How to Lose Money on Vintage Guitars...Gruhn Guitars in Nashville
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2019
- It can be really stressful going into a guitar store, especially one of the worlds best, Gruhn Guitars, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Here are 5 tips to help you avoid losing money and find killer guitars and gear.
I played a:
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1973 Loprinzi
1923 Martin 00-28 Brazilian Rosewood
1949 Martin 0-18T tenor guitar
Beyard Octave Mandolin
1993 Martin D-45
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Last time I was in Gruhns playing a nice Taylor, a guy walked up behind me and said "nice guitar". I looked up and it was Vince Gill. Didnt feel like playing anymore.
Yeah, that would have sent my fingers running away
Last time I was in Gruhn's, George took me on a tour... up to see the workshops upstairs, then through the older ones on the second floor. Amazing trip. Didn't run into any other famous folks on that trip, tho'....
I walked in Lone Wolf Guitars in Okc, started talkin to the owner, heard a guy playing guitar and looked around and saw this bearded guy playing, the first thing out of my mouth was "you look just like Vince Gill " ,he goes "I get that alot"! ,it was. Typical Mike Rice understatement!
I was about to make the same comment. These are great places to find a perfect keeper guitar, but not a place to find guitars you can make a profit on. Essentially, you need a mispriced instrument, and you aren’t going to find that at a retail outlet. You need to find one private sale, or auction or estate sale, or yard sale, or possibly a pawnshop that doesn’t do a lot of instruments. Never a retail guitar store.
I hear Vince Gill is good people, but, yeah, I'd put the guitar back, and try to make myself real small.
I suspect the easiest way to lose money buying vintage guitars is to think you can make money buying vintage guitars.
Amen to that!
Great answer!
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The real easiest way to lose money on vintage guitars is to collect them. Specially if you care enough about your collection to insure them.
Unless you're the lucky one to find a prewar D-45 at a garage sale when they don't know what they have and the odds of that are about a "bigillion" to one. If that's even a number.
The more money you spend, the more you stand to lose unless you hang onto the guitar for at least ten years, then the value depends on what the economy is doing. If you love it and can afford it, buy it. Life is short.
Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video and also for the tips!
You will never lose a dime if you buy a guitar YOU like and can love.. Your guidlines apply to collectors and sellers.. And certainly are spot on! But guitars are like dogs.. You can be happier with a mutt than a pure breed, and even if a German Sheppard has a bent ear or a crooked tail you shouldn't be deterred.. Unless your going to show or breed the dog it shouldn't stop you from owning them. Find what makes you happy when you strum it, wrap your hand around its neck, tune it up.. If it puts a smile on your face and warms your heart then price is only about what you have in your pocket... what is it worth...to YOU.
My comment was going to be "I lose money on every one of my guitars - because I never sell them" but you make a great point. My guitars are either something I hunted down or an impulse buy that I couldn't walk away from and I'm attached to every one of them. Fringe benefit is that none of them are so precious that I won't gig with it. A guitar worth more than my car would never be allowed out of the house!
James Hill amen! “Stay in tune.”
Very clever analogy
Thanks to your comment I've lost money on my Martin - I put a leash around its neck and took it for a run!!
@@Iazzaboyce I dont know if ANYTHING can stop you from losing money on a Martin.. Great guitar but $$ a $$ very $$ high $$ priced $$ guitar from the start.. You would have to REEEALLY love that guitar!😁
Very good video Jeremy it is very helpful for a newbie like me. Thanks.
Great tips. Really love your videos and passion. Thanks!
Thanks for the refresher Jeremy.........most important to note all this stuff for sure.
Very informative. Thank you.
I'll keep it brief,I like your attitude to guitars and buying stuff.thanks man.
Totally had these experiences! Great video. Been trading guitars for 2 years, finally got to '65 Strat. Keep making content!
Enjoyed hearing the insight and analysis. Gruhn is also my fav guitar store. None better than George.
I was just there two weeks ago. A MUST!! I totally fell in love with the Veilette Gryphons there.
Mooseboy08 saw him play at a luthier invitational. Great player and maker. Also saw Kaki King same time. She is a spokes person for his guitars. Good choice. Amazing sound.
Great information! Thank you.
Rule #101 - if you're buying a vintage guitar from a shop, don't expect to be able to get back the price you paid for a very long time. The more guitars you buy, the lower the chance you'll ever net anything back.
Do not buy guitars from a high dollar shop if you cannot afford to lose a significant amount of money on mistakes.
Unless you have notoriety of some sort already, expect that you will lose money. Don't expect places even like Gruhn's to be 100% honest to your standard. They are in business, you are a customer. If you are not a customer who spends $10,000 a month there, you are probably not someone they will cater to.
Great insights! I agree with all your insights. Especially the pickups in electrics, and neck reset on acoustics. The refinish is also a big deal especially on old elecrric guitars.
Good advice. Especially if you have a bad case of the "I wants"! Vintage Martin guitars hold their value best!
In Michigan we have Elderly Instruments in Lansing, love the place. Good thing I am a 100 miles away.
Wow , I am happy to see this awesome video!!! Mojo indeed. Thanks for sharing this as that’s my destiny in strange times !! I love vintage guitars for three decades now and I will continue doing this, I gave up half way due to no capital left and sadly had to close my shop and sell guitars away but got back my capital without profit which I am grateful for. That was 3 years ago. I want to start dealing with guitars again. Hopefully it can help cover some bills. I love choosing and selecting great guitars, it’s the best thing in life. It’s hard financially during this crazy pandemic going on. Only true passion can get us thru hard times. 🙏👍
Great advice and good info.
That 93 D45....beauty man! I’ve done well buying some guitars that need repairs but only because I have a good buddy that’s a Martin certified guy... so he would do me solids... but had that not been the case... there goes the value
That 1923 Martin is everything I love about guitars---it's been making music for nearly a century. How many things in our lives are still doing their job well after 100 years?
Yeah, one of my local stores almost always knocks about 10% off the price when you just ask them about the guitar, not even asking for a price. I will mention something like "This Streamliner looks cool" and they will say "What's on it?" I will say $549 and they say I can do that one for $500. They have always done that.
Man that chord he hit at 5:39 just hit me with a good vibe of inspiration.
Loved this!!!
Great advice and great video. I appreciate your work 🤘🏼
I just bought a USA Stratocaster 40th anniversary for $150 at a pawn shop! There's a video of it on my channel, needs about $150 to $200 of work so I did good! Thanks for your videos they really help!
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Is it an actual “40th Anniversary Strat” or is it just a 1994 American Standard? All US Strats (and made even all Mexican and Japanese Strats) from 1994 have the 40th Anniversary emblem on the headstock. Either way you got an awesome deal on a US Strat, but if it’s the actual Anniversary model you got something really special.
There's some good tips here. I'm never going to retire to guitar trading but to buy, do the repairs myself and sell at an overall (even small) profit would very satisfying.
Liking the Tyler Childers at the beginning!
Man that 00-28!
Great info 👍
Gruhn was already selling cool guitars out of his parent's Morton Grove, IL home when he was 20yrs old.
Your big instrument shops don't negotiate. They do so much volume that they just keep the instrument until it sells.
Loved the Jason Isbell "cover me up" finish.
There's no money extra to come off on the low end NON VINTAGE stuff. At least not up here in Canada. The music stores are working on razor margins with new gear, trying to stay alive against the "shop in store, buy online" threat. But with one of a kind vintage gear, some dickering is okay. I prefer to be pretty discrete and mellow with it.
that 23' martin sounds amazing!! i need to learn fingerstyle!
Loving your channel and your playing. I have subscribed! I looking for a vintage Martin 0-15 but sadly not in my budget so looking to buy and brand new one here in the U.K. Keep up the good work.
Check out the Guild M20, I just got a new one and they're magical.
@@JeremySheppard Thanks Jeremy, just looked on UA-cam for some reviews of it and found yours! Now I am looking for a M20. The only problem I am having is that no one in the U.K seems to stock them. Will keep looking though. Thanks for the recommedation.
Open with Tyler Childers and close with Jason Isabell very cool man
Loved hearing some Tyler Childers!
Good stuff!
