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[Jim P]

I'll reply! I generally don't care to buy new guitars very often. I just find that if I don't really care for the guitar in the long haul, I usually lose my shirt on it when it comes time to sell it. Since I live in a rather remote part of the world, it's difficult to find any guitars without traveling quite a long distance, so I buy many of my guitars sight-unseen online. It's risky business sometimes, but I've found some winners. Those that I don't care for I can usually flip for what I paid for it. So, I generally prefer to buy used.

Great week, Tim!

Jim

[zombywoof]

In some 50 years I have only ever bought one new guitar which by the way was a G&L Classic S.

At first it was because the only guitars I could afford were used ones and then I just developed a taste for oldies but goodies. My last two purchases - a much abused 1950s Epiphone flat top and a not nearly as abused 1950s Oahu Tonemaster lap steel. At present my oldest guitar has passed 80 years of age and youngest be just sliding past 50.

[Ken Baker]

I prefer to buy new. OTOH, there have been used basses that simply called to me. There have also been deals that were just too good to pass up.

Ken...

[yowhatsshakin]

Hi Tim. First thanks for another fabulous week of LR's. And since the work for the week has died down a bit this Friday, I finally have time to participate instead of lurk in the background.

My first G&L's were bought new at the (sorely missed) Zobrist store here in Seattle. Main reason being that I was introduced to the myriad of options G&L provides by Ron Stoehr and could order the guitars with the esthetics I was looking for. But now I prefer to buy used, simply because the models I'm interested in are usually used: Leo era guitars, Limited Editions, Special Builds, and the fine quartet that you designed.

[bassman]

I buy used just because my money goes farther and I love to fix up instruments.