Xmas Guitar Gear

ianvomsaal wrote:

I don't buy gear to make $$$ on it - I sell gear because I'm not using it anymore.
I bought the '59 LP Jr. for $2.6K, sold it for $15.4K, though I wish I hadn't sold it
to that guy since he only collects (he doesn't even really play that much, or very
well). Such a waste of a nice instrument that could've made a "REAL" player happy.

Truthfully, I never thought that it played that great (but I needed that vintage
vibe for a few projects) - It had a fairly limited sound with only one pickup,
so I eventually stopped using it - I have no need for unused gear, hence why
I sold it. The case really made the deal for the guy, so I basically raped him
on the price (he paid way more than it was worth - but it serves him right for
doing that gear collector B.S.) - I'd rather sell my gear to a real guitar player,
someone that'll play it and love it because of what it is, not store it in a room.
It made me feel really bad, so I vowed to only sell to real players from now on.

Amps, yeah everything's original - I use them mostly for session work. I picked
them up a few years ago fairly cheap, now they're worth a bit, but again it
would make me sad to sell to a collector, so I won't. The Marshalls are worth
between 8-11K, but I'd rather sell to a real player (that'll use it regularly) for
half of the current value, than a B.S. collector for double what it's worth.

I hate collectors because they price real musicians out of the market for gear
that doesn't even get used. It's rare that a normal/regular guitarist will ever
be able to play (let alone ever own) an original 1959 Les Paul Std, and it makes
me really sad to know that most of those '59 LP STD's sit around un-played.

Pj_Gurl wrote:

oh wow. lucky you! the lemonburst is magnificent!

moster78 wrote:

Sweet Junior too. I know this is kind of off topic, but where could I get a new pickguard for my junior? I'd love to get a tortoise shell one to replace the black one that came with it. Its a Custom Shop '58 Jr doublecut.