What is the most incredible deal you had for an acoustic guitar?

[Frostie]

1948 Martin D-18. $185.

[383roller]

About 3 years ago I found a 30s recording king Jumbo with a repaired head for $10, came with a hard case too.

[Brucebubs]

Originally Posted by Rob7980

So far the best deal I’ve gotten is a new Yahama FG 800 I bought for my girl friend to learn on.. $200, not the best looking

But I'm sure she has a nice personality.

[Pdfiddler]

Originally Posted by CaffeinatedOne

Back in the late 1970s, I bought a FILTHY classical guitar in a hardshell case at a pawn shop for $50. I figured that if the guitar was garbage, the case could be salvaged.

I brought it home and started cleaning it with a face cloth, warm water and a little detergent. It had been covered with mud, dirt, dust and whatnot. As I cleaned it, I became aware of tool marks inside and for the first time, paid attention to the label.

I had a handmade Manuel Contreres long scale classical from his Main Street shop in Madrid. Ebony fingerboard and bridge. Solid Spanish pine top. Indian rosewood sides and back. Black, white and red back purfling. It was a gorgeous instrument!

I had a roommate who was about 6 and a half feet tall. His fingers had their own zip codes and he was trying to learn to play classical. I lent him the guitar and later in the year he bought it.

That was a good one

[Pdfiddler]

Originally Posted by RyanR

My dad gave me his 1969 Martin D28 (Brazilian) for free.

He is older now so he switched to a nylon string to keep playing.

Value of guitar: $5000
Value of the memories watching him play this in his band as a kid: Priceless

Total value: Priceless

Nice one for sure

[nightflight]

Handmade classical guitar by August LoPrinzi - $325. Had it appraised a week later for $4000. It's 40 years old now and needs some fret work, but it still has a sweet tone.

[whvick]

Originally Posted by Guitartanzon

My brother sold me his 2014 Gibson Limited edition KOA - Adirondack Top j45
as new for $1000. He paid $3600. He wanted me to have a nice guitar when I starting showing interest in learning to play.


Of course I bought it, loved it, and then lost my mind and sold it to buy something else. Major stupid move on my part.
I got $1800 for it, and gave my brother another $400.

He never really forgave me, and, he is right. It was a dumb thing for me to do, and I regret it. Big mistake. I did not really know what I had at that time, because of was ignorant of guitars.

I knew a guy who just sold his brothers guitar without asking[emoji15][emoji15][emoji15][emoji15]
That did not go well

[Lillis]

I don’t know if it qualifies as as an incredible deal but I recently bought my 2018 Breedlove Premier concertina for $900.00 all in. Guitar is in excellent + condition and plays/sounds Beautiful. What makes it an even better deal is I’ve wanted this exact model since they came out but couldn’t swing $2100! I’ll have other guitars but I think it’s safe to say this one is with me for the duration

[pdx]

Nothing in my signature line cost me more than $550.

[Guilty Spark]

And here I thought my 1998 Taylor 914c (w/Highlander pickup) in excellent condition w/mint, original Pink Poodle HSC for $2200 was an "incredible deal".....

[Perchman]

Dang, y’all!! I came to brag about my 2019 Larrivee OM40R for $800!! 53 blackguard tele’s and 00-28 stories just crushing it!!

[DaveKell]

I’m gonna tell the worst deal I ever got. I played an Ibanez electric bass in an orchestra for five years. I paid $125 for it at a pawn shop. My son wanted me to teach him acoustic guitar so I took the bass to a music store for partial trade on one. I told the clerk I wanted to trade it for a used guitar thinking it was my cheapest route. I should have noticed how excited he was when he said I could pick any new Alvarez on the wall for it even up. I picked one for $340 and was very pleased with myself. Then I recalled the pawn shop clerk telling me they couldn’t find the Ibanez bass in any of their pricing references. I wondered why the music store clerk was so excited. After a lot of digging I discovered the bass was a highly coveted custom shop creation of which four were made in total. The last one that ever sold went for three grand. Did I mention mine was mint?

[der Geist]

$25 for a 1967 Guild T-50 at a garage sale.

I also got a 1930’s Epitome (not Epiphone) for $10 a number of years earlier, also at a garage sale. Arch top, all hand carved mahogany. It has a warped and twisted neck but the body is mint. One day I may have time to find a replacement neck.

[Rosewood99]

Originally Posted by pdx

Nothing in my signature line cost me more than $550.

Call me skeptical.

[ChrisE]

Got this 1982 HD-28 for free but had to spend some money making it playable: