lpdeluxe Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 This is a funny question. The most I ever paid for a guitar was $1300 for a custom-made flamed maple jumbo acoustic flat-top with butterfly inlays in pearl and abalone, in 1986 (before prices went through the roof). Then there's the '67 Ric 366/12 that my wife bought for me, value unknown (long story, but her son found it cheap at a Georgia music store, and later she made him sell it to her for what he had paid, then I gave it back to him for his birthday -- who needs a 12 string?); the '63 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gent with original hard case that I bought in '82 for $425 and sold last year for $3100, and my current #1 electric, a '70 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe that I bought in '97 for $750 and is worth maybe $1200-1500. Balanced against these are my first guitar, a '60s Ventura jumbo that has a $300 bear-claw spruce top to replace the original plywood (work done in '91 by the luthier who built the butterfly guitar) --I bought it for $35 in '71 -- the '63 Sears Silvertone Twin Twelve I got from its original owner for $40 in '74, the '63 Ampeg B15N I got for $175 in 1982.... So I guess I don't know the answer. The LP, the jumbo, the Ventura and the Silvertone are still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacBratt Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Mine is my Rickenbacker 340 FG from 1989. In todays money about $2000 (50.000 Belgian Franks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostindesert Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 My Epiphone B.B.King Lucille; 899,- euro's and my Cuenca mod. 60R Spanish classical guitar; 779,- euro's. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arobatto Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I paid $1,900.00 for this Guild X-500. They usually go for $2500 and up. However, it was my $599.00 Epiphone ES-175 copy that got me started back on hollowbodies. I've since sold it and bought two other Guilds. IMHO, Epiphone got it's fine reputation building hollowbodies. I'm glad to see they are still going strong! Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layboomo Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 The r-7 goldtop on the left I paid $1500 for and sold for $2000 with a few mods....the 80 deluxe I still have and I bought it for $750 quite a few years ago and I've been offered 4 figures for that one too....the 2001 LP standard I paid about a $1150 for and after some mods sold it for $1700 last year. The 1975 Martin below just continues to increase in value and it's worth double what I paid(at least) when I bought it for around $1000 a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwillow777 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I would say that the guitar that is worth the most is my '80 Custom Les Paul that I bought new in '81. I paid $750 for it. Definitely not for sale. I wished I had bought a few more now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldpriest Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I don't think I ever paid too much for anything as usually (before I moved to the sticks) I bought from pawn shops or used at guitar stores...even then you could find the unpopular gibsons for around 600 dollars. Really since I have been playing I have only spent about $700.00 on a single guitar. Most are in the $150.00 to $400.00 range and now I only have about $1400.00 in guitars...my $700.00 Gibson SG is half of that...but it's the one I play most. I do remember going into Prosound in Colorado Springs one day and buying a midi controlled preamp that was hot at the time and paying over $1000.00 for that....and I'm still kicking myself in the *** for not buying the Marshall stack that was actually cheaper!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 it's been a long time since I paid top dollar for a guitar. Ricks, Fenders, etc.. Now I just like to build them, repair them, trade them.. and I put effort instead of money into them.. it's fun.. hardtail strat http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff83/TWANGthang/blackhardtail2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epilover9568 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 My current guitar that is worth the most is my Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty... I would say it would go for about $2200 if I tried to sell it. This is also the best sounding and playing guitar I own. I guess you get what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLesPaul2006 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 My most expensive is me 1969 grammer guitar. brazilian rosewood. bought it used for $1650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avirex Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Well, I never paid more then 600€ for a guitar, of course second hand. That's what I paid for my Asat classic Leo Fender Signature, years ago. And that's what I paid for my January1966 stratocaster wich was in a terrible state (totally unpainted, awful ebony finger board, I made a complete restoration ).What is no more stock in this strat are the finish, the fingerboard, and the PU that are Texas Hot antiquity (PU covers are original). All the rest is OK and it looks and sounds wonderful. Maybe A little bit to much "Fender" for an Epi forum, but ayway... Here it is, unable to say how much I could sell it now ( to be honest, I think I'll never sell it, I sold a 100% stock 63' strat to pay the taxes years ago-I was very young and very stupid- and will always regret it...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MI_Canuck Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Picked this '98 Gibson SG Standard up recently for about $800. Felt and sounded too good to pass up... cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott58 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 My Variax 700. The most versatile thing i've ever laid my hands on. A/B'ing it through my PODXTL/Valve Junior and PA mixer I can get everything i want from 12 string acoustic to metal. Love this setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 PRS SC 245 - about $3,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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