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I recently bought an 8 year old guitar. They had some photos and said it looked great, which is what I would expect someone to say. Boy, was I surprised, sounds great looks brand new.

 

 

 

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3 hours ago, Triple-o said:

I recently bought an 8 year old guitar. They had some photos and said it looked great, which is what I would expect someone to say. Boy, was I surprised, sounds great looks brand new.

 

 

 

Surely its the condition that counts most, not the age per se. 3 of my guitars where bought "pre-owned" all in excellent virtually unplayed condition (1 was still in the box with a price tag on it) So dont overlook this option when looking for "new" gear...you can save a lot $$$.

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Great points, guys.  My first "good" guitar was my Gibson LP.  I went shopping after I had been learning for a while.  I was in the store and had tried a few when the salesman said that they had a used LP/Fender Blues, Jr. 3 combo package.  They were like new.  I said to him that I really wasn't interested in used.  My wife was the one that forced the issue and said, "At least look at it."

The salesman brought the guitar and it was immaculate. It looked like they had just unboxed it.  I came to find out it was that very common story.  The salesman relayed that whoever had bought it was going to learn guitar.  He took it home and put it under his bed in its case.  It remained there for a couple years until he just recently brought it back to the store and sold it back.

I've had great success buying used and every guitar in my sig, except the Epiphone Casino and Strat, were purchased used.

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Glad you got a great deal. It's fun when that happens.

Three of my guitars were used. Two came virtually unused. The acoustic's wood came aged and opened up! A third guitar--a dream guitar for me--came with wear on the case, no signs of use other than a dull area on the Bigsby and a tip that falls off the selector switch. After playing it I saw how the Bigsby sits directly beneath one's sometimes sweaty arm. Just part of the experience I suppose.  The guitar was around eight years old and I knew about the condition. I had played awhile hour-wise and realized that my usual habit of being a tool user rather than collector applied to guitars as well. I take care of them, but I play them a lot. (The only reasonable solution is more guitars.) All three guitars came from reverb.

One guitar was new on closeout sale at Sweetwater at a price still lower than the used market! My tube amp was on closeout as well. I pay attention to the Sweetwater emails! 

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Guitar-wise, everything I currently own I bought used. There's a little bit of risk involved and not everything has worked out, but I like the idea of reclaiming something that someone else didn't want or need and making it my own.

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Everyone of my guitars are in excellent condition.. I have them set up every year professionally by a great Luthier at Maple Street Guitars in ATL and anything that he finds is fixed immediately even little blemishes. 

 

So if I were to sell or trade one. they to will get a gem .. and many gems are to be found in the guitar world from used guitars. 

 

Some get rid of them after losing interest or some for medical reasons.. all sorts of reasons why the gems are out there.  

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