As a humble guitar owner,and even a more humbler guitarplayer...I did read this topic with great interest!
Owning a collecting is just sometimes a burden,some people are so narrowminded that they refuse to speak with you(on meetings), because you onw more guitars or other stuff....it says more about them...but gee
I started collecting guitars because of the love of the kind of music they were used on...shads music!
I bought my first guitar before I could play DUH.....
(not that I can now).
I bought my first pre-cbs strat around '78 before it became a hot item or a fashion...the prices were very low.
I buyed a shadows related guitar back then,with my youthfull pre-ception,it gave me the instand shads sound errr little did i know.
I own a original sample of every mayor guitar Hank used,because it brings me closser to the sound I want to emulate...my humble playing it the weakest link.
Most of us own a F Red strat,because of multiple reasens...but mostly the shad/Hank connection....If Hank had stick with his black strat...live was more simple hahaha
The joy of collecting is other than owning....because "the hunt" for a special guitar can be long,It toke about six years to get a original 1970 strat in black with mapleneck,the same as Hank had....
I use 98% of my guitars regular...I did gig with those also,guitars are made for to be played.
So i'm collecting,not to make money,but to (tying) get the sound I like to hear!
http://www.4shared.com/audio/cFrShHxq/happybirthday21mod.htmlLeft my 58 fred-at the right all the shads....
A collection cost money,even after the purchage...paying the Dick Turpin's of the enchurens that's daytime robery hahaha
In the past I allowed other people everywhere i was playing ,to try out my instruments....but because of the lousy atitude towards the guitars and me I stop doing that.
My guitars are not 100% prestine anymore because they are played on.
I don't pay silly money for a guitar,all the rare old ones, I bought in the good ol' days..I payed for my original '65 Marvin about the same as for the 40th HBM Anniversary Marvin,but that was in '88...
Tin hat in place