Originally Posted by
muzikman7
There Is Nothing I Enjoy More, Than To Arrive At My Palatial P.O.S Mobile Estate. I Don My Favorite Velvet Smoking Jacket, Put On A Pair Of Slippers. Pour A Glass Of My Favorite Box O Wine, And Light A Fifty Dollar Cigar. Then I Go To My Temperature Controlled Guitar Vault And Pull Out Either My $150,000 Les Paul ( Made Out Of The Tree That Grew In Les Paul,s Mothers Backyard ) Or My $30,000 Stratocaster ( The One Leo Used To Play Smoking A Butt Sitting On The Crapper At The Fender Factory ).You Know The Good Life. But In Reality, I,ve Never Bought A Guitar To Look At Or Play Only At Home. If I Can,t Use It On The Road Without The Worry Of Some Creep Trying To Steal It Then What Good Is It. They Are Ment To Be Tools, Not Art Objects. That Being Said, I Have Nothing Against Collecting If That Is What Makes You Happy. Imho, It Appears That This Whole Vintage Thing Is Way Out Of Control. The Whole Purpose Of The Vintage Reissue Thing Was, That Famous Musicians Were Worried That Some Fanatic Would Go To No Ends To Steal Their Instrument Or To Replace An Instrument That They Wore Out From Performing. To Me If You Can Afford To Purchase A $30,000 Dollar Guitar Do It And Enjoy, Myself I,d Rather Not Have To Worry About That Sort Of Thing, Thats Not What Playing Guitar Is About. It,s About Music, And I,m Not Saying That You Should Start Buying Cheap Guitars ( You Could Be Just Like Estaban Lol ) There Are A Lot Of Nice Reissue Strats And Les Pauls Available For A Lot Less Money, And Yes I Know All Of Vintage Vibe And Tone Opinions Old Wood Etc. But If You Have To Hire An Uzi Toting Guard Every Time You Take It Out Of The Vault What,s The Point. It,s More Ability Than The Guitar Anyway If You Can,t Play It, A $130,000 Les Paul Or A $30,000 Stratocaster Is Not Going To Help You. Have Fun, Make Your Guitar Vintage By Playing The Heck Out Of It. And For You Collectors Of Vintage With A Ton Of Disposible Income, Help A Fellow Musician ( Me ) I Have A Small Wish List. And I,ll Even Let You Hang Out With The Band, And You Can See Me Perform With The Bass You Bought Me. Ok It,s A Deal Then I,m Waiting Patiently To Hear From You. Thank You Tony