You can also do vintage japanese. Greco's, ibanez, electra's, etc. Not worth as much, but play amazingly for the most part and still have lots of history.
how to buy a vintage guitar.... 1. sell the wife 2. sell the kids 3. sell the motorcycle and boat 4. sell the house 5. live in a van down by the river.
My 1963 Strat had the finish stripped and parts replaced on it by a previous owner on a SRV tonequest. I paid $700 for it but that was way back in 1987.
Maybe you guys could give as a video explaining what to look at on a vintage guitar: cracks, oxidation, truss rod action, etc... could be a great follow-up! Keep the great content guys, cheers from Australia!
Just elaborating more about it, something on the lines of "How to get into the Vintage vibe". A lot of things can be overlooked by newbies or misinformed players, like replaced parts (pickups, tuners, etc, refin, body modifications, like filling the holes of a string thru body, etc. There are a lot of scammers out there that groom replacement bodies to look like the real thing and sell like the real thing. Sometimes we don't have the chance to remove the reck or check the pickup cavities to check authenticity. thanks guys.
Vintage department store catalog guitars are very affordable. I bought a well preserved ‘59 Silvertone dolphin nose U-1 for like $650. It looks cool and sounds AMAZING!
Just about everybody has a budget. And those that do...just like anything else.. 1. You need to work 2. You need to save Some people have not heard of either!
Les Paul Juniors! Depending on the model, you can still get a golden era Gibson for under $10K. ‘59s are still relatively affordable - plus, you get to say you have a 1959 Les Paul and you won’t be lying 😝.
Ive had a few melody makers from the 50s.... there is nothing special about 50s gibsons, just real les pauls and jazz boxes were special. IMO definitely nothing better than a 90s gibson or fender usa. They really don’t compare to guitars built in the last 20 years. Shits built way better now.
@@sunnohh Fair point, but there is still some magic with the old stuff. My ‘59 jr is so light and resonant that it just sings. It’s the most acoustically resonant instrument I own, and the old, overwound P90 is a beast. It really is a treasure!
I got my first vintage guitar last year, it was a really good deal. It’s a 1931 Gibson L3. It’s in ridiculously good condition, and sounds amazing. And it’s all original. My dream Vintage guitars are a 1960 Les Paul Custom fretless wonder and a vintage Gibson L5
Well I got the 1931 L5- refin 16" well off the price of an original. It needed work- a lot of work as it turned out! I could have bought a very nice guitar for what I put into it-BUT-- it now plays and sounds like a dream, like it should. Someone will get a superb L5 someday when I'm gone that will last another 50+ years without needing anything. And that's what it's about if you care.
@@ericw751 There is nothing wrong with putting a lot into restoring an old instrument. I do it quite often. Even more than the instrument is worth. I restored a Bruno mandolin that has "Xmas 1901" written on the label inside the sound hole. Bruno's were considered low end in their day and it was still a bargain find from an antique store. But because I also had the original case with the original owner's name on it (Fred Heller), I felt, as the current owner, it was my responsibility to get it back into playable condition. I easily could have purchased a decent, much newer mandolin from a much better brand for what I put into it, but ... I mean, I have a lovely, functioning 120 year old mandolin now that I can pass on to someone else. Who can say that? It's breathing new life into something. And I had to do it for poor old Fred. And don't get me started on the old Gibson tube amp I fixed up. That was a money pit. It's about having an appreciation for these instruments and their history and not wanting to see them wind up in disrepair on the shelf of an antique store, or worse.
BEING A PERCUSSIONIST/ VOCALIST MY WHOLE LIFE, GUITAR WAS JUST ONE I NEED TO LEARN OUT OF NECESSITY. My very 1st brand new electric guitar was bought this year on my 40th birthday. I have at least a dozen guitars and only 3 are electric. My 1st new one is an Epiphone SG and its an amazing guitar. Only needed very little set up. My most valuable guitar is a 1962 Encore Violin holo body. Less than a handful were made spec'd like mine. 60s Yamaha acoustics are great sounding guitars. And my used Warlock was $1200 new and paid $200 for it.
There's a lot of RUclips Guitar shows and I want to say that you guys at Casino Guitars are top notch. Best guitar shows for my money bar none. Keep it up boys; we appreciate the infotainment
Sincere thanks from our wee team over here! That really does mean a lot and we appreciate everything you said. We’ll keep em coming and have a super super day!
