Vintage guitars....as investments ?

vic · 2010-01-07T15:46:48+00:00

Thought I would raise the topic on this Forum. Past few months I have seen a few vintage guits come on the market in SA. I was of the opinion at some stage t...

Vintage guitars....as investments ?

nick

vic wrote: Is there anything prettier than a vintage Les Paul.....? ?

3 vintage les pauls.

vic

tonerider wrote: Think I'll just go and buy that Cort, stick it under the bed and hope for the best. The Samick is already gathering dust! ? ?

Grandpa also put his guitar under a bed and completely forgot about it...gee... was Grandma upset with her neighbour hey? ☹

AlanRatcliffe

Loverly stuff Mark.

Vintage Guitar wrote:

? You don't see that often... a flame showing through the goldtop. Polepieces look like they're screwed out pretty high.

tonerider

GULP! ? Mark, all I can say is wow - amazing guitars! I guess pictures speak louder than words. Any chance of a closer look at the headstocks?

Indeed, what is prettier than a vintage Les Paul Standard.

I have personally never seen a gold top with flame showing - amazing! ?

MikeM

I've seen that goldtop on here before. Not only the flamed gold top, but the wear. The pic was halfway through loading and I could remember where it was (Yes I stared at it THAT much)

vic

@Vintage Guitar....super collection there. Kindly give us a brief description of the guitars if you don't mind..

MoJo-JoJoe

Vintage Guitar wrote:

Mark, that '56 is just exquisite!

Here's my '91 PreHistoric '56 ReIssue

vic

DonovanB wrote: I think if you're looking to make money from anything make sure it's something people can't break into your place and steal.

Good point. What does one do with a R400K guitar...put it in a bank vault or something? ?

Vintage-Guitar

vic wrote: @Vintage Guitar....super collection there. Kindly give us a brief description of the guitars if you don't mind..

1956 Goldtop - P90's, 100% original , one owner, untouched solder joints, a little on the heavy side (must be all that flame)
1957 Goldtop - Rare all Mahogany body, no maple top.100% original and a monster bridge PAF.
1960 Standard - Early 60 Burst with a fantastic top. Great guitar but just too many issues for me. I found her a good home in Japan.

Ray

Danelectros. They been around a while. Some really revered guitarists across the decades played them. Do any of the old ones rate as vintage and collectable?

vic

Ray wrote: Danelectros. They been around a while. Some really revered guitarists across the decades played them. Do any of the old ones rate as vintage and collectable?

Indeed...popular collector's items.

MoJo-JoJoe

An original Zemaitis (made by Tony) would be a nice collectors piece.