onewilyfool Posted May 10, 2012 Posted May 10, 2012 Soft guitar market has led me to trade some of the wonderful guitars I had, that were not getting enough play time, for guitars that are getting a LOT of play time. In one case I got two guitars for one....so I have three new guitars, through the back door, as it were. How did you get yours???
zombywoof Posted May 10, 2012 Posted May 10, 2012 Not really having a ton of expendable cash, obtaining a more expensive guitar usually involves a trade. I have only acquired one guitar this year - that 1972 Guild 12 string. Because of the soft market and that fact that Guilds in general are undervalued, it was not very expensive so I paid cash for it.
BigKahune Posted May 10, 2012 Posted May 10, 2012 . I haven't bought a guitar this year either. My last guitar purchase was November 2011. .
BluesKing777 Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 I bought my 1959 Gibson LG3 and it is one of the best things I have ever done! And thanks to ZW, Rambler and others for the advice to hold out for the late 50's neck - it is glorious to play - a nice handful of wood like a Les Paul or such. BluesKing777.
Lazerface Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 Bought a GOW nashville lp jr. It has already become my #1. Hopefully i can add a tele before the year is done
quapman Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 After a long musical sabbatical I am having a musical rebirth. I have fed the new hunger with a beauty J-45 Standard which I absolutely love and can't put down. Have heard alot about the inconsistency of these but either it's not true or I got lucky cuz it was the only J-45 in the store. To my ear it was the best sounding acoustic on the wall that I tried. After a couple days of playing them all I always came back to this one. And it smells awesome
Dotneck Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 I did a trade a few weeks ago...got a Martin 000-15S. Its my only guitar acquisition this year, too. Been having fun with it.
onewilyfool Posted May 11, 2012 Author Posted May 11, 2012 Those 000-15S's are the best bang for the buck that Martin makes.........little envious here!!!
Rambler Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 Money changed hands, but I essentially swapped out. Sold the two I had, bought 2. Came out ahead at the end of the day. All in April. Out, Martin 00018 and a 65 J50. In, a J45 and a Nat'l Delphi (plain steel coat, not the baked-on finish). The Delphi is a mind-blower. Handles everything I throw at it.
onewilyfool Posted May 13, 2012 Author Posted May 13, 2012 Money changed hands, but I essentially swapped out. Sold the two I had, bought 2. Came out ahead at the end of the day. All in April. Out, Martin 00018 and a 65 J50. In, a J45 and a Nat'l Delphi (plain steel coat, not the baked-on finish). The Delphi is a mind-blower. Handles everything I throw at it. Rambler, I'm trying to do two out for one in.......just to temper the GAS
zombywoof Posted May 13, 2012 Posted May 13, 2012 A good number of my purchases fall into the buying guitars on the cheap that need a bit of TLC category. It can be a roll of the dice but if you are careful you can end up with a heck of a guitar at a fire sale price. And it looks like I may have one looming on the horizon. A couple of days back a friend of mine bought a Strat he found on his local Craig's List. Turns out the guy also had an early 1980s Guild dread 12 string. This is the same model that Tom Petty plays so you know it has to be a good rock & roll acoustic. It needs a neck reset but with its original case and at $125.00, what was a poor boy to do. Assuming there are no surprises I should be able to get this thing back on the road for alot less than what I would lay out for one without issues. Anyway my friend mailed the owner and asked if he would hold the guitar until Monday which would be the earliest he could get over there and pick it up. Not sure how it worked out so I guess I will just have to sit here twiddlin' my thumbs and waiting until then.
pschaafs Posted May 14, 2012 Posted May 14, 2012 no new guitars this year, and no acquisitions planned. The last one was a J-185 TV last fall....
TommyK Posted May 14, 2012 Posted May 14, 2012 You missed a check box: [ ] You work for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
nodehopper Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 No new guitars here traded or otherwise. Last purchase was a beautiful Martin 000-28EC back in March of 2011 (which was 2 weeks before I found out I was losing my job.) Lost the job and kept the guitar. New job....even working nearly 60 hours a week doesn't allow for time nor money for anything guitar. Does make me appreciate the beautiful herd I have accumulated and yearn for the time to enjoy them more.
onewilyfool Posted May 15, 2012 Author Posted May 15, 2012 No new guitars here traded or otherwise. Last purchase was a beautiful Martin 000-28EC back in March of 2011 (which was 2 weeks before I found out I was losing my job.) Lost the job and kept the guitar. New job....even working nearly 60 hours a week doesn't allow for time nor money for anything guitar. Does make me appreciate the beautiful herd I have accumulated and yearn for the time to enjoy them more. Man, you DO have a nice herd....would be good to see a "group" photo...and good to see you posting again Node!
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