"To the Moon and back" ! Good job.
Great Video 😎
I’m sure I overpaid for mine.. but I love it!
I would have liked to have seen a lot more of that octave mandolin. I hadn't seen one of those before.
Nice video.
Loved the jason Isabel and Tyler Childers songs you played... it’s not about the Quantity of what you know but the quality..
Lookin for Guild 1960s-70s F30. I have 60s Guild D40. Could trade, any availability? I’m in Lexington Ky, I can drive up. Let me know.
This video made me understand the appeal of buying a new guitar better than I ever have before.
Love that gibson, it does country....and western! Twice the fun
im annonymous arent the drinks free for the band?
I want a vintage guitar but it's nerve racking. Thanks for the video and it helped.
War Monger start low and slow. You can find fun stuff for not a ton of money.
Rule #1. Just because it's OLD does't mean it's GOOD.
I'm not a Luthier but I play one on YT ...and just because it’s GOOD doesn’t mean it’s OLD.
Unless it's a 59 Les Paul gold top
I’ve sat on that front foyer bench.
The finish thing always amazes me. I have seen several vintage guitars that you can just tell by the texture of the lacquer, it was refinished. Somehow, this seems to escape many people though. Due to the increase in vintage prices, that free strap, or $300 neck set don’t mean much anymore. Stuff has went through the roof!
Seriously. I had no idea how much more expensive stuff would get in a few years.
@@JeremySheppard I know right! When 50s D-18s in questionable condition, are going for more than $10,000! The stuff almost tripled in price in some instances it seems. If we had only known, we would be a couple of rich dudes my brother.
I can tell we have similar musical tastes - City and Colour, Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell. Hell yeah!
Have you ever seen a one owner 1959 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman with the f-holes cut out and bound and painted with the orange/red glow paint from the factory ? My parents bought this guitar for me in 1959 from a Gretsch Distributor named Ralph Jones in rockville Md , who went on to found 'Micro-fret guitars in thr early 70's. I've tried ti find out what its worth, but I feel that the 2 people I've talked to are low-balling me big time. Thank you
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Many vintage dealers including Gruhn’s and Carter Vintage offer an appraisal service where they give you the honest value of your instrument as opposed to the price they would be willing to pay you for it. I’m by no means an expert on vintage guitars (or Gretsch guitars in particular) but most Gretsch models have not experienced the exponential increase in value that Fenders and Gibsons from the same era have reached even though Gretsch is definitely a top tier brand. I’m not suggesting that it isn’t worth a substantial amount of money because it probably is, but it’s not original ‘59 Strat, Tele, or Les Paul money.
Thanks
opens with feathered indian of Tyler Childers....Hi Jeremy. Gruhns rocks...indeed. George is THE MAN...
I just bought a Martin 00-28 from a seller. It's mint condition, beautiful hard shell case. BUT, when I received it I discovered that during the shipping process, some bone-head dropped it, or knocked it into a brick building, causing a gouge in the underside of the case. Jeremy, tell your viewers to be careful of suspect shipping companies.
Freight train freight train ah i love that song
I’m old enough to remember being able to pick up old Gibson Country Westerns’ & 1950s J-45s for $600-$800 -Gibson LGs for $400-$600-and old Martin 0,00 ---but old 1950s 000’s & D-18’s went for bit more--$1000-$1500. Sure Wish I was able to keep em. Raising Kids/Family took priority 🇺🇸-so I purchased a bunch very old tone woods back in 86’ and started crafting my own-they play and sound better. - but I still love them old Gibsons🇺🇸
What strings were on that Gibson Country Western
If you're looking to make money buying and selling Gretsch's you'll have to be a very lucky man. Nearly everybody who owns a Gretsch knows guitars. Nobody buys a Falcon on a whim. To get them cheap enough where you can flip them and make a profit is a nightmare, plus the likelihood is that you'll have to wait a while to sell it, not everybodies looking for a Gretsch lol.
Steve Whyte preach it. That’s great insight too.
