Pricey Guitar Vs. Cheaper Guitar? |
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Apr 23 2009, 07:33 AM
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Iamblack is pretty right imo. The example of the paula is probably caused by it´s curiosity and age, if it´s still in a good shape
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Apr 23 2009, 08:16 AM
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And, its rewarding:D
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) as it should last you for many years.
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Apr 23 2009, 11:44 AM
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QUOTE (GuitarMonkey @ Apr 23 2009, 02:56 AM)  I am wondering why (most) of us feel we have to have an expensive guitar to play with. Some "pro" players use guitars that can be considered cheap, but they use them to recortd, and tour with. They will use these guitars more than most of us will, and can even afford about any make or model they choose. As long as the guitar stays in tune, and sounds good, why do we feel we have to pay so much $$$ for a "great" one? Just want some of your thoughts on this. I think we have to first see what do you mean by inexpensive guitar, pro player and cheap guitar, so we can see what exactly are you referring to. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Apr 23 2009, 12:29 PM
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My SLSMG is considered "cheap" by Jackson soloist standards, but i absolutely love it. The whole feel of it fits me better than Jacksons/ESP's with a much higher pricetag.
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Apr 23 2009, 02:23 PM
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Well, I pretty much agree with all others that say that there is a cutoff price, and if you want the most of your money it is probably a good idea avoiding signature models.
If you check this topic, I tested 8 Les Pauls. The actual order I tested these guitars were in increasing order of price. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...amp;hl=Les+Paul My idea was exactly to have a taste of where there is a big improvement from a cheaper model to a more expensive one and where the price increases, but you cannot notice a significant improvement. To my taste and impressions, the ones where there was a large improvement from the extra money were the standard faded and the 08' standard. For that reason, even though the LP custom is the most amazing guitar of all, I'd rather invest money on the standard 08'. The worst guitar in terms of cost/benefit was the Slash signature. Not that was a bad guitar. It was simply overpriced, because of being a signature. This post has been edited by Gus: Apr 23 2009, 02:24 PM -------------------- my "Thank you GMC!" video
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Apr 23 2009, 03:13 PM
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Cheapy guitar = pricey in the long run, most likely
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The cheapest guitar I've tried that I've liked is a Mexican Strat which was about £500. That was a very good guitar that I would have been happy owning. I have also hated £2000+ guitars. My favourite guitar that I pay constantly is a Parker Nitefly M which cost £900 which in my opinion is fairly cheap for a guitar with the options that is has with it.
nothing I tried from beyond that price tag felt so much better as to justify the price...ok, the gibson custom shop models, parker fly, and similar are probably worth it, havent had a chance to try those...I'd pay for a Parker without a second thought. |
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Apr 28 2009, 09:43 AM
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I bought a relatively expensive guitar when I started out playing, so that I would be happy with it and not blame my bad playing on a cheap guitar. But once you get a sense of what's what, you can appreciate the merits of other guitars regardless of price. I have an Ebay special I paid $165 for and I really like it a lot. I definately agree with the "tipping point" idea that has been expressed, and I'd place most signature models in that category, for collectors, not players. My personal number would be around $2500USD, beyond that would have to be a total custom one of a kind.
And as Keilnoth expressed above, there is the "pride in your ride" factor.. if you can afford something nice, why not?
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