NegativeEase
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Except for NAMM, I haven't been to a guitar show in decades, so went today to the new inaugural Atlanta Guitar Show.
20 Dollar entry, and no coming back the next day without re-paying (strange), so it really kept the crowds down to just serious buyers, also without crowds it was less scary walking past card table after card table of guitar on stands that are 2k-30k EACH -lots of 30k+ guitars too. so perhaps that was the organizers intent -but I don't know how a show like this survives as somewhat exclusive. Most dealers had everything marked at or above market value, and with the internet setting a market price accessible instantly -there were no "deals" to be had unless you found someone motivated for a reason -everyone is so educated , there were no diamonds in the rough really.
Honestly, as expected, it was mostly a Gibson Vintage 335/LP/SG show, with Vintage Fender Teles/Jazz/Strat, Martin, and everything vintage Gretsch of course. The had a not for sale museum section (I didn't take any pics) Not as many Super Strats as I expected but they are easy to spot with their more often than not dumb looking headstock (why do so many super start building have no artistic touch to their headstock and instead have a triangle?}, but plently of interesting relic'd stuff (not my thing but cool), but most interesting were some custom guitar and amp builders that were very interesting and I respect their creativity and willingness not to copy the obvious ones. There were enough Mosrites, Gibson Acoustics, Ibanez, Travis Beans, Rickenbackers, and other weirder ones to keep my interest too. There was a Tokai Les Paul that was really amazing BTW
Anyways, had a good time -would go again and a decent first effort -but I definitely can think of 10 ways to tweak this for next year.
Here are the pics...Enjoy
I really dig this small body Gibbys
20 Dollar entry, and no coming back the next day without re-paying (strange), so it really kept the crowds down to just serious buyers, also without crowds it was less scary walking past card table after card table of guitar on stands that are 2k-30k EACH -lots of 30k+ guitars too. so perhaps that was the organizers intent -but I don't know how a show like this survives as somewhat exclusive. Most dealers had everything marked at or above market value, and with the internet setting a market price accessible instantly -there were no "deals" to be had unless you found someone motivated for a reason -everyone is so educated , there were no diamonds in the rough really.
Honestly, as expected, it was mostly a Gibson Vintage 335/LP/SG show, with Vintage Fender Teles/Jazz/Strat, Martin, and everything vintage Gretsch of course. The had a not for sale museum section (I didn't take any pics) Not as many Super Strats as I expected but they are easy to spot with their more often than not dumb looking headstock (why do so many super start building have no artistic touch to their headstock and instead have a triangle?}, but plently of interesting relic'd stuff (not my thing but cool), but most interesting were some custom guitar and amp builders that were very interesting and I respect their creativity and willingness not to copy the obvious ones. There were enough Mosrites, Gibson Acoustics, Ibanez, Travis Beans, Rickenbackers, and other weirder ones to keep my interest too. There was a Tokai Les Paul that was really amazing BTW
Anyways, had a good time -would go again and a decent first effort -but I definitely can think of 10 ways to tweak this for next year.
Here are the pics...Enjoy
I really dig this small body Gibbys
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