They must love me in the stores - I only buy for myself to keep forever so sound and playability are the main considerations. Refinish, odd repair etc who cares - not me. Only ever had one disapointment out of 50+ guitars I've bought and that was an acoustic one from a supposed reputable store that had part of an internal main x brace missing. I was unable to return it and the repairs were like an arm and a leg, but the silver lining was the repaired instrument turned out to be one of the best I have.
How to lose money on vintage guitars...#1, buy from Gruhn. About 15 years ago a friend had a marvelous 1940 00028 in his shop that belonged to a local woman who toured with it until the early 1960s. Excellent condition and superb tone. I asked how much he thought it would sell for. He said before pricing it, he spoke with George... George Gruhn of course. "George offered me $10,000, so I figure it must be worth at least $20,000. I played the guitar 2 or 3 times per week for about 3 months and then came in one day and it was sold. I asked my friend how much it sold for and he said he had "sold it to my new best friend for $30,000." Like a used car dealer, the profit in used guitars is buying low and selling high.
39MercFlathead sheeeesh.
There's a fundamental difference in buying an instrument for investment purposes and buying one because it feels and sounds like you want to sound when you play or perform. Any well made guitar, no matter the builder or age, is certainly playable. The issue is that the makers intended these instruments to be played, not hermetically sealed in display cases so some rich, "look what I got" effete asshole can show it off and can't even play it. To mute the incredible sounds of these instruments for investment purposes is a waste of the loving craftmanship that resides in the guitar. I'm very fortunate in that I have a 1953 Les Paul Goldtop that was gifted to me in 1973. I still play it exclusively and I've owned 50's Strats, several vintage Gibson's and a few oddballs. My only other guitar is a PRS McCarty that almost feels as good as the Goldtop, which was extensively modified with vintage parts: stop tailpiece, tune-o-matic bridge, 500k pots, Martin fret wire and a pair of 1960 PAF's. I have gladly ruined the resale value to get the guitar I always wanted. That's the point of all the preceding hot air. Buy what you feel best playing, what will make practicing a pleasure and not a chore and to hell with anyone who doesn't approve of your result. It's your guitar. Raise a joyful noise unto the heavens and have fun. Making music with other people is as spiritual an experience as any we can have as humans. Rock on people! Play your ass off every chance you get and share that joy with anyone who wants to listen.
I lowered the price on a standard D18. From €3000 to €2200 with 2 year guarantee. Only thing I lost was the included adjustments in the coming months. Happy!
I went to Nashville on my honeymoon in 87 and took my wife to Gruhn. I was looking for an archtop at the time. They had plenty and kept bringing things out of the back room for me to try. My wife was like, ooo I like that one, buy it, bless her. I walked out empty handed not dropping a few grand on an impulse purchase with support. Eventually found a new L4CES not long after that and still have it. Had to trade my Gibson ES 347 for it 😪
Hi Jeremy,I have a chance to get a Carbon Jumbo.It's a Cobalt 980 t,Fishmann pickup and tuner.For $300 ,is that a good price for this one.?I've seen'em on reverb from $700 down to $425 but that one was sold 4 yrs.ago.Thanks for all the good videos.👍😎🎸✌
It's a Carvin,Cobalt 980t
i gots one... Go back to '76 a shop has a consignment Tele. fall thru its holder. Crashed to the floor. Owner let me slide. Had a "75 Strat and later traded this for a POS LPC copy and $40.00. I was courting. same shop.
The shot of the Les Paul Custom suspended by its tuning pegs spinning around in that display case made me anxious.
This should be recreation. Fun coast money. How much do you want to have.
I promise you, we must be kindred spirits...the more videos I watch, the more I find that theres really someone out there (other than Vince Gill lol) that has a heart for the instruments, the sound, just everything about guitars as I do. I look forward to each & every video you make from now on. It's very inspiring to me to know I'm not alone in this world of music. God bless brother
6k. throw in a second guitar?
Thanks for the Tyler Childers song at the beginning
Jeremy what would you give for my Gibson that's been in my family for 80 some odd yrs. I think it's an L10 but know it's between 1935 and 1938.
I wanted to send you pics but I can't for some reason.
I also wonder if Gruhn would sell it for me on consignment perhaps or just buy it outright. What would you recommend.