Greetings from Asheville - just found your channel, and I'm really enjoying the content. One of these days, I'll have to visit. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours -
I own 2 70's Epiphones I have them for almost 40 years and they still play fantastic. If you can find a 79's epiphone genesis and you don't mind a heavy guitar, buy it. You find them for less than 600€ and it beats any mid price Gibson.
Great advice here and I hadn’t really thought of piecing vintage parts together. You assemble the right stuff and it could be magical. Strats and teles are perfect for this idea, they are just parts guitars anyway and more easily put together by novices. Getting the bridge and the neck aligned right takes some skill. There are so many places to get good parts, you might be able to build a dream guitar in this day and age and still have a technically vintage guitar.
Player grade instruments FTW. I got a ‘66 P-bass for under $1000 because it had been poorly refinished and had a couple tuners and pickguard replaced. None of that stops it from playing and sounding great.
Some months ago I really considered about creating a vintage partscaster and thought it's a very good idea until I searched for listings of body and neck to start with and figured I could get 2 or more used custom shop strats for the prices I'm seeing so far.
Speaking of the odd ball guitars, Gibson is notorious for putting out guitars like the ES-333 or the numerous SG's that were limited releases. My 333 is a 2001 and is some of the finest quality I've played from Gibson. Great video!
One of my favorite guitars is a partscaster 51 Tele body almost balsa wood light with a Warmouth neck nice fake blackguard all vintage fake non philips screws, vintage looking knobs, etc and killer Joe Barden pickups...amazing guitar under 6 pounds total...
Here’s how I did it- get a vintage Mustang- refinished AND refretted AND with super worn-in. I got one for $1,100. That’s pretty much the same price as the American Performer Mustang!
Wasn't vintage, but I picked up my 2011 Les Paul studio for cheap because one of the tuning pegs were bent, and the nut was chipped at the G string so the string wouldn't stay in place. 2 hours of elbow grease later, I have a great Les Paul for less than half price. Good video.
Those 60s Japanese and European guitars can have a vibe, the high end ones come in under a grand ... I have a 50s Levin guitar, a cool hollow bodied bass from Japan from the 60s, and some of those Tiesco guitars... All brought very, very cheaply in junkshops and charity shops, and yes some are junk, but if you live in the UK and aren't a dentist, American vintage guitars are out of most people's pockets now. I just have a telecaster as my bread and butter guitar, these others are fun and the ONLY way I can afford a vintage instrument. So yeh, look for other less famous brands... I'd put that in your list.
You guys are really starting to piss me off!!! Your content is so FN awesome that I’m having trouble watching all my other favorite channels. Humility wears so well on you both. Massive amounts of peace and luv for the entertainment and insight presented with honesty. Can you dig it?!
So funny that I came to this video so late (I watch you guys all the time, I do!) and just came from The Orange Room with Greg. Equal parts madman and maestro! Anyhoo, some great advice here. One thing I might add is that Custom Shop items from the "big three" are also a way to get the vintage look, feel, and sound on a budget. I love my '67 Martin, but I also love my 2019 LP DC Special Figured Top VOS (JC era, and way too long name) . Cheers from Savannah GA, fellas, and Happy New Year.
Look for gibsons with repaired headstocks. My 61 jr had a headstock repair. Plays and sounds amazing! Everything else is original besides the tuners. Paid under $3k
Teiscos from the 60's are hit and miss but some are great players. MIJ lawsuit era guitars have kicked the asses of the equivalent Gibsons from that era that I've been lucky enough to try. Caveat emptor as always: not everything old is good. Grossly inflated prices aren't going away any time soon.
I’m not a gigging guitarist but I am a gigging drummer and the drums I have gigged all these years I got in 2007 and haven’t bought hardly any drum equipment since. Since then I’ve gotten into guitar too and the g.a.s. Is way higher for me with guitar equipment than drums and I don’t even gig with guitar. It’s weird.
Yea it's crazy ive been hunting for a MIM Strat and I can't even find one for under 450-500 used. It really hurts my feelings. Everyone says they're 300 generally.
Buy a Vintage Ibanez guitar or bass. I'm looking at my 1980 Ibanez Blazer bass in Burnt Ash with a maple neck and the rare single soap bar pickup. I got it a few years ago for $125. Make sure it's Made in Japan. There is an Ibanez Guitar book out. Those old Iceman, Steve Miller and Bob Weir guitars are cool.
lol i watched the Koch part 5 times! the tomatillo pickups sound amazing...#1* is fender custom shop - get the worm in feel but with a modern reliability at a bargain compared to a vintage. i’ll get one on order one day!
