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This means you've likely played more Olsons than a fair amount of people that own them. I think your opinion simply highlights how subjective the value of a guitar is. We've yet to discover a collective correct answer in matters of taste. Good thing, too - the guitar would would be pretty boring if there was.
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But thirty large? For me, there are things which are just unnecessarily and ridiculously excessive. I'd love to own a Dumble amp, but the thought of spending $125K to get even a used one gives me pause... |
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The one one the left was pretty cool, but the one on the right is why people care so much. If that's your world, it's an unmitigated life ruiner. Some things you can't unhear! I dunno, SG - I just hear the diminishing returns thing soo much. Of course there are diminishing returns. You said it yourself, though - Olson's are extraordinary instruments. Sometimes extraordinary instruments cost 30k. Other times they're probably somewhere between 250k and $500 bucks depending on who's listening. Makes complete sense in my world! |
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I agree with your conclusion, too. The law of diminishing returns is as elastic as any given individual's wallet and exposure. In my case exposure has led me to open my wallet wider. Over the past three years I've shaken up my collection and have reached a new equilibrium. My cheapest guitar now is almost as expensive as my former most expensive was, and my most expensive is double that. Gotta say, I've never been happier.
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Interesting that the OP chose to post this nugget and then NEVER came back...
I wonder why? I wonder if the thread turned out the way he was hoping it would? My guess is NO.
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I just had the comment, “You can play my guitar at church this Sunday, but I don’t know if a Blueridge is up to your standards” said to me this week. I didn’t even know how to respond to that one other than just saying, “I’ll play anything!”
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I’ve gotten back into mountain biking lately, and the “entry-level” bikes I’m considering are $3,000-$4,000 new. But like guitars, sometimes you can save some $$ if you buy used.
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I'm mildly curious how many of us tell anyone besides a spouse how much they paid for a particular guitar.
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I tell no one.
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I know a guy who buys a lot of gear and always tells me what he paid for it. He always buys new and always overpays. On the rare occasion I buy something, I always search out the best deal possible, and I make sure to let him know that I saved a bunch of $$ when I bought it.
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$4800 USD for a Chris Bozung CB Super.
Good wood and wood bracing combined with good builder - you gonna pay! |
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We guitar players get off easy. I have a classical violinist friend that payed over $100K for his fiddle, and that is not considered extraordinary.
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While my wife and I were still working she enjoyed her casino junkets. When she questioned me about the price of a Martin standard series I pointed out that if I spent her casino budget on a new guitar every year we were working I'd have an awesome collection and need a larger room to keep them. I still have most of my guitars but her cash is long gone. I don't complain about her spending what she could afford on entertainment and she has accepted mine. Bills and necessities are taken care of first.
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