[jtc]

Sorry if this is covered regularly, but I'm wondering whether guitars really represent sound investments, and if so, what sort of money I'd have to spend if I were to start to acquire some as an alternative to stocks & shares style investments. Basically the plan is to find a real-world return of around 8% per annum after allowing for inflation (~10% gross overall I reckon)

I've heard people say that vintage strats and such are well worth acquiring, but the 'cost of admission' is very high, so I wondered about more modest stuff, perhaps in the hundreds, rather than thousands, of pounds/dollars?

Also, how to start checking provenance of guitars, learning what's worth the money and what's not, etc.?

Just a little itch I'm curious about, rather than a solid plan, and where better to ask?

Thanks,

John