So what are your thoughts on what makes a guitar collector

p90fool

musicman100 said:

Voxman said:

Define 'a lot of guitars'?

Recently got rid of about 20 cheaper stuff in a cull we had.

Now left with 35 higher end stuff n a few with sentimental value.

35 high end guitars buys you a house around here, so I think the word you're looking for is "lunatic".

TheMarlin

150+ guitars!  Blimey!  I feel really bad for having 9.  Feel that's way too many.  

Skipped

I don't think you can collect something that isn't Collectable. I think HarrySeven's collection makes a lot more sense than the guys on MLPF who say they are collecting R9s.

TonyR

I have 8 guitars, three of which are Gretsches and one is a Rickenbacker Limited Edition. 

Whilst I can play to an extent, I've never been in a band and been on a plateau with my playing for a number of years now. It doesn't stop me buying guitars though.

I don't consider myself a collector, I just like the look of certain guitars.

I bought the Rickenbacker in 1988 when I saw it in a shop window whilst on my way to buy a Rickenbacker 330 in another shop. I really liked the look of it - the fact it was a Limited Edition was of no consequence.

Bridgehouse

@HarrySeven - you have 150+ guitars in a shed/s?

Are you sure you're not a shed collector?

You should do open days and show people around. I'd go on a bus trip to see your collection (and your sheds)

musicman100

Moe_Zambeek said:

musicman100 said:

Voxman said:

Define 'a lot of guitars'?

Recently got rid of about 20 cheaper stuff in a cull we had.

Now left with 35 higher end stuff n a few with sentimental value.

How many of those do you actively use for songwriting / gigging / recording? Are you both professional or semi-pro musicians? How many of them are duplicates or similar?

Id say that many constituted a collection regardless, and iirc lots of yours are Gretsches; from your posts here I would certainly classify you as a collector. 

i don't think there's anything wrong with that, though. It's not the worst hobby a person could have.

Based on Harry's posts I'd classify him as a collector of the weird and unusual...with hoarder tendencies going by the shed shots

My father's an ex pro who is now in his 70s and just plays at home when his health permits.
I just play for my own enjoyment but obviously I've been brought up around nice guitars all my life so I appreciate them.
We generally only buy nice n unusual guitars but never pay over the odds.

musicman100

p90fool said:

musicman100 said:

Voxman said:

Define 'a lot of guitars'?

Recently got rid of about 20 cheaper stuff in a cull we had.

Now left with 35 higher end stuff n a few with sentimental value.

35 high end guitars buys you a house around here, so I think the word you're looking for is "lunatic".

Yeah but I own my house don't have a morage so the value in my guitars is irrelevant to me. 

axisus

You lost me at the thread title, which has a non-word, a wrong word and a missing word.

musicman100

axisus said:

You lost me at the thread title, which has a non-word, a wrong word and a missing word.

Ha ha, late after work n a bottle of wine what does one expect. Ha ha 

WezV

meltedbuzzbox said:

WezV said:

When you end up with duplicates of the same style you are becoming a collector

What if you end up with guitars that all sound different, is that not a form of collection?

Nah, that's just a nice sensible approach .


My brother has a whiskey collection.  He won't even open a bottle unless he has a duplicate.  I buy lots of different ones, but drink them and move on to the next. He is a collector, I am an alcoholic.

UnclePsychosis

In my experience of guitar forums (not just this one) there are a lot of guys who I would call collectors that don't seem willing to describe themselves as such. It's odd how unwilling people are to admit to it, it's not a bad thing.

pintspiller

A collector would be to pay more than a fair price for an item if it is something they really need to have

musicman100

pintspiller said:

A collector would be to pay more than a fair price for an item if it is something they really need to have

So by that we are differently not collectors. 

usedtobe

I wouldn't describe myself as a collector, but other people maybe would, and they might have a point. "Collector" for me, conjures up an image of someone with personality traits,  that I'm not completely comfortable with, but may well possess.

HarrySeven

Bridgehouse said:

@HarrySeven - you have 150+ guitars in a shed/s?

Are you sure you're not a shed collector?

You should do open days and show people around. I'd go on a bus trip to see your collection (and your sheds)

@Bridgehouse Lol! No, I don't keep my guitars in sheds!
 
The "shed" thing was referring to an earlier post/thread re. me sorting out one of my carefully organised storage facilities errr...    

Bridgehouse

@HarrySeven - I have a carefully organised garage facility which requires significant re engineering currently so I sympathise.

As for 150+ guitars, I couldn't begin to imagine...!

olafgarten

I can't imagine anyone with that many guitars. I think once you have more than 6 electrics you have a problem. 

HarrySeven

olafgarten said:

I can't imagine anyone with that many guitars. I think once you have more than 6 electrics you have a problem. 

I've never said I don't have a problem!

Neil

olafgarten said:

I can't imagine anyone with that many guitars. I think once you have more than 6 electrics you have a problem. 

Only a problem if you don't have enough storage space.

There are goodly amount of people on here with more than six electrics - I wouldn't say they had a "problem".