Yup- it’s subjective and lots of factors to consider. I’m not an expert, but simple things like playing the same note on different frets/strings that are out of tune, soundboard hairline cracks below the bridge plate, humps where the neck is glued to the body, and string action/height that doesn’t feel right could be red flags. Have played more older Gibsons that don’t don’t feel right- especially the fret heights and intonation. Older Martins without neck truss rods are bound to have playability and fret issues. A guitar tech friend of mine said he’d rather get a new high end Martin vs an old one. Adjustments/corrections for vintage can be too costly in his mind. Unless you’ve found a vintage one that’s been sleeping in its case under a bed or in a closet, buyer beware. But like others have posted, if you love the guitar, or it’s hard to find, and repairs costs aren’t an issue then go for it!!!
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Jeremy I have a 2005 Martin D 35 what would be a good asking price for it ?
Jeffrey Minor any dings, dents or scratches? Email me at jeremy@jeremysheppard.com
Hi Jeremy, I Would value you experience, what's your experience of the CF Martin 0017 Whiskey Sunset, here in the UK there are deals on these just wondring how you might rate one also what do you feel about satin finnish's??
Dennis Johnson they are very cool and sound good. I have a few problems with them, 1. They’re not really a 17 series, they’re spruce tops not mahogany. 2. I don’t think they have a dovetail neck joint. 3. They’re very Gibson. It’s strange that all of Martins CEO series(and current 17’s) are straight Gibson copies.
Satin finishes will eventually polish out with wear. Neck will become polished as you play and the bottom bout will polish out as you play a lot.
@@JeremySheppard Thank you for you opinion really appreciated
A while back I saw an Aluminum acoustic guitar at Carter’s guitars in Nashville that was also 6000.00 but, It Sounded Totally Amazing….I don’t remember the brand but if I would have had the money, there would not have been Any hesitation on a purchase….sounded even better than the one your playing..honest..
I have a 1956 Vega F hole arched front arched back 56003 made bye CF Martin electric the org case just got destroyed it still has price tag on it. in mint condition. Also a 1840s Veron made bye Bruno New York needs nut gear wore out on 5th 6th string so far no one can figure out how to fix it in Seattle afraid to try had to be made through the top face of nuts???
its also a Early Martin
Do you know something bout SUZUKI guitars, cant find any info bout 70s80s suzu guitars? are they solid wood guitars
Typically no, some have Solid tops, but nearly all even the high end ones are ply sides. Keep in mind Ply sides are not just a simple plywood, they can still be incredibly good sounding/looking/playing guitars. Suzuki guitars have some collector value, but typically in excellent playing shape they bring $250-$300 at very most, and that's fully setup/cleaned up/all problems addressed.
Could I send you a picture of a Martin OM 28 I just purchased? I’d like your opinion on the headstock.
Sure! jeremy@jeremysheppard.com
By talking to a very experienced guitar maker and repairer, I have learned that with certain high level makers and their long-lived models, there are some years where for various reasons- changes in manufacturing technique etc the instruments are not so good. Obviously, how an instrument has been treated is crucial but it seems to me that a bargain vintage instrument may not be quite such a bargain if it is not as good as those from other years. If you are paying thousands, you might just end up paying over the odds if you do not know enough about that particular model of guitar well enough to really know the appropriate market price.
Two words you dont ever wanna hear...neck reset, this is all great advice...it is so intimidating trying to make the right choice , having made bad ones in the past
...good advice, thanks
If the neck reset is good it shouldn't matter in the least. Unless of course you are buying to sell.
People should not be afraid of resetting a neck.
Love what you’re doing Jeremy. I’m from Nashville, but I moved to Chicago about 15 years ago. While I was away, George opened up the new place that you just featured, and Walter Carter opened up his place just north of George. My grandfather took me to George’s place in around 1977, and it was still called Gruhn Guitars and the Old Time Picking Parlor. I had the opportunity to buy a black 61 LP Custom with the gold hardware and two PAFs. He wanted around $1,100 if I remember correctly, but granddaddy almost passed out. We didn’t know at the time what
“vintage” even meant. I wanted that thing so badly, but instead, he bought me a 76 Standard in all natural for $550 at Mt.Juliet Music. I pawned it for $150 in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1987. It was a nice guitar, but I never got the serial number, so I can’t find it anywhere. I have photos of it, but the shop has no way of tracking it.
