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09-30-2022, 05:31 AM
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09-30-2022, 06:28 AM
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The sales tax for me would be $2,864. That would buy a pretty nice guitar.
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09-30-2022, 06:51 AM
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It’s kind of like looking at cars. You can buy reliable transportation (a used Toyota) for less than $15K. You can buy a really great new car for less than $50K, and you can read about people buying a new Lamborghini for $200K+.
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09-30-2022, 10:18 AM
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Keep in mind Bourgeois and Huss and Dalton both have $20K+ BRW guitars without similar heritage tops, so it's not like SCGC is way out of bounds here. And again, the marketplace will speak. SCGC didn't build 100 of these as a business model. They sold one. They'll need to sell one. My money is that within 12-24 months, it will have been sold.
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09-30-2022, 10:55 AM
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Surprised that nobody's yet mentioned that Martin also builds guitars priced at $50,000, $200,000 etc.
James Olson said in an interview that most people coming to him want the "James Taylor" sounding guitar, and his reputation is for producing instruments which are very consistent. I think Olson starts at 20,000, I've never played an Olson because nobody near me sells them, nor have I heard a TJ Thompson, which I understand starts more like $40,000 and up.
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09-30-2022, 01:03 PM
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Think of how many Martin Backpackers you could get for that price! Just a funny thought I had... But I guess this might be just the guitar for some musically inclined Russian oligarch to play while floating around on his yacht. It's a beautiful instrument for sure!
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09-30-2022, 01:14 PM
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I see posts like this all over the Internet. Whether it's for shock value or someone is just shocked I don't know. Always, the end result is "people will pay for what they want if they can." I have no problem with that.
Sometimes I go large. Twice, I've bought shoes that cost over $300 a pair. Why? They aren't great looking, but they are the "world's most comfortable shoes." And when you spend a lot of time on your feet and need to look the part, they work. They also last. I love fine automobiles, but the vehicle of my dreams is beyond my reach. That doesn't mean I can't get a car that satisfies the inner needs that make a car suit me. I likely wouldn't pay $35K for a guitar even if it wouldn't make a serious dent in my finances. Why? Because I'm not a good enough player to be able to discern the difference between a $3500 guitar and a $35K guitar.
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09-30-2022, 09:18 PM
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09-30-2022, 11:24 PM
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10-01-2022, 09:39 PM
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All the buzz over the hyped up top or back and sides woods is usually marketing to unlock our wallets. The Tree, or lucky strike or tunnel redwood etc. Now we have a new one I haven't heard of before...Good tonewood helps but they are not a magic bullet. I once commissioned a guitar made by a very respected luthier and I procured extremely rare German spruce that had been harvested in the 1930s and sitting in the attic drying in the air for 70 years plus. So this was basically prewar level spruce top. The resulting guitar was good but not the world beater that I thought it would be. There are no magic bullets - u could get the best luthier In the world and the rarest and most hyped up tonewood sets and still end up with just a 'good' guitar. There is always an element that is beyond the powers or any luthier to guarantee. So why bother spending massive premiums to get the latest hyped up woods? Get good sets of tonewood of the choices u r looking for tonewise and trust the luthier but know that chances are u will end up with just a good guitar and accept that. If u get a exceptional world beater, then be thankful. That's why the best option is to only buy after u play...
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10-02-2022, 02:34 PM
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The whole theme of this is pointless - you can easily look at ANY consumer good, from cars to boats to jewelry to clothes to wine or scotch, and you’ll see exactly the same comments and misunderstandings. This isn’t about Santa Cruz or Richard Hoover, or about the quality or value of a import plywood guitar. It’s about what you, as an individual, find both worthwhile and important in your own evaluation of priorities. I think it’s completely insane to spend $1000-$5000 or more for a ticket to a sporting event - and people do it all the time. $50,000 for a watch? Lots of people anxious to wear one - not really much more accurate than a dime store quartz watch. And does anyone understand spending $10,000 for a purse or shoes?( I think you have to call them handbags and footwear at that level ).
I would lay odds that if we walked into the home or apt of any single person who’s expressed some outrage over these prices, it would be pretty easy to find multiple examples of items that had much cheaper alternatives available, but there was a reason - a brand name, an endorsement, or some perceived - possibly imaginary - value that made that item the one someone felt was “better” - and you all know thats true. So you’re not in the market for a $30,000 guitar. Cool - no problem. But that doesn’t mean that someone else isn’t, or that there is not a great deal of value in that instrument. And if your ONLY argument is “resale value”, then you are truly not going to understand any of this - put $20,000 into your kids dream wedding, then tell me about the resale value of it -
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