Fun Thread of Guitar Dollar Investment

[Acousticado]

I have spent about $9,000 on my current guitars. In '02, I sold my '58 Strat (bought in '76 for $500) for a healthy sum and as a result, all my guitars still haven't cost as much as what I earned from the sale of that Strat.

[lennylux]

of the ones I still have about $18000, of the ones I've owned, probably in the 60-70k region.

[zombywoof]

$10,300.00 or thereabouts.

[ocmcook]

i buy all used and i have $1900 in four guitars.
taylor gc-5
larrivee p-09
recording king rd-316
loar archtop

[Opa John]

I've got three guitars. A Yamaha that was purchased new and two Martins that were both purchased used.

Actually, I figure my total investment would fall into the "negative dollars invested" category since all three of these guitars were paid for with money I made by buying and selling other guitars, fiddles and mandolins.

I don't think my wife looks at it that way, but, in reality, that's the way it is.

[rmyAddison]

No clue..............easily over $50K over almost 50 years, does it matter...........

[ukejon]

Rich, if you go over a $50k valuation you are in a killer guitar tax bracket. Send me one of your Martin OM/OOO guitars and you will then be able to pay a much lower rate guitar tax. Trust me on this one.....

[Ted @ LA Guitar Sales]

Originally Posted by jackajesusfreak

I hope I'm within forum protocol, but after a few years of hanging here, I've often wondered what kind of total dollar value investment amount we have in this forum on just our guitars, from the regular posters. Not what they are worth, but the money we have invested in them. I'm thinking at least half a million??

If you're willing to play along and see what we come up with, I'll start it off:

My total value of what I invested in the guitars I currently own is $2736.00.

Anyone willing to see what kind of total amount we come to?

I'd be willing to keep a tally.

(If you can put the amount in red it will be easier to keep track.)

I will update total after every 10 posts!

Jack

Cool thread but there is no way you will get an accurate count because guys with large collections who could account for 90% of the total are not likely to post the number.

[lroyb]

Guitars including electrics, a resonator and a Banjitar,$15,350 rounded off. That's over 15 years of buying so that's not a bad per year average.

[ifret]

My current stable of just guitars.....$4,747.65

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[clintj]

Including the one I have on order, everything guitarwise under my roof is about $4000. Start adding in other instruments, and that could quickly double.

[Dwight]

Originally Posted by Ted @ LA Guitar Sales

Cool thread but there is no way you will get an accurate count because guys with large collections who could account for 90% of the total are not likely to post the number.

+1, rule of thumb, the top 10% own 90% of the value.

[pitner]

My Wife may see this sooooooo. I will not grab the ears of a sleeping dog today. Let's just say I have 20 guitars and most of them she bought for me.

[JLed79]

Originally Posted by Dwight

+1, rule of thumb, the top 10% own 90% of the value.

So to guestimate an accurate total, we should total all of our responses and let that represent 10%. Wow.