Is it a good idea to spend a bunch of money to cheer yourself up?

[stratopanther]

Also check out zzsounds.com if you dont mind buying it without trying it out first. They let you make payments with no interest. Of course for that money id wanna try out the exact one youre buying.

[hepcat]

what guitar do you want to buy anyway

 

if it's gibson anything in the $2k range you'll save a lot of money if you buy used, even if it's a 2013 or 2014 model.  like potentially hundreds.

 

There's a '94 Gibson Les Paul Classic with a Bigsby addition that I fell in love with the last time I was there...sounds amazing.  They even let me take it to a rehearsal to try and sell it to me yesterday.  I've shopped there before and I'm friends with the owner though...

[hepcat]

What kind of guitar we talkin brother? Im more partial to less expensive guitars with souped up pickups for gigging. But if you got the money and a nice amp already then splurge on it. Ill be the first to wish you a happy new guitar day! Also, whats your band called?

 

www.steadylegend.com and I mentioned what kinda guitar I'm looking at in the post above.  I have an American Tele right now but it's just not cutting it for me.  I think it sounds too thin and I don't like how it plays up past the 12th fret.  I have a hot rod deluxe amp and I really like it alot.  Sounds great with many different guitars.  The working mans amp.  

[stratopanther]

Thats not a horrible deal and maybe you can talk em down some. Thatll definetly give you the bigger sonic footprint youre looking for. Just the thing with les pauls is that if that headstock breaks off then theyre never the same. One of the reasons i like the ole bolt on neck strats. It should be fine though if you get a decent hardcase for it and keep the drunk wannabes offstage when youre takin a break.

[stratopanther]

+1 On that hotrod I use one also.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

There's a '94 Gibson Les Paul Classic with a Bigsby addition that I fell in love with the last time I was there...sounds amazing.  They even let me take it to a rehearsal to try and sell it to me yesterday.  I've shopped there before and I'm friends with the owner though...

 

yeah that's no surprise.  i've seen the 90s/early 2000s les paul classics going up in price recently.  they were underrated guitars several years back and it was the model i coveted the most, even over the standard.  gibson is currently using the same name for a weight relieved model with this weird three knob configuration that's really not the same thing as the one you're looking at and i think it's turning people off and driving up the resale value of the "real" 1960 style ones.

 

i don't know, i know it's hard to let go of a guitar if it just grabs you like that from the outset.  i have a 2013 traditional plus and the first time i picked it up and played it it was like an extension of my body and i just had to have it.  if you can really, really afford it i say go for it.

[hepcat]

yeah that's no surprise.  i've seen the 90s/early 2000s les paul classics going up in price recently.  they were underrated guitars several years back and it was the model i coveted the most, even over the standard.  gibson is currently using the same name for a weight relieved model with this weird three knob configuration that's really not the same thing as the one you're looking at and i think it's turning people off and driving up the resale value of the "real" 1960 style ones.

 

i don't know, i know it's hard to let go of a guitar if it just grabs you like that from the outset.  i have a 2013 traditional plus and the first time i picked it up and played it it was like an extension of my body and i just had to have it.  if you can really, really afford it i say go for it.

 

Yea It'd be a huge investment for sure.  I need a second guitar because my band is starting to play some really long gigs...like 3-4 hour slots.  I just need two guitars for that in general.  We're making decent money but I'm so far in debt from fronting the cost of our album that I just need to put everything I make back into that.  So the guitar is straight up out of my savings and I probably won't be able to replenish the cost until next year.  On the bright side I've got plenty saved so it's not hurting me now but, it could always come back to haunt me...

[hepcat]

+1 On that hotrod I use one also.

 

Yea man I love it...no need for me to get another amp any time soon.  Been thinking of adding a tap delay pedal.  Using the Boss DD3 now but I'd like something with some presets.  We play some dubbed out reggae sometimes so it'd be cool to mess with.

[hepcat]

yeah that's no surprise.  i've seen the 90s/early 2000s les paul classics going up in price recently.  they were underrated guitars several years back and it was the model i coveted the most, even over the standard.  gibson is currently using the same name for a weight relieved model with this weird three knob configuration that's really not the same thing as the one you're looking at and i think it's turning people off and driving up the resale value of the "real" 1960 style ones.

 

i don't know, i know it's hard to let go of a guitar if it just grabs you like that from the outset.  i have a 2013 traditional plus and the first time i picked it up and played it it was like an extension of my body and i just had to have it.  if you can really, really afford it i say go for it.

 

Also yea, wtf is up with the cost of Gibsons?  Seems to have spiked in the last year or two.

[stratopanther]

Have you seen the 2015 Les Pauls?  They go for about $3800. 

[frash.exe]

I feel like you kind of answered the question yourself, at least the way I see it

If you want to make a living playing in a band and investing in a new, better guitar will help you get better, as long as your bills are going to be paid on time I don't see much of an issue with it. Sounds like purchase anxiety

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

i've seen a few different explanations for the price spike.  finishing guitars in nitro is expensive and time consuming, the cost of materials keeps going up, they're starting to play with new features like that much maligned automatic tuning system that comes standard on a bunch of their stuff now.

 

and then there's the reaction to that which is the more old school style guitars from previous years (or even like 48 months ago) are starting to command more.

[stratopanther]

I've seen some demos on the automatic tuning system.  It doesn't appear to work very well to say the least. 

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Also they're gibson and can charge whatever they want basically.