Willingness to spend on different guitars?

Astral Traveler said:
There's a trend here :D

I thought you were not a fan of LP's?
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Whatever gave you that idea? Maybe my hatred for humburglars in Strats? :D Here's the electrics all together, 38 years worth. (With dates)

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The bass was inherited from my friend Steve around 20 years ago. I still think of him every time I see it.

The Yamaha SG3000 (that was my Les Paul for many years) is with my grandson in Wales, he "borrowed" when he was about 15, he's 26 this year, I have a feeling it's not coming back...
 
Beagle said:
Whatever gave you that idea? Maybe my hatred for humburglars in Strats? :D Here's the electrics all together, 38 years worth. (With dates)

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The bass was inherited from my friend Steve around 20 years ago. I still think of him every time I see it.

The Yamaha SG3000 (that was my Les Paul for many years) is with my grandson in Wales, he "borrowed" when he was about 15, he's 26 this year, I have a feeling it's not coming back...
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Nice! I like the looks of that white strat in particular.

Not sure why I thought you didn't like LP's...
 
Beagle said:
I love the CsL to bits. :D

The LPs can make noises a Strat can't. It's not often I want to make those noises, because I find most of them horrible, but after a year of sitting in the ruddy house... :p
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I just can't bring myself to play them. I like listening tobthem and looking at them but playing... Nah-ah.

SG's are for me though. That is funny because while I liked the loos I used to really dislike SG's based on playing them in music stores. The fret nibs on the ones I tried cut into my fingers and they were really oncomfortable. Then I bought a used SG faded, I got it for $450 including a 150 watt Line 6 Spider that I flipped for $100. The faded series is bare bones without fret nibs and was really nice. Then came the Special that was... You know what that was. And now I have the 2011 Std, with nibs but I can't really tell they're there so they did something right on this one.

I'm thinking that if I get another new SG again, it won't be Gibson.
 
I had a Gibby SG before the Tokai, one of the few used guitars I ever bought, cheap from a mate. I sold all sorts to buy it, I soon realised it wasn't for me. Then I went and dropped the thing. My grandad was a cabinet maker, with a lot of help from him I got it repaired well enough to shift it on and buy the Springy Sound. I've often thought about buying another Springy, but I can't justify spending the kind of money a 40 year old Tokai costs now.
 
Beagle said:
I had a Gibby SG before the Tokai, one of the few used guitars I ever bought, cheap from a mate. I sold all sorts to buy it, I soon realised it wasn't for me. Then I went and dropped the thing. My grandad was a cabinet maker, with a lot of help from him I got it repaired well enough to shift it on and buy the Springy Sound. I've often thought about buying another Springy, but I can't justify spending the kind of money a 40 year old Tokai costs now.
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The Tokai's seem to have become expensive, even the lesser models.

SG's are a jungle. There are so many different versions depending on year and model.
 
Astral Traveler said:
The Tokai's seem to have become expensive, even the lesser models.

SG's are a jungle. There are so many different versions depending on year and model.
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Yeah, the 70s and 80s Tokais are very expensive now. What I realised a while ago, was that if I bought another one, no matter how good it was it still wouldn't be mine (I'd have more chance of winning the EuroMillions jackpot).
 
I'm long accustomed to paying more for Gibsons than for Fenders, and more for boutique builders than mass market brands.
Of course many guidelines & expectations go right out the window when it comes to vintage guitars.

For decades I've been willing to pay more for guitars that really speak to me, regardless of brand or type.
Stil, there's no specific model that I'm interested enough in to pay more for as a general habit.
 
Astral Traveler said:
Great you think, another one of AT's silly questions... Yes, maybe I'm getting bored working from home and my mind invents questions that demand answering? Yes, that's probably it, I'll go with that...

It struck me lately that I'm willing to spend different amounts on different types of guitars, not because I have a preference, or maybe that's exactly what I have...

I seem to be willing to spend significantly more on SG's than on any other type of guitar. While I may be partial to SG's as a type, my favorite guitar is a Strat, it cost me $800 or $850, I can't remember exactly. Both SG's I have owned have been significantly more expensive than that and I'd be willing to pay even more for one, if it was THE one, while I kind of feel like $800 for a strat is about as high as i'd go, they really don't get much better after that. Am I just being crazy? (Mr @Beagle doesn't need to answer that last question, I know you far too well to be surprised by the answer).

How about you?
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Yes and no for me. I have upgraded all sorts of guitars with parts that were more costly than the original guitar itself. However, when it comes to strats, other than possibly the pickups, I feel they are good as they are. My answer might change if I used my trem though, which could require a trem and tuner change...and maybe a locking nut...and there goes the rabbit hole!

So in the end, there are plenty of upgrades to be done on a Strat if they matter to you. There is a good chance that your reluctance is based on your enthusiasm for the instrument
 
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Astral Traveler said:
What make them special to you?
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They are like "home" to me. I learned to play on a Les Paul and they've always been what I return to no matter what else I might play. They feel best to me, sound best and I play my best on them. Plus, and this is perhaps incidental, I think just from an aesthetic perspective the are objects that really delight the eye and that also draws me to them. I've sold off all my guitars that were not Les Pauls and just have the LPs now - for me it makes the most sense.
 
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