I agree Marc 👍🏻 And love your show. Happy new year.

Thanks for taking the time to check it out, Michael! 👍

I'm going to sell my old "genuine relic" car to a guitar player. "It has so much mojo!"

@@Scott__C A sweet 80s k car lol

@@Scott__C 😂🤣😅😆😁😄😃😀

@@CBGypsy03 with Corinthian Leather that's torn.

People have been doing these things with furniture and other antique type items for a long, long time. I much prefer the feel of an older well played guitar to a new one. People like what they like, and nothing I say or think should matter to someone else. That said, I personally wouldn't want to pay the price the Murphy Lab guitars sell for. If someone else does, more power to them.

May be it gets new as it ages 😀😃😄😁😆😅🤣😂. I am with you, it's beyond me too.

It’s ridiculous AND they still aren’t finishing them correctly

It’s complicated. The guitar or really any instrument is a psychological instrument first. For many the engagement with the instrument has some foundation in a memory of a player that inspired them. When you hold a recreation of a vintage instrument it’s like seeing a recreation of a great historic art work (electric guitars are folk art after-all). Of course it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. For example, though, I play professionally and play live a lot where the aesthetics of the performance are just as important as anything else in curating an experience that feels and looks the part. Because of this I often play relics live. Now I know it might not matter to you or someone else but if I was playing a roots gig in Nashville it’d be kind of odd and honestly, I might not get the gig, if I showed up with a brand new super strat or something super slick. Just like my old boots and vintage leather jacket, I like rocking my Murphy labs r6 cause it puts me where I need to be mentally to get into the story of the music I’m playing. Of course if I had 50k lying around I’d get a real one but I don’t and even so it’s a known fact many touring pros gig relic recreations of their prized possession vintage instruments for practical purposes. Guitar and performance is art and theater. I guess people who aren’t in the entertainment/visual side of it might not appreciate that side of it but luckily there are plenty of real ones and new ones you can ding up out there but for a lot of us that little bit of cosplay is what makes it super fun. Maybe that’s inauthentic but if you’re music and expression is more authentic as a result of it, who’s losing?

@@justinguitarcia Yeah I agree, I don't think anyone is losing per se, and I also agree that guitars (anything really) can have a psychological aspect that may be very subjective and different (necessarily) between player and audience or even that player to him/herself on any given night or venue. I just think that even in the scenario where a certain "vibe" is enhanced in a context with a guitar that looks the proverbial and particular part...these "aged" ones are, to use a term I don't mean in as pejorative a sense as it will surely come across, "fake". Can anyone tell, other than the player? Not likely, but when I put my own cash down on the counter when buying a guitar, I actually want one that's pristine; mint you might say, so that every ding I put into it is mine and mine alone (and I'm just talking new here, not purchasing used). In the end I guess this really is just a subjective thing, neither right nor wrong. So more power both to those who like it and those who don't! 🙂

Why are distressed full grain leather chairs more comfy? I don't need a story of all the butts that have sat on my couch. I just want it comfy. Same with a broken in baseball mitt. You really don't have to romanticize worn finishes. It can also be pragmatic. Shiny new finished guitars can be less comfortable and lose their value faster when you ding them up. It's crazier to me that people actually believe the only way one should have a comfy guitar is to buy vintage or buy new and wait 50 years.

Yeah, not sure I get your point, but they produce a product that meets demand and they profit from that. Isn't that what a business is tasked with doing?

You could easily buy a new standard and go to historic makeovers and buy the most expensive package and it's still way way way cheaper.

I agree

And if you want a guitar that’s a little beat up , but a used one.

@@benallmark9671 I concur sir. I'm actually a drummer/bassist. I like to keep my instruments as pretty as possible. There's nothing more disturbing to me than seeing a dum set that's beat to shit. The heads have dimples. The finish is scratched to hell. I have friends that have nice but beat up guitars. Cool for them.

Yeah. I'm 40. I will be 90 before a new Les Paul is comfortably worn. I couldn't buy an old one if I sold my home. I buy my jeans pre-washed and comfy, and there's no reason not to do the same with guitars.

@@misterguitargeek you could buy a new les paul standard and go to historic makeovers and buy the most expensive package and it would be cheaper.

gibson PLAY AUTHENTIC

Haha

I guess they're marketing it as a bargain to buying a real 1960s Gibson.

