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I have no 1st hand insight into this but I would guess that professional touring musicians would want to bring an easily replaceable guitar on tour with them since Guitars can get trashed in transit so I bet we don't see them playing their really nice expensive non-touring guitars at home. That was one of the things Leo Kottke talked about the advantages of doing his Taylor signature model since he could easily replace them while on tour.
I wonder if it's common for them to record with their nicer guitars and tour with their more easily replaceable less expensive guitars.
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Also, remember endorsements. Martin can pay a whole lot more than Jeff, so which one do you need to be seen on stage with? Cheers, Steve |
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>>Remember, the best guitar you have ever played isn't the best guitar.
Wait, what? Not true, I own it so I should know! Truly the best, and was well under $10K when I bought it... well... a few years ago. Not for status though, I never play out. Is it a $4K guitar, because that's what it cost me? Or > $10K guitar, because that's what it would sell for now? Another thing to think about is that there are fabulous ultra-premium luthier-built guitars that can be had for reasonable prices because the luthier in question has been forgotten or overlooked. I think it's a matter of believing yourself when you find something that just seems special, even if the signature on it doesn't say Somogyi. |
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When my cellist went to Peabody, they would do a blind test every year. Twelve to fifteen instruments. They were $12,000 to $30,000, witch you know is a serious student grade price. My daughter's cello never failed to place in the top three. It was the $12,000 cello. A blind test was conducted with some very high end violins recently too, with the Strads placing very high but not always beating out the best newer violins. So if you really want to get the instrument that sounds best to you, you really should endeavor to know as little about the instrument as possible. And yes, with the top of the violin world, there are recognized violins that are superior, just like certain 36 D 28s. But in a room full of $3000-10,000 guitars, I'd much prefer a blindfold and my senses. And really, now days it is the trend to think that plain old D 28 won't cut it when in fact, you might like one over it's Authentic brother. And yes you can hear the difference, but you might really not like it. I had a friend who bought two 000 18s recently, with the idea of returning one. He was in a quandary because he didn't like the one that was hide glue and $2000 more. He thought his senses must be wrong. Such is the power of price over sense.
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"I sleep with the guitars..."
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I resemble the slogan at the bottom of your post!
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I always buy the one that sounds/plays the best for me. And case in point: I had both a D-28 and a D-28 Authentic and I can easily see someone no having the vocal power to sing over that Authentic - it was incredibly powerful.
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An amazing career on six strings: Dick Boak |
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