electric guitar

[tan top]

i know its a forsale ad , but did not seem the right place to put it ,  in the Ebay ads section    , feel free to move / delete or  

how much ??  is this right    30 thousand  so far 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1956-Fender-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar-/280752765881?pt=Guitar&hash=item415e2b3bb9

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=6870742&an=0&page=3&gonew=1

[GordonGriggs]

Wow, $30,000 for an electric guitar!!! I have an 11 piece Tama Rockstar Drumset, 5 B.C. Rich guitars, 3 B.C. Rich bass's, a Roland Keyboard, Marshall half stack, Korg 8 channel recorder, and an off brand 6/12 electric guitar and all of it together is not worth even half of that.

[Brock Lee]

It is a beautiful 1956 Strat with original matching amp and Koylon case. It is like a 1969 Hemi Daytona in terms of collectability. Check that, it is even cooler than that. Original 1950's Strats, blackguard 1950-1954 Telecasters, and 1958-1960 Gibson Les Paul Standards are the most desirable guitars on the planet because they are icons. 1958-1960 Les Paul Standards trade as low as $175K to almost $500K depending on the figure and features.

[69bronzeT5]

Beautiful guitar.....very desirable. I'll stick to my trusty Gibson Les Paul Classic though.....I'd be afraid of scratching that Strat every time it got picked up.

[rt green]

are people nuts? i;m sure it sounds good, but my god. good for the old guy that is in poor health. that'll buy him at least 15min with a good doctor.

[Brock Lee]

They are considered to be works of art. The values have been climbing steadily since the late 70's. In recent times the market has softened a touch, but overall it performs far, far better than cars. Most are owned by white collar types and sit in vaults or on display in their home. Rarely do they get played. A number were bought up by the Japanese over the past 25 years, so a large chunk of American history went overseas. I know more than a handful of guys that have multi-million dollar guitar collections on display like a music store/museum on their home. They are not all that different from car guys. Many do have an old car or two. Parts are just harder to find and more expensive as reproduction is never tolerable on an investment piece.

They have softened a bit, but they are still more valuable than even just a couple years ago. I sold my last 50's Strat,. a 1958 for $8K just 7 years ago, and it was pretty much average market value at the time. Today it would have grabbed about double that.

[chargermike]

fenders guitars can bring up to 100 grand. its like a car. just depends on year and maybe who has played it. craftmanship. old les pauls will fetch around 100 grand also.  and some old drum kits will do the same. people who love music are nuts like people who are into cars. i am into both. so i am really nuts. it is a very beautiful strat. american made. AMERICA STILL BUILDS THE BEST GUTIARS IN THE WORLD. a true piece of history. and they play and sound awesome.  well worth the money if your looking for that guitar.

[4cruzin]

It would sit in the case if I owned it . . . guess it needs to be in a showcase somewhere and yes I would be afraid to play it.   

[Ghoste]

It almost looks like a refin.  Not a big deal to many but I like a vintage guitar that shows honest love in the finish.  If somebody wore through to the wood, that sucker has made music.

[BigBlockSam]

it looks a little to new for a 56 . i have some early 60's fender  guitars and they show there age 

[Brock Lee]

Not a refin for sure. That is all stock. It just hasn't seen much play or UV exposure. That era of the 50's the lacquer didn't yellow quite as much as earlier and later in the era. You cannot buy nitrocellulose like that formula today.

The only issue I see in the pair is the common breaking of the leather amp handle was replaced with a metal hardware store job.

[maxwellwedge]

          


That is the sound of my head smashing the wall - I sold my mint '59 for car insurance money when I was 16..........$525.00

Then 10 years ago I could have had a '57 for just under 5k......didn't pull the trigger.

If only, If only..........If only my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle.

[Brock Lee]

If only I could have every one I ever bought, from 1987 on back....It is a common sob story. Think of the living dealers that bought them wholesale by the truckload for $125 each. Or the guys in the late 70's and early 80's that traded them plus cash for high end Charvels now barely worth $3K. The smart guys are the ones that bought them cheap 20 years ago and flipped them at the peak 3 years ago. They can buy them back cheaper and still be ahead of the curve.

[Stretch]

I'd play it! But I'd drive a super low mile hemi Daytona too!

[learical1]

If only I could have every one I ever bought, from 1987 on back....It is a common sob story. 

Yea, like my 1965 Hofner, my Hamer (both 'stolen') of my 1978 Rick 4001 that I sold in 1991. Love to have them back.

[Brock Lee]

The best old Hofner Beatle Bass story I have goes like this: It was 1994, I had 2 of them at home in various stages of disrepair. I was working on them here and there. Neither had a case. I go to a guitar show in Rhoad Island and see an old guy walk in with a Beatle Bass case with a sheet of paper taped to the side "Bass Case $100" . I trot up and say "did that go to a hofner?" he responds "Yup". I whip out $100 and he says "Thanks! I didn't think it would sell. Maybe my price was too cheap!" We both laugh and he walks away. I pick the case up and it feels a little heavier than I remember them feeling. I go back to my booth and open it to look at the lining and inside is a 1961 Hofner Beatle bass. It was nearly complete and was only missing the bridge. That was the only Beatle Bass I ever had with the close together pickups. I made a pile of cash off that one.