NGD PRS McCarty Rosewood

[Simon D]

  Peach can't have had yours in stock long as it wasn't on their website I don't think?  If it had been, I'd have been tempted to snap it up myself.  If you ever want/need to sell it give me a shout  ;)

Dave, you gotta leave some PRSs for some others, too. Everyone likes to play!
;-)

Too true! I want another, badly, but buying new atm isn't an option - don't hoover up all the 2nd hand ones Dave! Pleeeeeeaasse!

[Twinfan]

It's only McRosewoods or cheap Modern Eagles I'll be after, so as long as you're after something else you'll be fine  ;)

:lol:

[Philly Q]

It's only McRosewoods or cheap Modern Eagles I'll be after, so as long as you're after something else you'll be fine  ;)

:lol:

"cheap Modern Eagles"  :lol: :lol: :lol:

Somebody call a doctor!

[Twinfan]

:lol:

If I ever see a 'player' condition one for sale I'll snap it up.  Chances of that happening?  Virtually nil!!!!

[WezV]

yours is probably the only one that actually gets played!!

[Bradock PI]

Why would a guitar that's supposed to be so great not get played?

I don't understand I mean people play instruments worth millions because they are the best there is, it doesn't seem there is a point to an instrument that isn't played?

[ailean]

Guitars aren't just instruments though, they are (or can be) works of art, even when they are mass produced a really nice guitar is a stunning object. Guitars by the nature of them are prone to dings and general wear and tear, so I can understand a reluctance to potentially damage a great looking guitar. Although I also think if you don't play it then it goes unfulfilled, which is also a shame.

Personally I'd play it, but part of me would want to put it in a case on the wall.

[Bradock PI]

No matter how much you mothball stuff unless you have a huge amount of money for atmospheric controlled storage (temp, humidity and sterile atmosphere) they will deteriorate so it may look nice for longer but it wont last forever so it may as well be played for as long as it can!

Just my opinion and I do also understand the mentality of the collector but someone once defined art as " that which has no function other than being" not word for word but you get the gist.

I sorta think it's a bit like the auntie who keeps the sofa under its plastic cover to keep it "nice" but know one ever sits on the "nice" sofa. Although her nephew may make a fortune on it if it becomes retro chic and is in perfect condition  :D

[ailean]

I guess another reason might be investment. How much would a mint 'kept in the case' 1950's LP go for now? Or a Brazillian Rosewood Modern Eagle in 50 years time?

Guitars are quite possibly a better investment than the stock exchange :)

But like I said, I'd still play it. If I was going to invest I'd buy 2 :D

[Philly Q]

I guess another reason might be investment. How much would a mint 'kept in the case' 1950's LP go for now? Or a Brazillian Rosewood Modern Eagle in 50 years time?

Guitars are quite possibly a better investment than the stock exchange :)

Yeah, but only if you buy the "right" ones and hold on to them long enough.

(That's ignoring the current state of the economy - right now almost anything is probably a better/safer investment than the Stock Exchange - unless you have money to burn and aren't averse to taking risks). 

If you really wanted to go the investor-collector route, you'd either need loads of money now, to buy valuable pieces and hope they get even more valuable, or you'd have to put in some pretty hard work scouring the planet for those urban-legend guitars that have been kept in lofts by old ladies since their husbands died 40 or 50 years ago.

Guitars in general are a rubbish investment.  In the last 25 years I've sold 45 guitars and lost about 10 grand on them.  Better to buy 'em because you like 'em, and if one or two appreciate in value it's an added bonus.  :)

[Ian Price]

In the last 25 years I've sold 45 guitars and lost about 10 grand on them.

That's not too bad Philly - only £400 a year. See it as rental cost!

[Philly Q]

In the last 25 years I've sold 45 guitars and lost about 10 grand on them.

That's not too bad Philly - only £400 a year. See it as rental cost!

Actually that doesn't seem too bad as an average annual loss - not much more than a single month's mortgage payment.  Thanks Ian, you've cheered me up!  :D

[ailean]

In the last 25 years I've sold 45 guitars and lost about 10 grand on them.

That's not too bad Philly - only £400 a year. See it as rental cost!

Actually that doesn't seem too bad as an average annual loss - not much more than a single month's mortgage payment.  Thanks Ian, you've cheered me up!  :D

If you compare the hours of entertainment compared to say, a night at the pub or cimema, it's bloody cheap!

[WezV]

Why would a guitar that's supposed to be so great not get played?

I don't understand I mean people play instruments worth millions because they are the best there is, it doesn't seem there is a point to an instrument that isn't played?

You have some people who buy them as an investment, lock them away and never play them.  you also get the people that have enough disposable income to have a PRS just because they want one and they want the best.  Maybe play it at home a few times and generally look after it very carefully.  Good for them, if i had the money i would do it too!! 

the modern eagles cost over £4K on average - you dont see them being played out often!!!

so maybe i should have said that Daves was the only one being played live, which is still an exageration but i bet less than 10% of modern eagles out there are used for gigging.

[Twinfan]

Mine's not been played live.

Yet........