George has loosened up a bit since Walter opened. It wasn’t always a welcoming experience with George, but when Walter opened, I guess it motivated George to allow customers to have more access to his inventory.
I personally like Carters better, but I’m not a broker like yourself. What say ye? CME here in Chicago is very cool facility, but they don’t have the vintage inventory that those guys do. If you really want to make yourself sick, check out Dave’s Guitar Shop in LaCross, Wisconsin. He has the best collection of electrics and amps that I’ve ever seen. Hell, he’s got at least two of everything in excellent condition. Even a consecutive serial number set of the Korina Gibson’s. The Explorer and Flying V.
Cheers
Vintage in the '70's meant instruments from the 30's-50's. Most of us bought whatever we could get and spent time playing them not appraising them.
I live near Nashville and have been to Chicago several times. Walter Carter and his store are amazing. In my opinion Gruhn’s is still not a welcoming experience.
I love CME, also, the great thing about is their variety of new (and recent used) gear. Also, the fact that they cover everything from low priced beginner gear to top tier vintage gear. Carter Vintage and Gruhn’s don’t sell anything at the entry level price although they both usually have some options in the $500-$1000 range.
I’ve heard about Dave’s and I’ve seen their website and Reverb Shop, but I have never been there in person. It sounds like a great place. Another store I discovered on Reverb that I haven’t yet visited in person is Huber Breese. I think it’s in Wisconsin also.
@@charlesbolton8471 Just now seeing your comment so thought I'd just let you know as a courtesy that Huber Breese is actually in Michigan, about 15 minutes north of Detroit in one of the suburbs. (I live about 15 minutes away from the store, myself.) It's a good place with some great people. I've bought seven guitars (if I'm remembering correctly) from them over the years, but only two were vintage. They ask top dollar, but in my experience they've always been willing to negotiate and they try to be as flexible and fair as they can.
Jeremy, Listening to you I just thought you are exactly someone who can answer my question. What exactly is going on in North Ameican Acoustic guitar manufacturing. With a lot of research, the following is my conclusion: The hand built and expensive ones like Collings and Bourgeois are in full production but less in demand. The cheap, popular guitars like the Mexican Martins are in big demand and difficult to get. What is your opinion? Are prices set to increase?
Boutique builders are busier than they've ever been. I know that builders mike Huss and Dalton and Iris are at full speed building and have orders through 2021.
Fine video with some good information for me to learn. Sadly, it will not be much help to me. I always lose money on vintage guitars, because once bought, I never sell them!!
I got a 1963 j50 gibson that was refinished 20 years ago Action is great .no cracks rosewood bridge instead of the original plastic one which I still have. Original tuners work great .It has some fretwear and some indents on the fingerboard but nothing that bothers your playing.Any idea of it's value?
This will sound like a silly question, but what's the tune you start picking at 4:42? I've been playing that for a while but only because it was in my head. I don't know what it's called, who it's by, or where I heard it.
David McCormack Freight train. It’s an olde timey classic. If you’ve listened to the Acoustic Letter, you’ve heard Tony Polecastro play it.
@@JeremySheppard Yes! That's where I heard it. He plays it on every guitar he reviews. Thanks so much.
It was written by Elizabeth Cotten when she was a teenager in North Carolina sometime between 1906 and 1912. There are videos on youtube of her playing
I was watching a video last night of Mark Knopfler playing his many guitars and when he's noodling on his acoustic what does he play...? Freight Train :)
Are you playing Feathered Indians in the beginning?
Yes! I've been hooked on that album for the last month.
Jeremy Sheppard me too! He’s the best.
