Comments on: What is Your Guitar Collecting Philosophy? http://blog.sharemyguitar.com/what-is-your-guitar-collecting-philosophy/ Blog Mon, 21 May 2012 12:50:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rick http://blog.sharemyguitar.com/what-is-your-guitar-collecting-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-16588 Rick Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:20:21 +0000 http://sharemyguitar.com/blog/?p=629#comment-16588 Buy American. Buy limited editions. Buy American. Buy limited editions.

]]> By: slimhadley http://blog.sharemyguitar.com/what-is-your-guitar-collecting-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-15515 slimhadley Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:11:34 +0000 http://sharemyguitar.com/blog/?p=629#comment-15515 I collect stringed instruments for their utility. I worked thru many cheapo Squier/Affinity Teles 'til I found 1 (Butterscotch) that sounded/played well for my RocknRoll/Los Lobos-y songs. Tinkered with the guts to improve sound a tad. Found a white cheapo Tele that was already tinkered with- got my RealDealCountry middle-position guitar. Got a Burl Ash 12-string Tele off Ebay for good price- got my Psychedelia guitar. Gonna round out my Tele stable with a Saga electric Mandocaster kit (gonna put 2 pups on it & a Tele-style bridge), get a 3/4 size Tele & convert it to a Tele Octave Mandolin, then finish the year with a cheapo Tele with a Baritone neck slapped on it. And, then, as they say: That'll do, pig, that'll do. I see the Mojo-value in what I can do with a Tele, rather than it bringing it's Mojo to me. I don't have impressive instruments from a monetary/collecting perspective: I have instruments that entertain people; thus impress them (hopefully!) with what I can do with them. Just a matter of what we wnat to do with our toys!!! I collect stringed instruments for their utility. I worked thru many cheapo Squier/Affinity Teles ’til I found 1 (Butterscotch) that sounded/played well for my RocknRoll/Los Lobos-y songs. Tinkered with the guts to improve sound a tad. Found a white cheapo Tele that was already tinkered with- got my RealDealCountry middle-position guitar. Got a Burl Ash 12-string Tele off Ebay for good price- got my Psychedelia guitar. Gonna round out my Tele stable with a Saga electric Mandocaster kit (gonna put 2 pups on it & a Tele-style bridge), get a 3/4 size Tele & convert it to a Tele Octave Mandolin, then finish the year with a cheapo Tele with a Baritone neck slapped on it. And, then, as they say: That’ll do, pig, that’ll do. I see the Mojo-value in what I can do with a Tele, rather than it bringing it’s Mojo to me. I don’t have impressive instruments from a monetary/collecting perspective: I have instruments that entertain people; thus impress them (hopefully!) with what I can do with them. Just a matter of what we wnat to do with our toys!!!

]]> By: James http://blog.sharemyguitar.com/what-is-your-guitar-collecting-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-14327 James Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:22:31 +0000 http://sharemyguitar.com/blog/?p=629#comment-14327 My similar Philosophy/Idea: Collect them GTRs while the fun is in it. Choose carefully! THEN: Play them with the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers motto: "This guitar has a Song in it today" My similar Philosophy/Idea: Collect them GTRs while the fun is in it. Choose carefully! THEN: Play them with the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers motto: “This guitar has a Song in it today”

]]> By: Jordan Gruow http://blog.sharemyguitar.com/what-is-your-guitar-collecting-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-14240 Jordan Gruow Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:31:11 +0000 http://sharemyguitar.com/blog/?p=629#comment-14240 Since I have a great repair man in John Grey and access to another shop at Homeless Dog custom, The low hanging fruit is easy. Josh at Homeless Dog or John Grey will bring things to my attention that need work and are , therefore, cheap. I still love "good" guitars like my '96 LP Special, G&L ASAT, my 3 Homeless Dog Customs are great, BUT, there is a lot of mojo in beaters. Get what you can when you can. 23 guitars and counting...family portraits to follow! Since I have a great repair man in John Grey and access to another shop at Homeless Dog custom, The low hanging fruit is easy. Josh at Homeless Dog or John Grey will bring things to my attention that need work and are , therefore, cheap.
I still love “good” guitars like my ’96 LP Special, G&L ASAT, my 3 Homeless Dog Customs are great, BUT, there is a lot of mojo in beaters. Get what you can when you can. 23 guitars and counting…family portraits to follow!

]]> By: Jeff C http://blog.sharemyguitar.com/what-is-your-guitar-collecting-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-14092 Jeff C Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:45:01 +0000 http://sharemyguitar.com/blog/?p=629#comment-14092 Great discussion! I'd love to see all your collections if you'll share. We built a free website just for sharing your favorite collections! This is my collection of (IMHO) the best guitars - ever. Post your collections (you can load you own photos) and share them back! http://www.gangaroo.com/users/17ae1880/collections/best-guitars-ever-made Great discussion! I’d love to see all your collections if you’ll share. We built a free website just for sharing your favorite collections! This is my collection of (IMHO) the best guitars – ever. Post your collections (you can load you own photos) and share them back!

http://www.gangaroo.com/users/17ae1880/collections/best-guitars-ever-made

]]> By: Mickey Richardson http://blog.sharemyguitar.com/what-is-your-guitar-collecting-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-13869 Mickey Richardson Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:42:40 +0000 http://sharemyguitar.com/blog/?p=629#comment-13869 @Rick - Yes, it is about the tone, but it is also about the style too. For example, there could be a guitar out there that has the greatest tone ever, but it was painted and designed to look like a giant turd. You might not want that in your collection, or maybe you would ;) But guitars should have awesome rich tone, and beautiful sexy style to make it a complete package in my book. @Rick – Yes, it is about the tone, but it is also about the style too. For example, there could be a guitar out there that has the greatest tone ever, but it was painted and designed to look like a giant turd. You might not want that in your collection, or maybe you would ;) But guitars should have awesome rich tone, and beautiful sexy style to make it a complete package in my book.

