You've got $5k/10k/15k/20k/25k to spend. What are you buying?

Hmm, interesting question.

If I have $75k to spend, I would likely commission an archtop jazz guitar for around $5-8K then put the rest into my IRA. I pretty much have all the guitars I want besides a jazz box.

Boringly responsible, I know.

 

$25k - New roof

 

Something custom with EBMM, in 6 and 7 string. And new golf clubs, and a Ducati.....

 

Earlier this year, I couldn’t bring myself to spend $5k on a Collings I-30. If the money fell in my lap, I’d consider it. I don’t think I could drop more than that on a guitar.

 

I dunno. More money doesnt really equate a better guitar and my avri52 is better than some master built teles I've played and vintage ones too. So i guess I'd have to play around more and find the primest of examples of teles, strats, and custom guitars I can find

That said if I had 15k. I'd be tempted to buy a Languedoc

 

Hmm... the only guitars I'm really interested in that are over $1000.00 are a Gretsch 6120, either just a Player's Edition or the Vintage Select ''59 Chet Atkins model, and the George Harrison Duo Jet.

Both of those together would be close to $8k CDN but I've always fared quite well with guitars around the $1k mark and never really saw a need to spend a lot more.

 

-5k: '50s Les Paul Junior

-10k: early '50s ES-5

-15k: late '64 Strat

-20k: '55 to '57 Tele

-25k: '54 Goldtop or '56 Strat

 

There's only a few guitars that I want and none of them really cost over $5000. I'm not into vintage instruments and aside from custom made, it'd be hard to top $10k on a single guitar. That being said, I'd want to add the following guitars to my inventory:

- PRS 594 (new 2020 model with TCI pickups)
- PRS Paul's Guitar
- Suhr Asato Signature (Black)
- Tyler Studio Elite
- Strat w/ SSS pickups from either Fender CS, Suhr, Grosh or Tyler
- Tele from either Fender CS, Suhr or Tyler

All said, maybe $25k tops. A little wiggle room for amps:

- Two Rock Classic Reverb w/ matching 2x12
- Mesa Boogie Lone Star or Lone Star Special w/ matching 2x12
- Friedman JJ100 w/ matching 4x12

With the remaining $35k+, I'd upgrade my home audio system.

 

lesse. 5K, a bottle of 50 year Macallan Scotch... 10K, a new cartridge for my stereo.. 15K a new tonearm for the turntable.. 20K, a new turntable... 25K a shopping spree with my two Grandaughters...

rk

 

5Kish - already there with a new Ruokangas coming

10Kish - A big box Ruokangas or a semi-hollow from Hurting

15K and above - I'm not sure of what fits where at this level. Certainly a Manzer acoustic if at all possible (assuming near 20K), or maybe an original D'Angelico.

 

I would never spend even 5k on a guitar, ever, for any reason.
I would think it's a silly waste of money.
You can have an awesome guitar for much less than that.
Then buy a new car or something more practical or useful.

 

Sounds like a great plan to me. You know Chris would be happy to build anything you want!

 

damn...how big is your house?

 

$15k- Languedoc. Don’t really need/want anything else right now.

 

I wouldn't spend any money on gear like that. I have what I want. I'm retired so any extra funds go in the bank or to my financial advisor to invest for me.

 

I played a 63 strat last summer that was amazing. The seller was asking $ 26,000. (Canadian dollars) Maybe if I had lots of cash I might consider it. But my Protocaster strat, that cost me about $2100. Is probably as good.

 

Screw that I'm buying amps

Driftwood Purple Nightmare
Soldano
Engl Savage ll

Also I will finally be able to afford a Kemper!