What about like a different neck? And a different body? Like this is a re-bodied, 64 Strat with a new neck and updated pick ups? Great deal on a vintage guitar!
My first big buy ever was a disaster. The seller packed it well but it ended up broken. The seller was devistated and I was bummed out. We worked a deal out. It wasnt what I wanted and the seller didnt get what they expected
Dad found a sexy 63 SG fret less bass for $1900, all because of a random emg pickup replacement by last owner. He didn’t get it, tho, cause he didn’t want fretless.
5 ways 1. Be born rich 2. Operate a hedge fund 3. Be an asset buyer for a hedge fund so that your 50’s Strat can be added to the assets of the fund 4. Rob a bank 5. Own Amazon See.. easy
They will continue to increase in price like all vintage Fenders. However, I don’t think they will ever be at the same prices as Strats or Teles/Esquires from the same year. Strats and Teles/Esquires (as well as Les Pauls and ES-335s) have been driven up in price because of the icons who played them and vintage “collectors” who are fans of those icons. Even though there are great and very influential artists who have played (or still play) Jaguars, Jazzmasters, Mustangs, and Gibson SGs , I think those guitars will always remain substantially more “affordable” on the vintage market. Of course that could change if a new guitarist comes onto the scene and does something revolutionary playing one of those instruments.
They already are out of my league. Even refin or whatever, late 60s Jag from 2500, Jazzmaster 3500 and Mustang 1700. I'm considering late 70s Teles, around same 1700 all original.
Heyyy my Robert Smith and Noel Galagher look like man Baxter, the beard looks cool on you!! There is another way to buy a vintage guitar. Just buy japanese copy such as Tokai, Greco, Hondo, İbanez, Teisco...
I have a Les Paul with a repaired headstock. I often forget it was ever broken. Properly repaired headstocks are often more secure than they were new (hide glue is no joke). As a player, I'm not worried about the value of the guitar. I'm not a collector or dealer. In fact, I can rest easy knowing it's not worth as much if I want to gig with it.
Tim Pierce did a cool vid recently about how he obtained a bunch of "player grade" vintage Gibsons for a lot less than new ones, and why they can even be cheaper than and preferable to "all original" or "mint" vintage ones...ruclips.net/video/m1VJjv4MIvg/видео.html Also James James did a cool segment on his channel on how he has been able to find deals on guitars he wanted - he actually discloses what he paid for them...Not vintage guitars but I think his approach can be applied to that segment of the market as well...ruclips.net/video/iZDp3bgpXf8/видео.html Great topic, you guys covered it well!...Happy Thanksgiving!
Explore Reverb. They have a categories for pre-CBS Strat refins by year, and a chart to show the range they have recently sold within. I’d say the 10K-20K range for 60-65 L plates, and perhaps much less for 65 F plates- ‘69.
These dip into the '50s, but here's a better idea: Norm's had a '59 Strat refin listed for $11,500. and a '57 Tele refin listed for $12,000. both on Reverb and they sold. The Strat sounded amazing: ruclips.net/video/HfJBGNnfQ8I/видео.html
@@danwilson9530 thanks for that info! Looks like I have a new goal in life. Norms is like minutes away from me but I havnt stopped by to check as I dont have the dough to show for lol.
What counts as vintage now? In the 70's was the 50's, 80's was the 60's and so on. Can an 80's now be 'vintage' Some are 40 years old now. Or it's only vintage if it was made before year X?
Back in the late 80s and early 90s everyone always said vintage was at least 25 years. However, we are to the point now that 1995 is now 25 years ago, and there is absolutely nothing special about the majority of guitars built in the early 90s. Taking things like that into consideration many vintage enthusiasts and dealers (including the highly regarded George Gruhn) have changed their opinions of what they consider “vintage”. Mr. Gruhn now says that each particular company has its own “Golden Age” (some of the older companies like Gibson have more than one) and that period is what should be considered “vintage”.
My only hope is majority of the players my age (18-30) & younger are more into Ibanez, Schecters & Kempers than vintage strats & old tube amps 😂😂😂 just holding out to false hope the prices to plummet
Are these guys real? The one on the left looks like he's homeless the one on the right looks like a dude I saw doing a "how to use a chainsaw properly in Oregon" video.
