have you paid more than $20,000 for a guitar?

[JCM615]

Originally Posted by RussellHawaii

My answer is ‘no comment.’

Well unspoken....😉

[M Sarad]

If my Santa Cruz were to be stolen, its replacement
cost would be $21,000.

[RJVB]

Originally Posted by M Sarad

If my Santa Cruz were to be stolen, its replacement
cost would be $21,000.

If I had to replace my remaining violin with a new sibling it would probably cost me a similar amount (but its actual resale value is probably about what it cost new in the 80s).

[Deliberate1]

Originally Posted by tadol

And if you have any items made by Sam Maloof, I would be extremely happy to purchase them - and I’d give you $5,000 for a rocker made by him - I still kick myself for not scraping together $2700 to buy one from him when I met him 40 years ago -

I know that rocker. Sublime. Like some of George Nakashima's designs and boards. His rocker, in pedestrian woods, was about $1200, 30+ years ago. But the Maloof rocker you mention for $2700 sold at auction for $80,500 - ten years ago. At least a guitar makes noise.
David

[AH Acoustic]

Originally Posted by theghostwriter

I bought a 10-pack of Martin D200's so I could smash them on stage at the local pub after playing Wonderwall, but other than that, no.

Apparently you smashed all of them, as your signature does not include that model.

[tadol]

Originally Posted by Deliberate1

I know that rocker. Sublime. Like some of George Nakashima's designs and boards. His rocker, in pedestrian woods, was about $1200, 30+ years ago. But the Maloof rocker you mention for $2700 sold at auction for $80,500 - ten years ago. At least a guitar makes noise.
David

Yup - but as 99.99% of people here will tell you, their behinds would be just as happy on a $5.00 folding chair -

[Deliberate1]

Originally Posted by tadol

Yup - but as 99.99% of people here will tell you, their behinds would be just as happy on a $5.00 folding chair -

And the other .01% would tell you that happiness is overrated.

David

[Glennwillow]

Have you paid more than $20,000 for a guitar?

I have not. But I know one or two people who have.

- Glenn

[M Sarad]

my friend Dave borrowed money from his Dad to buy a 1930 OM 45 for 60k. He sold it after a dozen years for $225,000.
He used that money to get a 1930 OM45 Deluxe.
He sold that and bought another OM 45.