Plank_Spanker Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Hell, I figure I might as well get myself banned in a blaze of glory..................................... Are you a collector? Is your prime decision maker resale value? Do you fret over dings every time you pull the guitar from the case? Do you own a 30 power magnifying glass to go over your new Gibson? Do you lose sleep over the slightest detail? Are you afraid to actually play your new Gibson for fear of dinging it? Or............................................are you a player? You paid your big bucks because you love the way it plays and sounnds.........................and you are not afraid to play it hard, loud and proud? You didn't consider resale value but bought the guitar because it just kicks ***? You love your Gibson for what it does for you as a player? Where do you stand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Oh man...this again?? Can't there be an in between? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plank_Spanker Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 In betweens are welcome.............................just want to see everyone's take.................................and no flames or bad thoughts intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleSixx Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I love to play my Les Paul, and hope I never have to sell any guitar. I would like to collect more, and play those Les Pauls too. Uhg as far as fretting over dings etc. At first they bug me, and for the most part there's nothing that can be done after. I just try to be ignorant afterwards. We've all heard it adds character etc. Let's face it, the minor dings and scratches are part of life. I can't let that spoil my fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Player, player, player....I do try to keep my guitar looking as good as possible, but I'd much rather own a beat up guitar that plays and sounds great than a pretty one that doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I don't buy anything that I'm not going to use nor do I buy guitars as investments, art or furniture but I will admit to having a fondness for wanting to own gear that not everyone else uses (rather ironic that my #1 guitars are a Les Paul and a Strat...). As far as I know, my LP is extremely rare but I bought it brand new because it's a great player so it has it's share of wear. I have no idea what it's value is as far as collectors go but I've never thought of selling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I'm a player of collectable instruments. I never buy a guitar without a full understanding of it's value and resale potential. I have never sold a guitar for less than I paid for it, OK maybe one, it was a Washburn. I own a few of what many people would call collector's pieces, but regardless of it's vintage or collectability, if I no longer play it, I sell it. In fact I have a 1969 Dan Armstrong Plexiglass guitar that I haven't played in years and would love to sell (see other thread about "soft" guitar market), but I know what it's worth and untill someone is willing to pay me for it, it can sit in the case. I have had other guitar players (that I know AND strangers) come up to me at gigs and say they didn't believe I would bring a certain guitar out to a gig. Guitars are meant to be played, they are tools of the trade, no musical instrument should be locked away in a vault or tucked away behind glass. In fact I got my '47 L-7 from the original owner by explaining to him that I was a guitar player, not a collector. He could have gotten much more for the instrument from a "collector", but he said "I want you to have this guitar". And keeping up my end of the bargain, it goes out regularly to gigs and recording sessions. I happen to have the good fortune to be able to afford to PLAY very nice guitars. In my 40 years of guitar playing I have also gained a lot of knowledge, made the right choices, and been REAL lucky. Until something drastic changes, I'll just keep playing them. If the need arises, I can sell a few to pay off the mortgage and pay for the liver transplant. If that doesn't work, there'll still be plenty left to pay for the funeral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I'm a collector because my playing skill is woefully inadequate to justify the gear I own. I have a couple of guitars that are rare and collectable, the rest are just cool guitars I always wanted. As I got the cash together, I started buying them. They are not kept in their cases, I have a couple wooden cabinets to hold them and keep the dust off. I can simply grab one and play it when the mood strikes. I've played a few gigs, and always got comments about whichever guitar I happened to take. All nice stuff. I'm far from a pro, far from a prodigy, far from even being a "good" guitar player, but I own 'em and enjoy 'em! I keep them clean and free of scratches and dings as possible. It's a matter of pride for me and preserves their ultimate value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Tools ... Not you guys, My guitars that is ... well with the exception of Timmy Being a D*ck ... Seriously though Tim you are one of the good guys ... I can't afford to collect, now that my nuclear working career is on hold for the love of playing my music again. Oh and Plank_Spank I got banned for life at Fret.Net ... Kazz is a windbag blowhard ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Really? Never been there. Maybe I should register and strike up a dialogue with Kazz.... and get banned from ANOTHER forum! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I'm a collector because my playing skill is woefully inadequate to justify the gear I own.. +1 for me. lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 And it only took four posts to do it ... Ahhh Kazz ... what a dolt ... And your last comment Neo ... Priceless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers galore Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Player' date=' player, player....I do try to keep my guitar looking as good as possible, but I'd much rather own a beat up guitar that plays and sounds great than a pretty one that doesn't.[/quote'] +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Guess I must be both I play them all but I also own 40+ guitars so that makes me somewhat of a collector by default I guess. But I definately buy guitars I want to play no duplicates and I sure don't buy them and store them hoping there worth money some day. Almost the exact reverse is true bought them to play and luckily some of them went up in value enough to sell and buy even more nice guitars. kind of a vicious circle but hell it's my hobby and there's a lot of worse things to blow your disposable income on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Player. Buying a guitar as an "investment" never occurs to me. I try to take care of my stuff, but that is just how I was raised. I can't imagine owning a guitar that I never play... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS90 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Smash 'em up and play 'em hard. Thats what I say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRom Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I veiw my guitar as a tool, but not an inexpensive tool either. I don't have to worry about the small stuff, mostly cuz it's a faded, but she does need some tlc from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolongermike@gibson Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 The mrs long ago stopped referring to my herd of guitars as a collection, instead dubbing it an "inventory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I'm a player... what about you Plank Spanker? You forgot to say what you are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaphod B Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 If I wanted collectibles I'd have a shelf full of Hummel figurines. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Oh man...this again??Can't there be an in between? +1 I don't have enough guitars to call myself a collector, but I don't play them hard enough to call myself a player.... hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninmass Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I buy my guitars with the intention of playing the best guitar I can afford. I keep them prestine and looking better than new, somewhat annal in that regards. Very proud of what I own, researched and hand picked my guitars. Now, if I could only play!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I have an old Washburn KC20 from the 80's. Its in such a bad way that if I threw it down the road and went and picked it up it wouldn't look any worse. If I left it in the garden overnight it would still be in tune in the morning oh and the body is cracked where the neck join is... Its my first guitar...Its worth sweet FA but its my old faithful. It will stay with me forever!! It has the best tone on any guitar I have played! Flight959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaphod B Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Great story, flight 959. I still have the first electric guitar I ever touched - an early '60s Harmony Stratotone. My parents bought it for my older brother, who turned out to be completely and unarguably tone deaf. It probably came from Montgomery Wards and cost all of $19.95. I inherited it, still have it (for over 40 years!), and the DeArmond pickup in that thing is one of the sweetest sounds you'll ever hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stymye Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 guitars seem to find me and follow me home, I'm a sucker for the slightly worn gtrs needing a home. and they get played with nearly every day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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