Is this a $10,000 guitar?

[Bluenose]

I'd consider buying but the safety deposit boxes in my bank just aren't big enough to keep it in.

[DBW]

That's roughly what I paid for my Hummingbird, J-45, and HD-28 combined. I would rather have these three versus one that is super expensive.

[fregly]

Originally Posted by tadol

Well, you’re more than welcome to build one yourself -

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[ALBD]

Since it’s still there I’d say it’s not a 10k guitar yet. Maybe it will be but I doubt it.

[TBman]

Originally Posted by Tnfiddler

$5000 is my max, so I don’t even look at $10k guitars!!

The idea is to shop for $10,000 and then buy at $5,000. Then you can say "Look honey, I saved us $5,000!"

[mcduffnw]

Originally Posted by TBman

The idea is to shop for $10,000 and then buy at $5,000. Then you can say "Look honey, I saved us $5,000!"

Do let us know how well that works out for you {;-)


duff
Be A Player...Not A Polisher

[TBman]

Originally Posted by mcduffnw

Do let us know how well that works out for you {;-)


duff
Be A Player...Not A Polisher

I did. It got a very quiet & short round of applause along with a very sarcastic look on my wife's face.

I did get a nice guitar though

[fregly]

Originally Posted by soups

Here’s an intelligent and measured response

Look at you declaring your refinement. As if there has not been retail collusion on price rise influenced by a certain private equity backed retailer to squeeze profits with marketing bs to enhance cache to get veblen clients to gobble up these absurd increases. You are welcome to your $800 abalone upcharge, sucker. Me and Julian Lage are going to have to suffer with our plebian Collings Trad OMs.

[baseball]

Not to bash My ex home state, but keep in mind, They are in CALIFORNIA which is one of the most expensive states to do business in. Everything costs more, and having been a scenic artist there, I can tell you that anything that gets sprayed??? The AQMD makes it extraordinarily cost prohibitive. I don't know if that is in effect where the build them, but in general it is a tough place to manufacture AND keep costs down.

[Andyrondack]

Originally Posted by thefsb

If someone pays that much then at that point yes, it unequivocally will be a $10,000 guitar.

Steve Austin was the $6,000,000 man only after the feds spent that on him.

I wonder what his scrap value was?

[Bluemonk]

Originally Posted by fregly

You are welcome to your $800 abalone upcharge, sucker. Me and Julian Lage are going to have to suffer with our plebian Collings Trad OMs.

Julian Lage also has a 1954 Telecaster and a Manzer archtop. Priced one of those lately?

[Dirk Hofman]

I love Santa Cruz guitars. But their pricing jumped the shark a decade ago. It's nuts.

[Joe Beamish]

Originally Posted by Dirk Hofman

I love Santa Cruz guitars. But their pricing jumped the shark a decade ago. It's nuts.

Is their business hurting as a result?

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by Dirk Hofman

I love Santa Cruz guitars. But their pricing jumped the shark a decade ago. It's nuts.

"jumped the shark" ?? I guess I am a hick from the sticks. but that is the first time I have ever heard that expression --- Or is that a local CA surfer expression ?

[sinistral]

Originally Posted by KevWind

"jumped the shark" ?? I guess I am a hick from the sticks. but that is the first time I have ever heard that expression --- Or is that a local CA surfer expression ?

There was an episode of Happy Days in which Fonzie jumps over a shark while waterskiing. “Jumping the shark” became a metaphor for a desperate attempt to revive ratings, and “jumped the shark” took on the meaning of irretrievable decline.