The obsession people have with vintage guitars is ridiculous. You collect antiques or stamps people, Guitars are tools to make music with. Dealers are driving prices of old guitars up by saying they have mystical powers. It's f**King stupid.
craigslist might find one at an estate sale or auction, but anyone advertising a guitar is usually a moron that thinks the Squire they bought 10 years ago and never played is still worth 300. People selling actual vintage stuff avoid craigslist because there are so many flakes who call, say they are on their way, and then no show.
Im having eastern european vintage guitars, for instance a 1959 hoyer expo or my 1973 jolana iris thinline telecaster! Check out how I got mine right here: ruclips.net/video/2cf1k4oRM94/видео.html
The “vintage fetish” has been going strong for electric guitars since the early 70s (and for acoustic instruments since the 60s or earlier). It will only end when people stop caring about stringed instruments.
You guys need better content....I estimate...maybe you will last another 2,3 yrs...I would never buy a toothpick let alone a guitar from you at all ever .Way to many better shops
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my yearly budget is whatever sweetwater bumps my credit up to.
Nice! I dig that:)
You can also do vintage japanese. Greco's, ibanez, electra's, etc. Not worth as much, but play amazingly for the most part and still have lots of history.
EVH famously used a ibanez 75
how to buy a vintage guitar....
1. sell the wife
2. sell the kids
3. sell the motorcycle and boat
4. sell the house
5. live in a van down by the river.
😂😂😂
On number 3: "Hi bros; sold my Harley for this keen guitar...hey, come back here..."
Why not keep the boat if you’re gonna live by the river ??
You guys have become one of my favorite guitar channels. Insta-click. Very informative and fun, and not afraid to broach controversial topics.
My 1963 Strat had the finish stripped and parts replaced on it by a previous owner on a SRV tonequest. I paid $700 for it but that was way back in 1987.
SRV’s #1 is technically a partscaster
My first Custom Shop relic ended my desire for a vintage strat. I'm good with this 😎
Maybe you guys could give as a video explaining what to look at on a vintage guitar: cracks, oxidation, truss rod action, etc... could be a great follow-up! Keep the great content guys, cheers from Australia!
Just elaborating more about it, something on the lines of "How to get into the Vintage vibe". A lot of things can be overlooked by newbies or misinformed players, like replaced parts (pickups, tuners, etc, refin, body modifications, like filling the holes of a string thru body, etc. There are a lot of scammers out there that groom replacement bodies to look like the real thing and sell like the real thing. Sometimes we don't have the chance to remove the reck or check the pickup cavities to check authenticity. thanks guys.
Vintage department store catalog guitars are very affordable. I bought a well preserved ‘59 Silvertone dolphin nose U-1 for like $650. It looks cool and sounds AMAZING!
I just bought a 65 Hofner with three pickups for about 450 usd. Sounds and feels amazing
Great info guys! I had not considered an offset or building a vintage partscaster. Let the search begin!
Just about everybody has a budget. And those that do...just like anything else..
1. You need to work
2. You need to save
Some people have not heard of either!
I think that the reissue guitars that Fender and Gibson are producing, sound just as good as the vintage guitars.
Maybe the custom shops or American originals, but I’m sure MIJs don’t hold a candle to the real deal
Les Paul Juniors! Depending on the model, you can still get a golden era Gibson for under $10K. ‘59s are still relatively affordable - plus, you get to say you have a 1959 Les Paul and you won’t be lying 😝.
Ive had a few melody makers from the 50s.... there is nothing special about 50s gibsons, just real les pauls and jazz boxes were special. IMO definitely nothing better than a 90s gibson or fender usa. They really don’t compare to guitars built in the last 20 years. Shits built way better now.
@@sunnohh Fair point, but there is still some magic with the old stuff. My ‘59 jr is so light and resonant that it just sings. It’s the most acoustically resonant instrument I own, and the old, overwound P90 is a beast. It really is a treasure!
I got my first vintage guitar last year, it was a really good deal. It’s a 1931 Gibson L3. It’s in ridiculously good condition, and sounds amazing. And it’s all original. My dream Vintage guitars are a 1960 Les Paul Custom fretless wonder and a vintage Gibson L5
I just got a 1948 L-50. It's my baby. I love archtops. But I have to say, if get another old Gibson acoustic, it'd be an L-3.
