Well everyone knows the story of Les Paul guitars from its modest initial production to a corner stone of the guitar industry. We have many and divergent views on prices of Klons and similar items whose prices have spiked due to production limits, player endorsement etc.
Question is - can we spot the future classics and keep them before the bedroom traders make the cash when things become more obvious.
I have no clue at all, but I would have my money on the chase bliss automatone II. It’s sounds amazing, works great and CB don’t make high volumes and most of their decommissioned pedals are already trading at and over original rrp.
Guitars - my call would be Novo - they are pretty unique, look and play great and aren’t made in endless supply.
So come on fb - what should we buy now and not later for a load more ££ ??
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So if the fret board can spot it and put it under the bed to cash in later, it won't have that cachet that makes it something to cash in on.
You have to predict the weird unpopular guitars that the future guitar heros play, because they are cheap and have that stored away before the future hero plays it.
Or be a future trader and spot the next apple/ Microsoft
I got one of only about 30 Bradford Beach Blue Reverend Gristle 90s.
Pretty limited. And a F*** off great guitar. No more will be made.
Sometimes a guitar is rare because it's crap but it happens to be one of the few still in existence that hasn't been chucked out.
I also think there may be periods of Fender CS that will be considered better than others, it’s really consistent as you’d expect but I do think they’ve lost their way a bit with a random selection of dealer appointed guitars always available but no real year on year focus and no interesting concepts, such as La Cabronita, coming through.
They're great guitars that are already creeping up in price.
Failing that, a Harley Benton with upgraded pickups. ;-)
Highway One from Fender is one in particular. Those retailed at £440 and are selling for much more.
Small builders may struggle to gain enough reputation over a wide enough population to really attain collectable status. That's not a bad thing for the 'everyman'.
USA Deluxe Strat - Martyn Booth Special - Epi LP Custom
FX Plex - Cornell Romany
Look what Clapton did for the Les Paul in the 60's
However maybe various sites, like E-bay/Reverb, now make this more unlikely - Prior to WWW, many such guitars sat in the sad corner of a local dealer - So the guy in Kent hunting down a Mosrite might not know there is a cheap one hanging around in Halifax, yet the guy in Halifax did not know they now have any value and are sought after - Far harder these days to come across seriously under-priced guitars, in any price point, from any brand
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.