Vintage GAS...

[MichaelW]

...no, not the "DUDE, that smelled like something crawled up your butt and died!" variety......

Although I'm always interested in old Tele, Strats and Les Pauls, rarely do I have any serious GAS for anything vintage.

I'm not rich enough to be a "collector" and in general, you're buying a lot of headaches with vintage guitars.

But man, this one has my knees quaking a bit.....not sure exactly why, but it just speaks to me....(maybe because it's within the realm of "attainable")

 

[KR Sound]

That right there is my grail. Absolutely perfect!

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

"You see, it's actually a good investment. Someday our grandkids can sell it to a lawyer and buy a house" is what I'd go with.

 

[Harry Klippton]

I've had a couple vintage amps and generally think they're a pain in the ass. I'm sure a vintage guitar is the same

 

[GizzWizzKing]

Wowsers though... That pickguard and the wood grain.... I'm with you on this. I generally prefer the faded but this looks so rich. Like a red velvet smoking jacket with a glass of cognac.

 

[Coda]

My grail guitar is a birth year LP: 1987 Les Paul Custom, in black. Other than that, I like the idea of a 70s Mustang, or an SG Jr. Other than that, I don’t lust after vintage gear…

Let me put it this way; I drive an old car, but I drive it…it’s not a showpiece…it’s a rusted-as-shit 1993 Buick Century Wagon…

 

[RetiredUnit1]

...no, not the "DUDE, that smelled like something crawled up your butt and died!" variety......

Although I'm always interested in old Tele, Strats and Les Pauls, rarely do I have any serious GAS for anything vintage.

I'm not rich enough to be a "collector" and in general, you're buying a lot of headaches with vintage guitars.

But man, this one has my knees quaking a bit.....not sure exactly why, but it just speaks to me....(maybe because it's within the realm of "attainable")

It's speaking! I can hear the P90's saying "Duuuuuuuuuuuuude!"

 

[PapaBear]

I can't stop drooling long enough to reply in any tangible form! You had me sold at P90's

 

[EZS]

Oh Hot Daymn!
So Sexy!!!!

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

I've had a couple vintage amps and generally think they're a pain in the ass. I'm sure a vintage guitar is the same

Yeah, I'll gig vintage instruments but when I owned a 73 twin it stayed home every night.

 

[HamishR]

I can see why that appeals!

I like vintage ok as long as the price relates to how good the guitars is at being a guitar. As soon as the price reflects rarity, desirability, collectability - I'm not interested. The moment this concept was confirmed to me was when I played a genuine '59 Burst. It had a price tag of $330,000. Probably justified, but not my kind of thing. Strangely enough I wasn't really in the market for a $330,000 guitar. I now have a 2018 Gibson R9 which to me sounds better, plays better and looks nicer than the genuine article I played. In every way I prefer it, not least the fact that I bought used and it cost rather less than $330,000!

Before the fantastic Japanese Gretsches became available I gigged a '64 Gretsch 6120. That was a great guitar to play and wasn't crazy expensive at the time (although certainly not cheap). But the current Gretsches are usually a lot better finished, sound as good if not better and have zero issues with anything.

And as for vintage amps - well it's not that difficult to build one better these days. Everything is available and we have more options than ever before. I love old tweeds and Marshalls but it's cheaper to build your own and it's not that difficult to improve them to suit yourself. Plus where I live old tweeds are extremely rare.

 

[spi]

It's sold.

@MichaelW?

 

[andare]

So @MichaelW will you be cleaning the fretboard with a razor blade on this one too?