Sgt. Pepper Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) He has the ways and means to buy them, and he does pay those stupid prices like they were the price of packet of gum. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/it_shouldnt_cost_100000s_of_dollars_joe_bonamassa_on_how_les_pauls_went_from_just_a_guitar_to_coveted_relics.html Edited May 23 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) it's good to be "Joe" LOL! I really can't say how much better a 60 year les paul would be compared to my 30 year old les paul don't really need to know either. that vintage stuff, aint my bag unless it's MY vintage stuff that's different. I think.. Edited May 23 by kidblast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 (edited) My stuff is vintage 2013 and 2020. Hey Joe, if you’re on this forum, and you’re reading this, and that pisses you off that vintage guitars are so high priced why don’t you just stop buying them then because you’re the main offender of it and one of the guys driving them to that ridiculous price. Edited May 23 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 1 hour ago, kidblast said: it's good to be "Joe" LOL! I really can't say how much better a 60 year les paul would be compared to my 30 year old les paul don't really need to know either. that vintage stuff, aint my bag unless it's MY vintage stuff that's different. I think.. 1 hour ago, Sgt. Pepper said: My stuff is vintage 2013 and 2020. Hey Joe, if you’re on this forum, and you’re reading this, and that pisses you off that vintage guitars are so high priced why don’t you just stop buying them then because you’re the main offender of it and one of the guys driving them to that ridiculous price. I'm the most vintage thing in my possession . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Not my guitars.. But it seems I am now classed as vintage 😮 According to mr net The majority of experts have agreed that items over 50 years old but less than 100 years old can be called vintage or collectable, but not antique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSinTo Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 10 minutes ago, Rabs said: Not my guitars.. But it seems I am now classed as vintage 😮 According to mr net The majority of experts have agreed that items over 50 years old but less than 100 years old can be called vintage or collectable, but not antique. Rabs, Thanks for clearing that up. My 1974 D-28 is now classed by experts as "vintage", but not yet "antique". Can I assume that my life will now radically change for the better, and I'll be inundated with fame, fortune, wine, women and song, and............ women? Or should I be asking the experts? Lemme know. RBSinTo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) KidB, i think going off myriad videos on YouTube of people testing various LPs in guitar shops and picking the one they like best, it’s fair to say they are each unique and therefore not all the old stuff is equal or better than the new stuff…it’s all a subjective lottery 😄- we probably both envy and ridicule those who collect the high priced stuff because the frugal gene in us is stronger than in them! Rabs, in turning 50 you and I are now in what I’d call The Great Transition! This is it Rabs, this is it….just don’t sit back and watch make it what you will! Edited May 23 by 'Scales Can’t spell for (cracked) nuts… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 From now on, I'll just think of myself as a "coveted relic" instead of some toasted old fart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 14 hours ago, Karloff said: I'm the most vintage thing in my possession . I guarantee I have you beat by a wide margin! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 14 hours ago, 'Scales said: KidB, i think going off myriad videos on YouTube of people testing various LPs in guitar shops and picking the one they like best, it’s fair to say they are each unique and therefore not all the old stuff is equal or better than the new stuff…it’s all a subjective lottery 😄- we probably both envy and ridicule those who collect the high priced stuff because the frugal gene in us is stronger than in them! I would have to have watched those videos to have my impression tainted one way or another. I can assure, I do not watch these. And I also am not one who buys into "oldest is bestist" My main players range from 25 to 30 years old, I've had these since they were new. I can't really say how a pristine 50s Les Paul or Strat would really be I wouldn't pass up trying one. But I'm not even putting my hands on a guitar that costs $25/30k or more. + $100K? nope. That's all look, don't touch. I don't envy the guy who can afford it, and I'm not one to ridicule how someone spends their own money. Not my circus, not my monkeys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Good on ya. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Hey, Willies has an original owner ‘56 Black LP case queen for the bargain price of $55,000! What an opportunity! 