Every been tempted to just settle for one high-end guitar?

Re: Every been tempted to just settle for one high-end guitar?

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Re: Every been tempted to just settle for one high-end guitar?

Little Pigbacon said:
Why do you need a $500 guitar? Why isn't a $200 model good enough?
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Referring back to the original quote which you've quickly forgotten, I'd never offer advice that "everyone should 'save up for that one high-end guitar", because "should" implies a "need", and if you "need" a guitar, I'd tell you they can be had for as cheaply as $200, and how much you "want" to spend beyond that is a matter of preference.
 
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DreX said:
Referring back to the original quote which you've quickly forgotten, I'd never offer advice that "everyone should 'save up for that one high-end guitar", because "should" implies a "need", and if you "need" a guitar, I'd tell you they can be had for as cheaply as $200, and how much you "want" to spend beyond that is a matter of preference.
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Re: Every been tempted to just settle for one high-end guitar?

DreX said:
Referring back to the original quote which you've quickly forgotten, I'd never offer advice that "everyone should 'save up for that one high-end guitar", because "should" implies a "need", and if you "need" a guitar, I'd tell you they can be had for as cheaply as $200, and how much you "want" to spend beyond that is a matter of preference.
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Who the **** cares.
 
Re: Every been tempted to just settle for one high-end guitar?

DreX said:
Referring back to the original quote which you've quickly forgotten, I'd never offer advice that "everyone should 'save up for that one high-end guitar", because "should" implies a "need", and if you "need" a guitar, I'd tell you they can be had for as cheaply as $200, and how much you "want" to spend beyond that is a matter of preference.
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Why do you "want" to spend the money on a $500 guitar, then, when there are guitars available for much less?
 
Re: Every been tempted to just settle for one high-end guitar?

Little Pigbacon said:
Why do you "want" to spend the money on a $500 guitar, then, when there are guitars available for much less?
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We were talking about recommending what guitar someone "should" get, it's completely different than the original which you are attempting to relate this back to. My preferences have nothing to do with what I'd recommend for someone in "need" of a guitar. Just because I might want a better than average guitar doesn't mean I would state that everyone "should" get better than average guitars. I'll humor you for as long as you want to keep this up.
 
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But is not the purpose of soliciting advice on a gear forum about possible upcoming guitar purchases to receive OPINIONS of other members? My opinion is that people should save up to get a really nice guitar. If they can't do that, they should feel free to disregard it. Blueman has expounded on how many people in different financial situations can not afford to save up money for a nice guitar. How are we supposed to know their long term financial situations?
 
Re: Every been tempted to just settle for one high-end guitar?

Agileguy_101 said:
But is not the purpose of soliciting advice on a gear forum about possible upcoming guitar purchases to receive OPINIONS of other members? My opinion is that people should save up to get a really nice guitar. If they can't do that, they should feel free to disregard it. Blueman has expounded on how many people in different financial situations can not afford to save up money for a nice guitar. How are we supposed to know their long term financial situations?
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Because the problem is the people you advise to buy nice guitars might be led to believe there are objective benefits to a premium guitar that they are not yet knowledgeable enough to appreciate, but will one day find out that they are in fact almost entirely subjective benefits, and that $1500 over $500 mind even constitute an obscene waste of money in hindsight, especially if that $1500 made up a lot of their disposable budget.
 
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Phew! I'm all caught up now with this thread. Good stuff chaps!

I've decided that I'm going to settle on 2 or 3 mid-range guitars.

Or are they high-end guitars? Who knows? I'm going to sleep now.
 
Re: Every been tempted to just settle for one high-end guitar?

You need 4 to 6. A Strat, a Tele, a Les Paul, a 335. This 4 will cover most bases. The additional 2 could be a shred stick. And a really good acoustic
 
Re: Every been tempted to just settle for one high-end guitar?

DreX said:
Comparing a $250 and $2,500 acoustic guitar is not the same as comparing electrics. There's a lot less to a solid body electric. And it's silly to compare such extremes, no matter what the good or service.
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Actually not silly at all. Comparing the extremes is one of the best ways to test the limits of any hypothesis.

The point being that I have a $300 guitar that is 90% as good as a $3,000 guitar. Is it worth $2,700 to get that last 10% improvement? I believe that is precisely the question posed to this venerable forum in the original post.
 
Re: Every been tempted to just settle for one high-end guitar?

DreX said:
We were talking about recommending what guitar someone "should" get, it's completely different than the original which you are attempting to relate this back to. My preferences have nothing to do with what I'd recommend for someone in "need" of a guitar. Just because I might want a better than average guitar doesn't mean I would state that everyone "should" get better than average guitars. I'll humor you for as long as you want to keep this up.
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You made this easier than I expected.
 
Re: Every been tempted to just settle for one high-end guitar?

Going back to the OP the guy has 6 midrange guitars and is not extremely happy with any of them. This is not a person walking into a music store for the first time with a desire to learn the instrument. I would guess if someone has been playing long enough to amass this collection they would have the knowledge to tell the difference between a mid range guitar and a high end axe. When a guitarist has a nice guitar they tend to play it more, they enjoy the sound and the feel. I would think it makes more sense to have one nice guitar than 6 guitars you are not thrilled about playing collecting dust. The OP also never said he was financially removed from buying a quality guitar. Some people have seemed to have projected their own financial situations on the situation. Does it make sense to get rid of 6 guitars you don't like for one you love? Without a doubt.
 
Re: Every been tempted to just settle for one high-end guitar?

Dr. Vegetable said:
Actually not silly at all. Comparing the extremes is one of the best ways to test the limits of any hypothesis.

The point being that I have a $300 guitar that is 90% as good as a $3,000 guitar. Is it worth $2,700 to get that last 10% improvement? I believe that is precisely the question posed to this venerable forum in the original post.
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Well said I think the problem is people are thinking very linear. People are thinking a $1500 guitar has to be 3x better than a $500 guitar and that is not the case. As with a lot of items, chemicals, commodities or in this case guitars getting that last 10-20% of quality is where it is the rarest and thus more expensive.

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Re: Every been tempted to just settle for one high-end guitar?

I might have posted this last year when this thread started.... Oh wait, it just feels like alast year, but oh well. Back a long long time ago I was working with a guy and we were driving down to some chemical plants in West Va. He was telling me about all his guitars. Well, this was during my down period where I simply stopped playing for a couple of years after my dad died (something that reminded me too much of him). I asked my friend, why would you need more than one guitar. Mind you, I'd been playing since 1970. Mostly acoustic for years and I had a really nice Ovation. He started to gush for hours on the intricacies and nuances of his collection. I thought him mad. But not too long after that, that conversation led me to get back into playing and shortly thereafter bought an electric. Can't even remember what it was now. MIM strat I think (which I sold to Larry eventually). $350 at the time. I never knew the path would lead me here.

So, don't make any assumptions for the future based on what you think is today's reality. Had we not switched forum soft wares a couple of times, you could have pulled up many of my "budget steal" threads I came up with along the way. 15+ years ago.

I firmly believe better gear makes you want to play more. And the more you play, the better you get. So great gear can really motivate. Maybe oddly need to justify ownership a bit? I dunno. But I've got several "keepers" that are high end and won't ever be sold willingly. Might have to sell one to support my family one day but I pray that never happens.
 
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