I owned a few guitars in the past but I stopped playing and recording seriously so I kept good acoustic another everyday leave on a stand acoustic and my first ever les Paul custom and my strat. Sold a few let my kids pick one each. Because I'm not a collector I believe that a beautiful instrument should be played and is as good as dead locked in it's case like a coffin. You won't lose money on a guitar if it is quality and in good shape because anything is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. A loss is not defined just as the price you sell for being more than you paid if you buy just for that reason you've lost already. When selling one of my guitars I had two buyers who wanted the instrument, one of which was willing to pay my asking price the other was struggling to get their when I saw the joy the guy was getting trying out the guitar I asked him what he could honestly afford and for the sake of 150pounds it went with him to be loved and hopefully Inspire it's new owner to do something special one day! how could I loose?
OMG That 1993 Martin D-45 is SO sweet ... I can't believe you didn't buy that ...
There was a time when a secondhand guitar was exactly that - a secondhand guitar, no matter if it was a Gibson, Martin, or whatever. Before the internet, there were bargains to be had, but that's not so easy anymore. In the early 1980s, I bought a 1936 Martin 000-18 from a dealer for £200 Sterling. Adjusted for inflation, that would be just over £800 now (August 2023). I don't know the current value of one of these, but it'll be a lot more!
That is wild! Deal of a lifetime!!!! no chance getting anything like that these days. ESPECIALLY in the UK where there's just less of them around... sad times
Hi from Chile :D
George Gruhn is a living legend and if you buy a guitar from his store you can expect to pay extra because of the fact that he is so revered. Just my opinion.
An awesome cool video. I will soon be 61 years young. I have been buying and selling and trading with guitars since I was a young boy. ( mind you I said young Boy, not man.) I was very lucky. I had an awesome tutor. An old man owned a music store. Really taught me a lot. I have never lost money on a guitar. A few times I paid a little to much. But I always resold or traded it as to where I could make a profit. I found a New Martin D45 for my brother a few years ago. He paid six thousand dollars for it. I bought a New D35 for fourteen hundred dollars. That included sales tax. When looking for a certain guitar. Price it at the wholesale and retail prices. Rember cash is king. Then you start jewing down. Another tip is to shop when the money is tight for everyone. Some small music stores will sell at rock bottom prices. Like one guy told me. Martin & Gibson won't pay my bills. I have to do what I need to do. There are many many ways to save and get prices down. It just depends on the person you are dealing with at the time. Good luck guys.
Been to Nashville and spent a couple of hours in Gruhn's. Almost jumped on a Hummingbird. Kept my wits, and picked up a DV-10 Larrivee and I have never looked back. 15+ years in and it sounds as sweet as anything I have ever played. Beauty/Tone/Value are in the eyes and ears of the player!
Would have liked to see those Stratocaster prices
I have three Yamaha guitars two red labels fg110 fg140 and a green label fg160 . All made in Japan Sold a Martin d 28 . preferred the sound of the Japanese guitars .
eddy green Red labels do sound wonderful. And they’re going up in value but you have to admit they play hard, even with a good setup.
I'm not sure how one could "lose" money on the purchase of life long dream guitar if one plans on keeping the guitar for the remainder of their life. I understand how paying too much would limit one's ability to buy other "stuff" but one should make sure not to miss out on that dream. I played a J-45 at a shop in Greenwich Village in 2001 and some dude was standing behind me and listening, "...that sounds pretty good." he said. "Thanks," I replied. The guitar shop clerk said to me, "do you know who that was? That was Keith Richards. He lives in an apartment just above us." I thought the clerk was trying to trick me into becoming star stuck and buying that J-45. So, I gave the guitar back to him and walked out. Turns out it was Keith and I haven't played a better J-45 since. Still looking for one that's even half as good as that guitar. Keith was right and I should have bought it when I had the chance.
Dude, that's an awesome story!
How in the world does any Martin from 1923 only cost 6 grand? I want think I really want to buy that
What song is that at 4:50?
why haven't I heard of Gruhn Guitars ? I went to carters while I was there.
Just guessing why you went to carters and not gruhns. You must be a bass player? ;)
The first time I went to Gruhn's, around 1974, it was still in its first location, tiny little store, which I believe is now part of a parking lot for the Ryman.
@@j.c.h7127 The 74 location was on the same run as the "second" location, still on Broadway on the same side/block as Tootsies, but it moved down to the corner there across from Ernest Tubbs, in '74 it would have been about halfway down the block.