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 2 hours ago, PrairieDog said: Hey, Willies has an original owner ‘56 Black LP case queen for the bargain price of $55,000! What an opportunity! 😎 Joe is already on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 On 5/23/2024 at 1:18 PM, kidblast said: it's good to be "Joe" LOL! I really can't say how much better a 60 year les paul would be compared to my 30 year old les paul don't really need to know either. that vintage stuff, aint my bag unless it's MY vintage stuff that's different. I think.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 I know that I’m vintage, but only one of my guitars is getting to that stage. ……Seriously, I don’t know if my Hummingbird (20 years old) can be shown scientifically to sound better or worse than an older or newer Hummingbird. All I know is that it’s always sounded real good to me. Some guitars really “open up” to the ears of the owner. To me, all of my guitars sound good. New, newer, or vintage. Each guitar has its own personality and if I can find part of me in that personality, I’m happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Joe Bonamassa was on a show I saw today discussing his guitar collection, Norman's Rare Guitars. He said he has 513 guitars and he will never sell one, but will continue to buy more. He has 18 1959 Les Pauls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Ceptorman said: Joe Bonamassa was on a show I saw today discussing his guitar collection, Norman's Rare Guitars. He said he has 513 guitars and he will never sell one, but will continue to buy more. He has 18 1959 Les Pauls. I honestly don’t care and mostly shrug when the rich are playing with their money, but that is tipping toward almost malevolent selfishness… All I can see now is him sitting on top of his pile up at the ceiling… rubbing his hands together muttering, “my precioussessses, all mine… all mine…” I wonder who stole his toys when he was a kid? Edited May 31 by PrairieDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 27 minutes ago, PrairieDog said: I honestly don’t care and mostly shrug when the rich are playing with their money, but that is tipping toward almost malevolent selfishness… All I can see now is him sitting on top of his pile up at the ceiling… rubbing his hands together muttering, “my precioussessses, all mine… all mine…” I wonder who stole his toys when he was a kid? He was opening for BB King at 12 years old. Starting buying guitars then. It doesn't bother me at all when people do well and make a lot of money. I just hope they also do something for people that might not have anything to eat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 2 hours ago, Ceptorman said: Joe Bonamassa was on a show I saw today discussing his guitar collection, Norman's Rare Guitars. He said he has 513 guitars and he will never sell one, but will continue to buy more. He has 18 1959 Les Pauls. He can buy what ever he wants. Just like I wont buy his music, cause If I'm gonna listen to an Albert King lick, I want to hear Albert doing it, at least on a recording, and not boring Joe the copycat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 In a way I’m inclined to think it’s good cos it means 18 less ‘boutique’ Guitar Shoppes trying to hype them to ‘investors’ - its kind of like they are being put in a museum, which maybe Joe might build if he wishes some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 He did show one of his three 1958 Gibson Flying Vs, each valued at 275k. His 59 Les Pauls were valued over 3 mill. At least he's buying good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 14 hours ago, Ceptorman said: He did show one of his three 1958 Gibson Flying Vs, each valued at 275k. His 59 Les Pauls were valued over 3 mill. At least he's buying good stuff. He buys the good stuff so you don’t have to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 net worth around 20 million, so yea, he can buy some serious stuff.. More power to him. I love the guy. I think he's great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 23 hours ago, Ceptorman said: Joe Bonamassa was on a show I saw today discussing his guitar collection, Norman's Rare Guitars. He said he has 513 guitars and he will never sell one, but will continue to buy more. He has 18 1959 Les Pauls. That sort of puts it all in perspective for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 5 hours ago, kidblast said: net worth around 20 million, so yea, he can buy some serious stuff.. More power to him. I love the guy. I think he's great. With all his guitars it’s probably a bit more. Over 500 axes and several valued at 3 mil. I think he’s got over five 50’s LP’s, could be more. He’s got amps too. Good for Joe he’s rich and we’re not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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