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This one is a bit early (1962) at New Kings Rd Vintage Guitars..
My fave colour..
Next oldie will be a Gretsch I think. I was seriously tempted to go look at the Double Anniv. at NKR I posted above..
I can't justify spending money on a new guitar when there are so many used guitars for sale for better 'guitar-for-money' value. The only time I could see myself buying a new guitar in the future is if I go for a custom build, otherwise I can't see the point.
hilos remind me a bit of goldfoils. I have a Gretsch Corvette with hilotrons, I had the hilos wound a touch hotter. Love that guitar.
So, will keep an eye out for one at a 'competetive' price, and pop a Vcut Bigsby B6 on it
It's on fleabay at the moment too..
It's lovely that they still exist but i would not give a fuck about gigging ANY vintage guitar and playing the strings off it doing it. If some jumped up tart decides it's worth £20k then fine. While Tarquin is pontificating about the apparent benefits of bumblebee caps and rusty fucking screws, i will be sweating all over it, hitting the strings the way it was designed to be and howling every beautiful tone out of it that i can.
They're for playing, not looking at.
My only concern would be is there something wrong with it because all the other stuff there is well over priced.
I suspect it's just something they can't shift..
There's a honest looking 67 green ani in London that's got 15 hours left with no bids
Annies with hilos are not overly popular. The Filtertrons models fetch more money. I've seen these go for as little as £800.
What I don't care for, is the hyping of 70s guitars by dealers to the point where they now command price tags in excess of some of the best modern guitars, when most are inferior.
So I'm not saying anything old is 'better' - but Gibsons and Fenders built in the so called 'Golden Era' (generally considered to be up to and including '65) are usually something special. There are plenty of later ones which are good too - but many of the 'classic' features gradually changed after '65.
In many ways, I think we're in another 'Golden Era' of guitar making now - the best of the Fender Custom Shop and Gibson Historics are better than anything those companies have made since the '60s - but few (if any) are 'quite' as good as real vintage examples.
I was taking classical lessons at the time, my teacher was militantly anti the electric guitar. One day, after a lesson my teacher told me his son had been lent a couple of electrics that I could play if I liked.
i went to see his son, and long story short, there was a 50's Gibson les Paul black beauty and a early 60s sunburst strat up there. I think I played 'teen spirit' through a 50 watt torque solid state amp lol
anyway, being only about 12 I had no idea about vintage guitars, the hype etc etc. All I know is they both felt unbelievable to play. They were immaculately put together. I still have dreams about the yellowing binding on the custom.
been chasing it ever since, but sadly not in the financial bracket to make it happen.
really glad I got to try them both. Will treasure those memories forever.
I like old guitars, I keep a ledger and have owned over 50 of them (over time, not all at once!). Whilst still I feel like no expert, I just like them. I like the wear, tear, feel, sound etc of them. I like how some make you work for it (financially and as a player) and love how they record. Are they 'better', I wouldn't go as far but certainly they are different to modern ones.
A good player will make anything good so play what makes you feel good, old, New or new/old. I hope this topic doesn't descend into chaos as I'm my view, New or old theres good and bad points. For the record, I have old, New, relic and project partsocasters guitars in my cupboard. I'm no dentist nor lawyer nor wealthy, I just love guitars and think it'd be a dull world if we were all totin' 59s but likewise the same of we were all honking away on Baja Teles.
Play whatcha like
Cheers
Hugh
www.proudhoney.com
(formerly miserneil)