I have a huge collection of wonderful guitars, being an amateur. That collection started by coincidence, with a Martin HD-28, paying 700€ = 1032$ 10 years ago, from a drug addict who needed money. Other masterpieces: a FENDER STRATOCASTER 1964 together with a GIBSON LES PAUL 1968 BLACK (= black beauty), from an alcoholic, who is/was a brilliant player. UNBELIEVABLE HOW PEOPLE CAN DEGENERATE. He lived in function and was dominated by king alcohol. I helped a lot of people, with these problems, also drug addicts. The problem is that alcohol is a social drug, and people addicted to alcohol!!! = horrible. More than once I saw RICH people ending under a bridge, being homeless, kicked out of their big luxe houses, by their spouses. This is a typical story, nobody helps or cares about these people, BECAUSE ALCOHOL IS CONSIDERED AS A SOCIAL DRUG. Looking back, alcohol is even the worst drug.
About that Fender and Gibson, he asked 4000€, I gave him 5000€, knowing what he would do with that money. And thanks to a high ranked customer at the airport, I did some "golden business" Other guitars are
ACOUSTIC:
Martin D-1, a Martin D1-12, Martin D-15 (dark brown, mahagony), Martin HD-28 and a Martin D-45V.
What is in fact the difference between a D-45 and a D-45V???
ELECTRIC:
Burns 2x6, 2 GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM, SG, Flying V, and a Gibson LP Supreme (sold my Standard, but I regret it.) Epiphone Sheraton, Variax 700, PRS Custom 24 '1993), PRS EG serie, USA made, only in production from 1990-1992, and I don't see them on eBay, where I bought them. 3 Combinations, S-S-S (to compete with Fender), this one plays even a lot better, having 3 single coils, Lindy Fralin, domino shape, a stupid idea, Fender existing about 40 years. A S-S-H and a H-S-H. I agree, I am blessed to have and to play, such a collection, starting with my HD-28. I gave a lot of money to very good friends, realising their dream, a music store. Getting back the money is another story, so they paid me back with instruments. They didn't loose a lot, and I received guitars. Now, in my medical condition, I am happy with these guitars, so 2/3 of my collection started like this. Martin D45V, comes from GRUHN, and comparing the $$ versus €€you can buy a guitar in the USA, for an unbelievable price, being European. The price of a Martin D-45V is here 8000€ = 12000$, if you can afford it, it is worth to go to the States having your dream guitar, and enough money left for a BIG holiday.
I can only add: it all started stupid, a lot of people had fun, but their fun has gone, seeing the prices now.
[color=blue]- GITAARDOCPHIL SAIS: TO CONQUER DEAD, YOU HAVE TO DIE[/color] AND [color=blue] we are born to die[/color]
- MY GUITAR PLAYS EVERY STYLE = BLUES, ROCK, METAL, so I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY IT.
[color=blue]Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.[/color]