A tree I suppose would be a pre-manufactured guitar. These are post manufacturing.

Better start saving...

A huge waste of money

​@@susanbucket3400 Thanks for the financial advice, Suze Orman.

Me neither.

It's more about the playing feel than look than beating up the guitar... Notice none of these are heavily worn like you usually see on some other company...

@@kmatax9237 agreed, they are nicely done and don't look like they were in the same hotel room as Keith Moon, I just like to age mine gracefully through playing. Even then I'm super careful...I enjoy my instruments looking new. But that's just me, to each his own!

Me too. Although there is something to be said about having a slightly beat up guitar. You tend to treat it a little different, and play it as aggressively or as lightly without the thought of scratching or spoiling the finish. You also wont pick it up less than normal by being too careful. You just play it like its meant to be played, no distraction or thought about being extra careful. Having said that, you tend to eventually start treating any new product more normally after the initial excitement period, and it doesn't need to be 'reliced' for that. I'd rather it wear down out of use rather than have some fake wear. Most any musician who actually is successful, is less worried about having an expensive guitar they buy just to look at, but one that they will actually play extensively, and don't have to worry about it actually getting damaged because it is a tool meant to be used. It is those normal priced standard guitars that tend to sell for hunderds of thousands or decades later (like Hendrixs strat, which is nothing special, but just a regular off the wall strat, or Stevies guitar which is actually a partscaster). I mean I used to want these ultra expensive guitars buy realized that if I bought something like this I would just keep it in the case and play it occasionally or just look at it like some work of art, but having a great solid workhorse guitar (or a few :D) that you don't mind having a few dents here and there that is not some limited edition piece makes me much happier because of how much I actually play them.

@@anupjsebastian I get what you're saying. I own 2 nice guitars and 3 cheap guitars. The first nice 1 is a 94 deluxe plus Strat that I've owned since 96. Bought used but looked brand new I've made every mark in it. Not much to worry about with this guitar cause it really don't show much in way of damage. No belt buckle rash, no paint off in any spots ,couple scrapes at top of neck. Other guitar is a 97 ebony /gold trim Les Paul studio I got in 2012. It wasn't in bad shape or anything but it looks like I'm beating on it. Marks all over, paint coming off at appropriate places, neck gots 2 gouges that can't be explained. Good thing about those gouges is, I can tell w/o looking where I'm at on the neck. But such difference in paints. The Fender just don't chip off or really look too much different. Just awesome fade for original butt ugly yellow. The Gibson just don't do the same.

Yup.

Agreed.

Exactly!

Oh, look. Another guitar gatekeeper on the internet that can't comprehend the idea of someone liking something that he doesn't like. No one's forcing you to buy one of these; Gibson makes plenty of shiny guitars for you.

Exactly no way would I pay that amount of money for a guitar that someone roughed up its ridiculous

I love and have some PRS. I'd love them more if I could get a model with 14" radius.

As someone who owns a PRS Core model and a Gibson Custom Shop, they are not the same. If you want a Gibson, you need to buy a Gibson. PRS is their own thing.

You couldn’t of said it any better I totally agree.

Gibson will be devastated when they read your comment.

Joe Bonamassa would like a word.

How would these not last against the test of time? The aging is cosmetic, not structural. These guitars will outlive their owners.

So putting the wear on the guitar yourself makes the instrument special? By that logic, you shouldn't buy vintage guitars either since you didn't earn that wear yourself.

Some would say that buying a guitar that costs more than $100 is nonsense. "Nonsense" is relative.

To quote The Dude: "That's just...like... your opinion, man".

@@reverb508 that is correct it's my opinion. Sort of like buying a used car for the price of a new one. Lol

@@revelationsoundstudio Guess you haven't taken a gander at the vintage market in a while...

@@reverb508 I would never risk buying used gear either. Who knows if a capacitor or other part that is old will wear out next week. I'm done and made my point

@@revelationsoundstudio The only point you've made is that you're intolerant of people that don't share your opinion. Just another internet guitar gatekeeper poo-pooing people for liking things that you don't like. Grow up.

Exactly correct let the aging happen naturally. And save your money!

Even better, buy an Eastman! The best LP available today

@@the92project agreed