, Jazzmaster 3500 and Mustang 1700. I'm considering late 70s Teles, around same 1700 all original.

Lol I made that comment before you got to the "vintage partscaster part!" Lol I'm psychic

That is a great point and trust me, we’re working on it!

Ha thing is guitars cost 300$ same as today’s money

Dammit man as soon as I get the aluminum magnets figured out, we'll be all set!

Explore Reverb. They have a categories for pre-CBS Strat refins by year, and a chart to show the range they have recently sold within. I’d say the 10K-20K range for 60-65 L plates, and perhaps much less for 65 F plates- ‘69.

Got my refin late 65 for about 9000 usd

These dip into the '50s, but here's a better idea: Norm's had a '59 Strat refin listed for $11,500. and a '57 Tele refin listed for $12,000. both on Reverb and they sold. The Strat sounded amazing: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fsx6dap_08y1aH0.html

@@danwilson9530 thanks for that info! Looks like I have a new goal in life. Norms is like minutes away from me but I havnt stopped by to check as I dont have the dough to show for lol.

They’re on Facebook/web site.

@@comajoebuck999 I believe they are in a back room. This is where Baxter keeps his personal guitars which are not part of the normal inventory.

@@bob_right_now392 I was wondering. I looked a couple of times for the daphne blue strat in the back

That room is what heaven may look like !!!

Yea it's crazy ive been hunting for a MIM Strat and I can't even find one for under 450-500 used. It really hurts my feelings. Everyone says they're 300 generally.

Throw out some low ball offers. You might get lucky.

@@jameskrys5286 Yea I've been trying.

Or the even more affordable Musicmaster which comes already routed for another pickup so you turn into a Duosonic.

Seen them not so friendly anymore >1600

I thought that he was just growing the dear hunter beard.

@@mitchmatthews6713 I don`t know what beard is this but it just looks cool in every aspect :))

I have a Les Paul with a repaired headstock. I often forget it was ever broken. Properly repaired headstocks are often more secure than they were new (hide glue is no joke). As a player, I'm not worried about the value of the guitar. I'm not a collector or dealer. In fact, I can rest easy knowing it's not worth as much if I want to gig with it.

@@jaredallen439 I paid 400 buck for a refined 58 Les Paul jr w broken headstock, rocked it in the clubs for 10 years then made 1500 to boot!

20 years old is vintage.

When the guitar reaches 25 years, it’s vintage.

For me? Fender is only vintage before and after cbs. Dont really care what year it is outside of that “vintage”

@@charlieebarb8695 Got at least 10 then

Back in the late 80s and early 90s everyone always said vintage was at least 25 years. However, we are to the point now that 1995 is now 25 years ago, and there is absolutely nothing special about the majority of guitars built in the early 90s. Taking things like that into consideration many vintage enthusiasts and dealers (including the highly regarded George Gruhn) have changed their opinions of what they consider “vintage”. Mr. Gruhn now says that each particular company has its own “Golden Age” (some of the older companies like Gibson have more than one) and that period is what should be considered “vintage”.

Our script righting is on point...god help us:)

Great great point, all take note!

I have a well used kidney I'd trade for a Master Built CS !!

@@artbrock That'll almost getcha there but let me ask: how much do you use both pinkeys? 🤔

I disagree. If you want it, finance that sucker if you want to.

The “vintage fetish” has been going strong for electric guitars since the early 70s (and for acoustic instruments since the 60s or earlier). It will only end when people stop caring about stringed instruments.

Good one Kung Fool Bill!

Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

I give them 40 to 60 years max!