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(formerly miserneil)
Guitar Bomb Giveaway – Win a FREE set of Oil City Pickups Deep Six humbuckers
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Guitar Bomb Giveaway – Win a FREE set of Oil City Pickups Deep Six humbuckers
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
To justify the value of said guitar there is no need to consult a price guide. Just hand the guitar to the guy who wants to buy it. The only person who can feel happy with a vintage guitar that simply cannot have the rewiring (that it needs) is the collector who does not play.
Here is a question for you. What is Joe Bonamassa going to do when his 'Bursts need a refret? (All of them)
:-O
I started this thread to see what the general consensus between Vintage vs Modern would be and there's been some interesting points. I do think that build quality and luthier skills are the best they've ever been currently (with certain makers) so why does a 'vintage' guitar hold so much appeal?
I've played a few vintage guitars and owned two mid '60's SG's, both were average players at best...
(formerly miserneil)
I took a trip on Saturday to my nearest Vintage guitar emporium to try out a couple of guitars I had my eye on.
First up was an early '58 DC Junior in Cherry. Very clean, almost too clean for the year but not a bad player, I struggled with intonation and tuning a bit but generally OK. Not £4k ok though IMO.
I was then given a mint '60 Epiphone Coronet to try. Another £4k guitar but What a guitar! Made the junior sound like it was under a blanket! A really raw, rock n' roll machine, almost Telecaster on Steriods. I LOVED the sound of it but the neck was slim/wide/flat and if there's one thing I hate it's a slim/wide/flat neck. Again, tuning was not great but that could be put down to differences in temperature from where I was to where they were stored to a point.
Also tried a 2013 Esquire relic by a luthier (who's name I didn't know and have now forgotten) and this was the best player of the bunch, a real joy to play, balanced output, no tuning issues and felt great.
Then I came home and got out my 2012 JXG '57 Replica and it played better than any of them IMO! Perhaps it's better the devil you know and I'm just familiar with it....
...or perhaps not...perhaps we really are in the golden age of guitar building?
The journey continues... :-)
(formerly miserneil)