Buy A Guitar: Should You Buy A New, Used, Vintage, Antique, Or Collector Guitar?
Open the case on a brand new shiny quality guitar and it’s like opening the door to a new sports car or sedan. Pick up a fine collector guitar and you can just feel the crafsmanship and the skill that shaped instrument. But which should you buy? For collectors or speculators, the the answer may well be the same … either one … new or used. Collectors are mainly interested in the beauty, crafsmanship, historical value, or ownership history of a guitar, not the playability. As a collector, you should pick the guitar you like, buy it, and enjoy it. Speculators are mostly concerned with increase in monetary value. And if you’re a speculator, then pick the guitar you think will appreciate the most, hold onto it for whatever period you like, and then sell it. If you make money you chose right. If not, you made a bad investment. My advice to you, buy low and sell high! So this discussion is primarily for players, although there are a few points of interest to collectors and speculators. If