]]> By: rixis http://blog.sharemyguitar.com/what-is-your-guitar-collecting-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-13868 rixis Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:36:02 +0000 http://sharemyguitar.com/blog/?p=629#comment-13868 I collect the guitars I need to be able to make the sounds I want to hear. A Strat sounds different than a Les Paul, which sounds different than a Jackson, that sounds different than a BC Rich. It is all about "the tone", isn't it ? :) I collect the guitars I need to be able to make the sounds I want to hear. A Strat sounds different than a Les Paul, which sounds different than a Jackson, that sounds different than a BC Rich.

It is all about “the tone”, isn’t it ? :)

]]> By: Roscoe P http://blog.sharemyguitar.com/what-is-your-guitar-collecting-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-13830 Roscoe P Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:18:16 +0000 http://sharemyguitar.com/blog/?p=629#comment-13830 Play them often. Play them often.

]]> By: Matthew Holycross http://blog.sharemyguitar.com/what-is-your-guitar-collecting-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-9757 Matthew Holycross Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:06:50 +0000 http://sharemyguitar.com/blog/?p=629#comment-9757 I collect what I play. Mainly Jackson/Charvel. And OOO/concert acoustics and a 62' Gibson Classical. Guitars in display cases are like looking at Lenin's corpse in Moscow. Pretty amazing to see. But useless and tragic. Guitars should be seen and heard. They are not children in England. I collect what I play. Mainly Jackson/Charvel. And OOO/concert acoustics and a 62′ Gibson Classical. Guitars in display cases are like looking at Lenin’s corpse in Moscow. Pretty amazing to see. But useless and tragic.
Guitars should be seen and heard. They are not children in England.

]]> By: mmcquain http://blog.sharemyguitar.com/what-is-your-guitar-collecting-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-9282 mmcquain Mon, 02 May 2011 02:35:30 +0000 http://sharemyguitar.com/blog/?p=629#comment-9282 My philosophy is HAVE FUN... enjoy what you have no matter if it is 1 guitar or 100 guitars! I've bought and sold well over 100 guitars over the years... some of this was just good old "flipping" (buy/sell with the intention of turning it over for a profit) and some was from my personal collection (i.e., sort of "trading up"). In all cases I tried to find the fun in each guitar as it passed through my hands. This means I tried to play on it and appreciate it for its sound, its look, its uniqueness, etc. My personal collection has been as high as about 10 at once and as low as one. Some times I've had to make choices to "downsize" in order to afford getting a particular guitar I really wanted. My philosophy here is that no single guitar is irreplaceable (with a few exceptions). An example of this just happened to me last week... But the story actually starts back in 2009 when I was forced to sell off some of my guitars to cover some major bills. At that time I kept a single Gibson, a Fender and an acoustic. This meant I had to sell my Les Paul Custom Premium Plus Honeyburst AAA flametop (the ONLY ONE I've ever seen of this kind). Now fast forward to last week and I stumble across the exact same guitar on eBay. I contact the seller and tell them I used to own that guitar and I end up buying it back. He was happy it was going back to the original owner and I was happy to have it back in the fold (never want to sell it again!). BUT, in order to pay for it, I'm forced to sell 2 other guitars... but those guitars ARE replaceable. So my collection just lost 2 guitars to gain 1 guitar - net result is I downsized by 1 guitar but it was so worth it! And life goes on :-) My philosophy is HAVE FUN… enjoy what you have no matter if it is 1 guitar or 100 guitars!

I’ve bought and sold well over 100 guitars over the years… some of this was just good old “flipping” (buy/sell with the intention of turning it over for a profit) and some was from my personal collection (i.e., sort of “trading up”). In all cases I tried to find the fun in each guitar as it passed through my hands. This means I tried to play on it and appreciate it for its sound, its look, its uniqueness, etc.

My personal collection has been as high as about 10 at once and as low as one. Some times I’ve had to make choices to “downsize” in order to afford getting a particular guitar I really wanted. My philosophy here is that no single guitar is irreplaceable (with a few exceptions).

An example of this just happened to me last week… But the story actually starts back in 2009 when I was forced to sell off some of my guitars to cover some major bills. At that time I kept a single Gibson, a Fender and an acoustic. This meant I had to sell my Les Paul Custom Premium Plus Honeyburst AAA flametop (the ONLY ONE I’ve ever seen of this kind). Now fast forward to last week and I stumble across the exact same guitar on eBay. I contact the seller and tell them I used to own that guitar and I end up buying it back. He was happy it was going back to the original owner and I was happy to have it back in the fold (never want to sell it again!). BUT, in order to pay for it, I’m forced to sell 2 other guitars… but those guitars ARE replaceable. So my collection just lost 2 guitars to gain 1 guitar – net result is I downsized by 1 guitar but it was so worth it! And life goes on :-)

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