Would you Pay $1000 to play a burst?

Bridgehouse

guitarfishbay said:

Yeah I’m not that excited for the burst either. Either of the acoustics in tier 1 would be interesting and I’d love a go on the Fender basses

You can come to my place and play my 64 P all day for free if you like. 

peteri

Same for me - I've got a few on the list, anyone's free to drop me a line (and some have)

stickyfiddle

It's a 2 hour drive from Nashville, where there are about 6 shops who all have this sort of stuff in stock all the time. You'd be better off turning up looking credible to any one of those and playing a number of guitars for free.

ourmaninthenorth

cost me thirty bob in petrol...



Mick Taylor, Greeny, 10cc/Mick Ralph's.

( Photo ownership/credit - Richard Henry - Pear Studios. Manchester ) 

gordiji

JerkMoans said:

guitarfishbay said:

• Pint Glass with Complimentary Drink

Being as it's the States it's probably a soda.

And only 16oz instead of 20 !

rico

Is this some kind of joke?

designerseye88

ourmaninthenorth said:

cost me thirty bob in petrol...



Mick Taylor, Greeny, 10cc/Mick Ralph's.

( Photo ownership/credit - Richard Henry - Pear Studios. Manchester ) 

30 bob and a spare pair of pants 

Twinfan

No way I'd pay that to play some knackered old guitar.

(Note: I have less than zero interest in vintage instruments)

merlin

No-one has yet mentioned in this thread that "Pint Glass with Complimentary Drink" refers to a US pint which is 16oz as opposed to a proper UK pint which is 20oz. I'm guessing that the glass itself is a souvenir. 

ourmaninthenorth

designerseye88 said:

30 bob and a spare pair of pants 

I'm just glad someone on here knows what 30 bob is...

merlin

ourmaninthenorth said:

I'm just glad someone on here knows what 30 bob is...

I know what 30 bob is. You could have a really proper night out (or three actually) when I were a lad with 30/-. 

danishbacon

No, pretty ridiculous idea. What's it cost to have a go on a £100k car nowadays?

Philly_Q

Twinfan said:

No way I'd pay that to play some knackered old guitar.

(Note: I have less than zero interest in vintage instruments)

I've plenty of interest in vintage guitars, but I have no real wish to own any - they cost way too much (for me) and the market is such a minefield with all the fakes and cobbled-together bitsers from dubious sources.

I might make an exception for something old but hacked about, with little intrinsic value.  Like the humbucker-loaded Melody Maker Pat Travers used to play in the late '70s (not his actual guitar, obviously).

jumping@shadows

This is obviously catering to folks who actually have a passion for rare, high end vintage guitars and have no such access in the normal course of things, and really, $1k split between four vintage geek mates to have a professionally recorded jam with a Burst, V and Blackguard Tele sounds like a great day out to me- I’ve spent more on stimulants over a weekend in Brighton/London/Tokyo countless times with less to show.. 

ourmaninthenorth

jumping@shadows said:

This is obviously catering to folks who actually have a passion for rare, high end vintage guitars and have no such access in the normal course of things, and really, $1k split between four vintage geek mates to have a professionally recorded jam with a Burst, V and Blackguard Tele sounds like a great day out to me- I’ve spent more on stimulants over a weekend in Brighton/London/Tokyo countless times with less to show.. 

Agreed, zero problem here with the price of admission expressed in such terms.

 Conversely ,and to a lesser extent or more accurately to a non-professional extent, this stuff has been going on for a while amongst the enthusiasts in the UK, John's Marshall shoot out in Londinium, and The LPF UK meets in the Norf spring to mind. 'Bursts at em all.

The over arching driver of these non-profit events is the absolute grace of the owners, the archetypal idea of the mad collector counting their 'Bursts in blissful isolation in some secure vault is frankly laughed to scorn by the realities. An awful lot of fun to be had for nowt in the Vintage dodge. 

A great Pal of mine for instance put a 57 Special in my hands early this year, for a couple of months. Modest in terms of ££ value in comparison to a 6 figure 'Burst, but I can't remember the last time I enjoyed playing a specific guitar from this era so much. It's now back with it's original owner and re-finisher, and quite right too. It's a brilliant guitar. 

Didn't cost me a penny, can't over emphasize the value of the grace of the loan. 

JezWynd

What a naff idea, the 'Rock Star' session doesn't even include sniffing coke off a stripper's tits. These guys have no idea. 

TeleMaster

I’ve got two of the guitars in tier 1.

I’ll let you come and play them for £50 and I’ll throw in a can of Super Tenants in a mug. 

Danielsguitars

If i had to pay to look at any vintage guitars I'd never have looked at any because I'm always broke

impmann

jumping@shadows said:

I’ve spent more on stimulants over a weekend in Brighton/London/Tokyo countless times with less to show.. 

Really?

Like I said fools and money...

jumping@shadows

I’d love to spend some time with some real Korina, and hope to see if Joe B will let me have a gander next round :-)