Well I got the 1931 L5- refin 16" well off the price of an original. It needed work- a lot of work as it turned out! I could have bought a very nice guitar for what I put into it-BUT-- it now plays and sounds like a dream, like it should. Someone will get a superb L5 someday when I'm gone that will last another 50+ years without needing anything. And that's what it's about if you care.
@@ericw751 There is nothing wrong with putting a lot into restoring an old instrument. I do it quite often. Even more than the instrument is worth.
I restored a Bruno mandolin that has "Xmas 1901" written on the label inside the sound hole. Bruno's were considered low end in their day and it was still a bargain find from an antique store. But because I also had the original case with the original owner's name on it (Fred Heller), I felt, as the current owner, it was my responsibility to get it back into playable condition.
I easily could have purchased a decent, much newer mandolin from a much better brand for what I put into it, but ... I mean, I have a lovely, functioning 120 year old mandolin now that I can pass on to someone else. Who can say that? It's breathing new life into something. And I had to do it for poor old Fred.
And don't get me started on the old Gibson tube amp I fixed up. That was a money pit.
It's about having an appreciation for these instruments and their history and not wanting to see them wind up in disrepair on the shelf of an antique store, or worse.
BEING A PERCUSSIONIST/ VOCALIST MY WHOLE LIFE, GUITAR WAS JUST ONE I NEED TO LEARN OUT OF NECESSITY. My very 1st brand new electric guitar was bought this year on my 40th birthday. I have at least a dozen guitars and only 3 are electric. My 1st new one is an Epiphone SG and its an amazing guitar. Only needed very little set up. My most valuable guitar is a 1962 Encore Violin holo body. Less than a handful were made spec'd like mine. 60s Yamaha acoustics are great sounding guitars. And my used Warlock was $1200 new and paid $200 for it.
60's Epiphone Rivieras and SG Jr.'s are easy to find for under 5K. Non reverse Firebirds can be had at reasonable prices too.
#6 - Get Jonathan drunk enough that he'll sell you that 62 Tele for $300.00.
Solid option!! 🤣
There's a lot of RUclips Guitar shows and I want to say that you guys at Casino Guitars are top notch.
Best guitar shows for my money bar none.
Keep it up boys; we appreciate the infotainment
Sincere thanks from our wee team over here! That really does mean a lot and we appreciate everything you said. We’ll keep em coming and have a super super day!
Greetings from Asheville - just found your channel, and I'm really enjoying the content. One of these days, I'll have to visit. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours -
a friend has a tele ... a '58 body , w/a '62 neck and a PAF in the neck position ... plays unbelievably easy ... he has had it since the '70s
I own 2 70's Epiphones I have them for almost 40 years and they still play fantastic. If you can find a 79's epiphone genesis and you don't mind a heavy guitar, buy it. You find them for less than 600€ and it beats any mid price Gibson.
Great advice here and I hadn’t really thought of piecing vintage parts together. You assemble the right stuff and it could be magical. Strats and teles are perfect for this idea, they are just parts guitars anyway and more easily put together by novices. Getting the bridge and the neck aligned right takes some skill. There are so many places to get good parts, you might be able to build a dream guitar in this day and age and still have a technically vintage guitar.
Player grade instruments FTW. I got a ‘66 P-bass for under $1000 because it had been poorly refinished and had a couple tuners and pickguard replaced. None of that stops it from playing and sounding great.
‘74 Tele Custom is my only vintage guitar. It was probably a similar price to a newish custom shop but it’s got so much more mojo.
Some months ago I really considered about creating a vintage partscaster and thought it's a very good idea until I searched for listings of body and neck to start with and figured I could get 2 or more used custom shop strats for the prices I'm seeing so far.
I'm fine with a well-done reissue, or something like the Brad Paisley Teles that have a vintage sound, but are easy to play.
Speaking of the odd ball guitars, Gibson is notorious for putting out guitars like the ES-333 or the numerous SG's that were limited releases. My 333 is a 2001 and is some of the finest quality I've played from Gibson. Great video!
One of my favorite guitars is a partscaster 51 Tele body almost balsa wood light with a Warmouth neck nice fake blackguard all vintage fake non philips screws, vintage looking knobs, etc and killer Joe Barden pickups...amazing guitar under 6 pounds total...
"Beat to Pee Pee Land" that's hilarious.
Here’s how I did it- get a vintage Mustang- refinished AND refretted AND with super worn-in. I got one for $1,100. That’s pretty much the same price as the American Performer Mustang!
