by cockroach » 17 Feb 2010, 03:30
AAARRRRGGHHH! Sorry everyone, but I HATE that word "investment" used when talking about guitars!
I have hated this whole business for years now, and I was very put off when some time ago, whilst browsing e-Bay for amusement, when I came upon an advert from a yuppie investor who was disposing of his high priced "portfolio" of vintage guitars in the USA- he obviously wasn't a player, and his information about each guitar was obviously taken from some publication or other.
No wonder it's so hard to buy a reasonably priced secondhand guitar any more- according to their owners, everything more than a day old is a 'collector's item", investment opportunity, or valuable antique. Even mass produced guitars are said to be "unique", and every '70's Jap guitar is a rare "lawsuit" model.....
Give me strength!