What Justifies Buying A Really Expensive Guitar? |
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What Justifies Buying A Really Expensive Guitar? |
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Jun 3 2014, 11:41 PM |
Super congrats!!!
I have to agree with Monica also on price Below $1,000 can be sketchy. However, if you know what to look for you can get great guitars for less. For example!! MY NEW AXE!! List price is $1460 ouch!!!!!! So well above the $1,000 mark. But with some prudent research and shopping around, I found a BRAND NEW, WITH HARDSHELL CASE FOR $450 shipped! So I have to say, it's possible to have a nice guitar, without paying top dollar for it I could have gone out and paid list price. But I'd rather spend the other $1,000 on other gear Well Someone just arrived in the Lupu family And along with it, an amazing TRULY AMAZING event for my career: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=52293
[attachment=37416:IMG_2014...3_WA0002.jpg] The PRS Tremonti Charcoal Black USA Model |
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Jun 4 2014, 08:49 AM |
List price and street price are very different numbers.
Generally speaking, "List Price" is roughly 300% of what it costs a retailer to bring a product to market, allowing them to give you an awesome deal by discounting it 33% and still retaining their 100% margin. -------------------- My SoundCloud
Gear Tyler Burning Water 2K Burny RLG90 with BK Emeralds Fender US Tele with BK Piledrivers Epiphone 335 with Suhr Thornbuckers PRS SE Custom 24-08 Ax8 Fessenden SD10 PSG Quilter TT15 |
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Jun 4 2014, 02:23 PM |
It's interesting that many manufacturers won't let retail outlets advertise their guitars for less than the list/ MRRP, as I guess they think it devalues the product, but then it gives the customer a nice surprise when dealing with the store on the phone of in person!
-------------------- My SoundCloud
Gear Tyler Burning Water 2K Burny RLG90 with BK Emeralds Fender US Tele with BK Piledrivers Epiphone 335 with Suhr Thornbuckers PRS SE Custom 24-08 Ax8 Fessenden SD10 PSG Quilter TT15 |
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Jun 4 2014, 05:24 PM |
It depends on the company.
The manufacturers suggested list price - MSRP for USA Fender and Gibson (not Squier or Epiphone) is only 105% over what any retailer (even GC) will get. That's called an A+ discount ... 50% off the list price plus an extra 5% if you order a lot and are a good customer. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jun 5 2014, 07:05 PM |
Well Someone just arrived in the Lupu family And along with it, an amazing TRULY AMAZING event for my career: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=52293 [attachment=37416:IMG_2014...3_WA0002.jpg] The PRS Tremonti Charcoal Black USA Model Congrats Cosmin, one of my favs guitars!!! enjoy man a lot that axe! |
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Jun 5 2014, 09:59 PM |
I can blow cash on something nice, but I expect it to be worth it in the end. Just because something is expensive doesn't always mean that it's good.
What does a person consider a really expensive guitar? Gibson LP Studio, Gibson Explorer, Ernie Balls, PRS Customs, a Prestige Ibanez? I've owned 1 of all of those, none of which still sit in my room. Anymore I'm better off getting decent gear, all that matters is the body and feel of it. I then call up a friend to work on it and to get it to the specs I play. After that it plays just as well as any other guitar I've owned including those $3k+ guitars. Anymore I let my hands do the thinking and not the head stock name. Now if we step into the realm of the electronic toys, I would love to get my hands on an Axe-FX some day to see what all the fuss is about! -------------------- Guitars:
Ibanez S770PB (Natural Flat) , Ibanez XPT700 (Chameleon) , Sterling J Richardson Signature , Squire IV Jazz Bass (Sunburst) Gear: Neural DSP Plugins My YouTube Page. |
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