Wasn't vintage, but I picked up my 2011 Les Paul studio for cheap because one of the tuning pegs were bent, and the nut was chipped at the G string so the string wouldn't stay in place. 2 hours of elbow grease later, I have a great Les Paul for less than half price. Good video.
Those 60s Japanese and European guitars can have a vibe, the high end ones come in under a grand ... I have a 50s Levin guitar, a cool hollow bodied bass from Japan from the 60s, and some of those Tiesco guitars... All brought very, very cheaply in junkshops and charity shops, and yes some are junk, but if you live in the UK and aren't a dentist, American vintage guitars are out of most people's pockets now. I just have a telecaster as my bread and butter guitar, these others are fun and the ONLY way I can afford a vintage instrument. So yeh, look for other less famous brands... I'd put that in your list.
You guys are really starting to piss me off!!!
Your content is so FN awesome that I’m having trouble watching all my other favorite channels.
Humility wears so well on you both. Massive amounts of peace and luv for the entertainment and insight presented with honesty.
Can you dig it?!
We can dig it ! Thanks for the kind words man!
So funny that I came to this video so late (I watch you guys all the time, I do!) and just came from The Orange Room with Greg. Equal parts madman and maestro!
Anyhoo, some great advice here. One thing I might add is that Custom Shop items from the "big three" are also a way to get the vintage look, feel, and sound on a budget. I love my '67 Martin, but I also love my 2019 LP DC Special Figured Top VOS (JC era, and way too long name) . Cheers from Savannah GA, fellas, and Happy New Year.
Transition-era Mustangs are amazing undervalued vintage guitars.
I picked up a 75 strat Hardtail for $2000, bloody 75's are going as high as $8000 now
I have a hagstrom super Viking..cherry red...sounds fantastic plays great..as good as any 2000$ semi hollow
Look for gibsons with repaired headstocks. My 61 jr had a headstock repair. Plays and sounds amazing! Everything else is original besides the tuners. Paid under $3k
Back again with the great content! I’m just gonna keep commenting on these to share the love! Also the beard game is looking real strong 💪
My interest is in vintage Teisco or the Lawsuit Era Japanese guitars. What are your thoughts on these guitars?
I have a 73 teisco bass i picked up and it's a beautiful piece of wood
Teiscos from the 60's are hit and miss but some are great players. MIJ lawsuit era guitars have kicked the asses of the equivalent Gibsons from that era that I've been lucky enough to try. Caveat emptor as always: not everything old is good. Grossly inflated prices aren't going away any time soon.
I’m not a gigging guitarist but I am a gigging drummer and the drums I have gigged all these years I got in 2007 and haven’t bought hardly any drum equipment since. Since then I’ve gotten into guitar too and the g.a.s. Is way higher for me with guitar equipment than drums and I don’t even gig with guitar. It’s weird.
My favorite that I own is my Fender Marauder. I love that guitar vintage hard to find not that much money.
Can we get a video of all the guitars in the background??? :-)
They’re on Facebook/web site.
@@comajoebuck999 I believe they are in a back room. This is where Baxter keeps his personal guitars which are not part of the normal inventory.
@@bob_right_now392 I was wondering. I looked a couple of times for the daphne blue strat in the back
That room is what heaven may look like !!!
vintage shaving razors and hair combs are all the rage right now!
Everything is inflated on Reverb right now. But otherwise, good ideas.
Yea it's crazy ive been hunting for a MIM Strat and I can't even find one for under 450-500 used. It really hurts my feelings. Everyone says they're 300 generally.
Throw out some low ball offers. You might get lucky.
@@jameskrys5286 Yea I've been trying.
Buy a Vintage Ibanez guitar or bass. I'm looking at my 1980 Ibanez Blazer bass in Burnt Ash with a maple neck and the rare single soap bar pickup. I got it a few years ago for $125. Make sure it's Made in Japan. There is an Ibanez Guitar book out. Those old Iceman, Steve Miller and Bob Weir guitars are cool.
off beat fenders & gibsons are a great idea. rock on jhon & baxter.
Great suggestions. A nice way to start my Thanksgiving Day. 🎸
Guys, you forgot the obvious solution...time travel. duh
That is a great point and trust me, we’re working on it!
Ha thing is guitars cost 300$ same as today’s money
Dammit man as soon as I get the aluminum magnets figured out, we'll be all set!
