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Originally Posted by moon
I suppose with high-end guitars a lot of the work/cost goes into cosmetics such as expensive woods with nice grain and beautiful finishes. None of that affects the musical capabilities of the instrument.
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Even with electrics, one can select woods that just have that special "ring" to them when tapped. Even more so with the fancier figured woods, the multi-stage process of dyeing and staining is very labor-intensive. Quilted maple right now is ridiculously expensive, somewhere in the neighborhood of $125/bf up to over $300/bf, if you can get what you want, as one example. While it does not necessarily affect playability, from an ownership standpoint it is likely to retain value due to its scarcity, and the demand.