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Do guitars that heavly worn make better instruments?
Yes 21%  21%  [ 6 ]
No 59%  59%  [ 17 ]
I'm not sure 21%  21%  [ 6 ]
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Post subject: Re: Well-loveed and well-preserved guitars
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 5:36 pm
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cvilleira wrote:
A guitar is simply a tool for making music, what it looks like is meaningless as long as it plays well.

In the same way as a woman is simply a tool for making babies, and clothes are simply tools to protect us from the elements. I.e. it's utter codswallop.

Thankfully, that we're able to appreciate music also means (most of us) are able to appreciate visual aesthetics.


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Post subject: Re: Well-loveed and well-preserved guitars
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 6:03 pm
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My oldest guitar is The Venerable Black No. 1, a 1986 MIJ Strat. In the 27 years I've owned it, it has just one scratch, but the frets are worn down mighty low as it was my ONLY guitar for years. Today, it enjoys semi-retirement.

Just how much does a re-fret job cost these days?


I was quoted $400 for stainless, but that's with me being a regular at my local store. Average price I've seen is between $500-$700.


Yikes, that's more than I paid for it. That's more than it's worth (because you can't take sentiment to the bank).


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Post subject: Re: Well-loveed and well-preserved guitars
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 7:02 pm
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stratmansteve wrote:
Buxom wrote:
stratmansteve wrote:
My oldest guitar is The Venerable Black No. 1, a 1986 MIJ Strat. In the 27 years I've owned it, it has just one scratch, but the frets are worn down mighty low as it was my ONLY guitar for years. Today, it enjoys semi-retirement.

Just how much does a re-fret job cost these days?


I was quoted $400 for stainless, but that's with me being a regular at my local store. Average price I've seen is between $500-$700.


Yikes, that's more than I paid for it. That's more than it's worth (because you can't take sentiment to the bank).


Vintage MIJ strats can be big money, but yea, I know the sentiment. Someone offered me $700 for the Guild and got a big hell no.

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Post subject: Re: Well-loveed and well-preserved guitars
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 7:03 pm
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arth1 wrote:
cvilleira wrote:
A guitar is simply a tool for making music, what it looks like is meaningless as long as it plays well.

In the same way as a woman is simply a tool for making babies, and clothes are simply tools to protect us from the elements. I.e. it's utter codswallop.

Thankfully, that we're able to appreciate music also means (most of us) are able to appreciate visual aesthetics.

Very well said arth. I guess the same can be said about our cars, houses and just about every other useful item in our lives.

@CPL - Yes mate the resonator is a pea green/yellow polychrome. It's different in different light. The colors in the photos are pretty accurate. I did a thread on it when I got it....... viewtopic.php?f=2&t=88000&hilit=national+triolian&start=0
Goodonya ...Mark.


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Post subject: Re: Well-loveed and well-preserved guitars
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:28 pm
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There is a general rule of thumb in the used or vintage guitar market that a guitar that shows signs of being well played,yet well taken care of is probably a better guitar than one the same age with little sign of wear as the well played one got the wear and tear because it was a great sounding and playing guitar An older guitar that shows little signs of wear is suspected of being that way because it's a "dog" that sounds or plays awful-or both.Having said that,there are also such things as real closet classics that may be great guitars that were bought for a son on his high school graduation but he picked at it and lost interest and his parents just put it away and it stayed there for years or maybe the son was drafted after graduation and was killed in action.There are still guitars occasionally being found that are true closet or under bed classics.So the only true way to tell if an old guitar is a great relic,is to try it out.When I bought my '65 Strat,I lucked out,it showed signs of being well played and when I tried it out,it really sounded incredible-the same went for my '65 Jag and Mustang-they were both keepers and sounded spectacular.

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