What determines vintage?
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What determines vintage?
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According to the antiques dealers, 25 years of age. One rather comical aspect of the whole bloato guitar market is that, when Eric Clapton was playing with Cream, he played Gibsons that were only a few years old. Jimmy Page played a Les Paul that was 12 -18 years old. In just about every case the actual music that made vintage guitars famous, was played well before they were vintage! If you wanted to make an argument based on actual evidence, it's quite clear that Gibsons and Fenders more than 20 years old can't be used to play great music anymore. All dried up and ragged-out, I guess.
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David Mason wrote:According to the antiques dealers, 25 years of age.
So this means my two (2) 52 RI ( re-issue) Telecasters, one an 88 and the other an 89..are basically vintage now ?
The Re-Issues are now vintage ?
Man we have really come full circle !
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I'd say that if, as the years go by, you continue to torture yourself for letting it go, yours was and still is a vintage guitar, and you have not, only have had, and ain't that a b----!
. . . so for that, Peggy Lee saves the day:
"Is that all there is? is that all there is?
If that's all there is, my friend,
then let's keep dancing.
Let's break out the booze, and have a ball,
if that's all . . . there is."
. . . so for that, Peggy Lee saves the day:
"Is that all there is? is that all there is?
If that's all there is, my friend,
then let's keep dancing.
Let's break out the booze, and have a ball,
if that's all . . . there is."
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Vintage ?
True vintage is usually a "Golden Era" when a manufacturer hits their peak in quality and innovation. With American guitars we could say Pre-1970 is really vintage. Some good guitars were also made in the 80's and 90's, but just being 25 years only does not make a classic. How many 1988 American cars are vintage classics ? None !