Or you could get a PRS Silver Sky that’s based on a vintage guitar, right?
i appreciate the inniatiative you guys took to post this video ...thank you ....all great tips too
lol i watched the Koch part 5 times! the tomatillo pickups sound amazing...#1* is fender custom shop - get the worm in feel but with a modern reliability at a bargain compared to a vintage. i’ll get one on order one day!
@B Ta lol, it’s like a pair of worn in jeans, no violation there!
@B Ta lol i see it now and now i’m gonna leave the typo in. worms everywhere!!!!
What about like a different neck? And a different body? Like this is a re-bodied, 64 Strat with a new neck and updated pick ups? Great deal on a vintage guitar!
Lol I made that comment before you got to the "vintage partscaster part!" Lol I'm psychic
Great video I have had my eye on a refin but nervous to buy it.
My first big buy ever was a disaster. The seller packed it well but it ended up broken. The seller was devistated and I was bummed out. We worked a deal out. It wasnt what I wanted and the seller didnt get what they expected
i would also include vintage deans hammer jacksons b.c rich valley arts. the usa models.
go for vintage duosonic
Or the even more affordable Musicmaster which comes already routed for another pickup so you turn into a Duosonic.
Seen them not so friendly anymore >1600
Dad found a sexy 63 SG fret less bass for $1900, all because of a random emg pickup replacement by last owner. He didn’t get it, tho, cause he didn’t want fretless.
In your option what year would you say your guitar becomes vintage?
Go outside the big three. Teles, Strats, Les Pauls and 335's.... Hmmm... 3?
Option 6: Buy new when you're young and wait.
5 ways
1. Be born rich
2. Operate a hedge fund
3. Be an asset buyer for a hedge fund so that your 50’s Strat can be added to the assets of the fund
4. Rob a bank
5. Own Amazon
See.. easy
6. Sell your kidney
Fender mustangs still under 2000. Better snag one before they go up
it would help to know the luthier that can repair that 62 Strat ...
Cool vid fellas, yes a jaguar or me please👍 got a feeling these are sleepers at the moment, but they will be very expensive at some point🔥
They will continue to increase in price like all vintage Fenders.
However, I don’t think they will ever be at the same prices as Strats or Teles/Esquires from the same year. Strats and Teles/Esquires (as well as Les Pauls and ES-335s) have been driven up in price because of the icons who played them and vintage “collectors” who are fans of those icons. Even though there are great and very influential artists who have played (or still play) Jaguars, Jazzmasters, Mustangs, and Gibson SGs , I think those guitars will always remain substantially more “affordable” on the vintage market. Of course that could change if a new guitarist comes onto the scene and does something revolutionary playing one of those instruments.
They already are out of my league. Even refin or whatever, late 60s Jag from 2500, Jazzmaster 3500 and Mustang 1700. I'm considering late 70s Teles, around same 1700 all original.
Heyyy my Robert Smith and Noel Galagher look like man Baxter, the beard looks cool on you!! There is another way to buy a vintage guitar. Just buy japanese copy such as Tokai, Greco, Hondo, İbanez, Teisco...
I thought that he was just growing the dear hunter beard.
@@mitchmatthews6713 I don`t know what beard is this but it just looks cool in every aspect :))
Great vid no chance anymore people want silly money for everything vintage in any condition
What do you need two kidneys for...pah. Gimme that 62, will ya?
get that gibby headstock repair!
I have a Les Paul with a repaired headstock. I often forget it was ever broken. Properly repaired headstocks are often more secure than they were new (hide glue is no joke). As a player, I'm not worried about the value of the guitar. I'm not a collector or dealer. In fact, I can rest easy knowing it's not worth as much if I want to gig with it.
@@jaredallen439 I paid 400 buck for a refined 58 Les Paul jr w broken headstock, rocked it in the clubs for 10 years then made 1500 to boot!
Tim Pierce did a cool vid recently about how he obtained a bunch of "player grade" vintage Gibsons for a lot less than new ones, and why they can even be cheaper than and preferable to "all original" or "mint" vintage ones...ruclips.net/video/m1VJjv4MIvg/видео.html
Also James James did a cool segment on his channel on how he has been able to find deals on guitars he wanted - he actually discloses what he paid for them...Not vintage guitars but I think his approach can be applied to that segment of the market as well...ruclips.net/video/iZDp3bgpXf8/видео.html
Great topic, you guys covered it well!...Happy Thanksgiving!
