If you had $50k to spend - what guitars would you consider?

[Brucebubs]

Love my 2020 Gibson 1957 SJ-200 - would $50K buy me one actually made in 1957?

What about 1956 my birth year?

[Dotneck]

Originally Posted by Brucebubs

Love my 2020 Gibson 1957 SJ-200 - would $50K buy me one actually made in 1957?

What about 1956 my birth year?

You could get one of each and maybe add a new Collings as well.

[srgprod]

If I had $50K to spend on a guitar I’d send it to Ukraine to help save some lives

[KevinH]

I'd start with a Wilborn Arum. But the wait time is around 5 years, so I'd need to fill in a couple more. Maybe visit Rebecca Urlacher, or Mark Hatcher. So many choices.

[tommieboy]

Originally Posted by cc132

You can't just say all that and not let us know what it was!!!!

I had a similar experience (with much smaller numbers) recently. Set myself a pretty hefty budget and ended up buying something that was about 60% of my maximum. There just wasn't any need to spend the full amount once I found "the one."

I didn't even open the shipping box. The box sat in my house for about 15 minutes before my friend came knocking on the door. It's at his house now so he can A vs B it against my other 2003 Model M. Both are Adi/EIR. The newer one has a wider string spacing at the bridge, custom-carved neck, fretboard radius, etc. to deal with my arthritic hands.

He just sent me these photos to confirm that it is the correct model and that nothing was damaged during shipping. I should get it back in a few months.

Tommy

[theghostwriter]

Probably 2-3 Martins that total about 10k, and then the other 40k on top dollar call girls who are paid to sit around and be amazed at my mediocre playing.

[Lwilliams]

I would go to Nazareth, PA, and hand pick a new D-45 Modern Deluxe.

And place the order for a Martin, custom built, 000-45 while there.

[tommieboy]

Originally Posted by theghostwriter

Probably 2-3 Martins that total about 10k, and then the other 40k on top dollar call girls who are paid to sit around and be amazed at my mediocre playing.

I continue to amaze myself at my mediocre playing after all these years. No need to pay anyone!



Tommy

[cc132]

Originally Posted by srgprod

If I had $50K to spend on a guitar I’d send it to Ukraine to help save some lives

How are you going to be sanctimonious with imaginary money?

[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by cc132

How are you going to be sanctimonious with imaginary money?

Seems to be a lot of that stuff floating around these parts lately...

As to the guitars:
Triggs Master 400 non-cutaway (19" Stromberg copy), built to order
The cleanest New York-era Epiphone Emperor non-cut comp box I can find
Built-to-order Mark Campellone all-acoustic center-hole archtop

I'll use the remaining $20K or so to buy a couple weeks' worth of gas to get me and my instruments around town, in the rear of my 25 MPG (city) Subaru Outback...

[FannedFret]

A modern luthier build guitar definitely with every comfortable, super sounding progress you can think of.
A customised Casimi C2, a Tom Sands, a Taran, Jason Kostal, in that row will go pretty near to that.
I love this thoughts like: what would you do winning in the lottery.
Loads of unbelievable Guitars out there and only none or a very small budget to spend:-)

[joeld]

Fantasy guitar buying spree? I'd buy my top five favorite guitars from the classifieds. There are always a bunch of instruments posted there that I would really enjoy. It'd probably be way under $50K, so I'd leave the remainder as a tip for the nice waitress at the diner, or blow it all on a chocolate-chip cookie from the school bake sale, keep the change.

[MBee]

I’d use the money to finance a trip to Nashville and a guitar. Wouldn’t it be fun to check out all the amazing vintage and single luthier guitars and find the one. (I just hope we’re talking US, not Canadian $!

[MThomson]

For me, I'd go for one of Taran, casimi, wilborn, buendia, or kostal.

[BluesKing777]

You already have a nice list of guitars. Maybe get a nice D18 Authentic and wave some of that cash around until you find a poor but great guitarist who is willing to come to your house weekly to give you some cool lessons!

BluesKing777.