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December 7, 2009

Is Older Better? Ask a Vintage Guitar

Filed under: guitar — Tags: — editor @ 11:17 pm

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Why, you say would anyone need to have an old instrument as opposed to a new one? Time will only improve the sound of a well made guitar. As a guitar ages, so does the sound; mellow  is the word for a vintage guitar as the wood changes over time.
What does it mean to have a vintage guitar.

There are other factors that matter when you are thinking about a vintage guitar. A guitar  is more valuable if it is not available, perhaps made in a limited run. The Martin guitar company produced various models of an individual design in short runs.

The Les Paul Gold Top guitar had a particularly cherished finish and golden color which also aged well. With the Fender Stratocaster the quality was lespaulgold200x300more highly desired during an earlier time of the companys history. Famous guitarists lend their name and endorse special guitars known as signature guitars. The guitar is not vintage necessarily but it is more desirable and will be vintage someday. If a guitar was owned by someone famous, that of course makes it more valuable and increases its value.If the guitar was played at a big concert like Woodstock, that would make it more prized as well. A guitar that has a great sound will be valued regardless of the age of the guitar.
Guitar amplifiers are also considered to be vintage in some cases. Vox, Marshall and Fender amplifiers have particularly pleasing sound reproduction capabilities. The tube circuitry is largely responsible for the sound of these amps.

Many vintage guitars today are valued as works of art and are treated as such. To own a vintage guitar is to own a piece of modern music history.Knowing that so and so played the guitar really adds to its reputation  and enjoyment. Modern rock and roll came into being with these instruments.

Some guitars have been restored to play perhaps even better than they did originally.

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