Whats the range of refinished 1960's stratocaster usually go for?
Explore Reverb. They have a categories for pre-CBS Strat refins by year, and a chart to show the range they have recently sold within. I’d say the 10K-20K range for 60-65 L plates, and perhaps much less for 65 F plates- ‘69.
Got my refin late 65 for about 9000 usd
These dip into the '50s, but here's a better idea: Norm's had a '59 Strat refin listed for $11,500. and a '57 Tele refin listed for $12,000. both on Reverb and they sold. The Strat sounded amazing: ruclips.net/video/HfJBGNnfQ8I/видео.html
@@danwilson9530 thanks for that info! Looks like I have a new goal in life. Norms is like minutes away from me but I havnt stopped by to check as I dont have the dough to show for lol.
“It’s been beat to living pee pee land!”
Our script righting is on point...god help us:)
What counts as vintage now? In the 70's was the 50's, 80's was the 60's and so on. Can an 80's now be 'vintage' Some are 40 years old now. Or it's only vintage if it was made before year X?
20 years old is vintage.
When the guitar reaches 25 years, it’s vintage.
For me? Fender is only vintage before and after cbs. Dont really care what year it is outside of that “vintage”
@@charlieebarb8695 Got at least 10 then
Back in the late 80s and early 90s everyone always said vintage was at least 25 years.
However, we are to the point now that 1995 is now 25 years ago, and there is absolutely nothing special about the majority of guitars built in the early 90s. Taking things like that into consideration many vintage enthusiasts and dealers (including the highly regarded George Gruhn) have changed their opinions of what they consider “vintage”. Mr. Gruhn now says that each particular company has its own “Golden Age” (some of the older companies like Gibson have more than one) and that period is what should be considered “vintage”.
buy an old guild
My only hope is majority of the players my age (18-30) & younger are more into Ibanez, Schecters & Kempers than vintage strats & old tube amps 😂😂😂 just holding out to false hope the prices to plummet
lost your comb?
Oooopsy, my comment musta not been ok. I see its gone.... but hey he said it before me lol
Are these guys real? The one on the left looks like he's homeless the one on the right looks like a dude I saw doing a "how to use a chainsaw properly in Oregon" video.
Don’t believe the hype. Used is as good as vintage.
The obsession people have with vintage guitars is ridiculous.
You collect antiques or stamps people, Guitars are tools to make music with. Dealers are driving prices of old guitars up by saying they have mystical powers. It's f**King stupid.
NO matter what, DO NOT FINANCE A GUITAR. Don't do it.
I disagree. If you want it, finance that sucker if you want to.
Huh? What planet are you from?
1. sell kidney,
2. rob a bank
3. buy a guitar branded as "vintage"
4. buy one now then wait 30 years
5. mine bit coins with 200 CPUs
craigslist might find one at an estate sale or auction, but anyone advertising a guitar is usually a moron that thinks the Squire they bought 10 years ago and never played is still worth 300. People selling actual vintage stuff avoid craigslist because there are so many flakes who call, say they are on their way, and then no show.
If you cannot buy a vintage guitar outright (responsibly) then you probably shouldn't be trying to buy a vintage guitar in the first place.
Im having eastern european vintage guitars, for instance a 1959 hoyer expo or my 1973 jolana iris thinline telecaster! Check out how I got mine right here: ruclips.net/video/2cf1k4oRM94/видео.html
The real reason God gave us two kidneys
Great great point, all take note!
I have a well used kidney I'd trade for a Master Built CS !!
@@artbrock That'll almost getcha there but let me ask: how much do you use both pinkeys? 🤔
Ugh. When will the “vintage” fetishizing begin to wane?
The “vintage fetish” has been going strong for electric guitars since the early 70s (and for acoustic instruments since the 60s or earlier). It will only end when people stop caring about stringed instruments.
Don´t have kids
Sell the children.....
basically dont buy if you brooke haha
Or you can be the son of a billionaire like Jason Sinay.
you missed the most obvious. buy the best guitar you can afford today put it under the bed or in a closet and wait 50 years
Rule #1; Don’t.
Dude on the left....the "I live under a bridge" look is not in right now......I'm just sayin'.
You guys need better content....I estimate...maybe you will last another 2,3 yrs...I would never buy a toothpick let alone a guitar from you at all ever .Way to many better shops
Good one Kung Fool Bill!
Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
I give them 40 to 60 years max!