FNG said:
Why not save up your coin and buy a vintage Guild?
because i am a cheapskate and not about to overpay, or at least by my estimation, over pay for a vintage guitar. like with my Starfire, I lucked out and got it for $950 and it is a perfect fit for me: fell, tone, looks, it has it all. Anything similar on ebay or gbase would be $1250-1500 and I just cant justify paying that much for something sight unseen.
plus it is so hit or miss, sure a vintage guitar might have the mojo going on with the natural aging, but I'd still have to connect with it and love the feel of it on top of that, which to me is the most important part. I at least know this here Goldtop feels, plays and IS amazing. I had a nice aged vintage M75, but I couldn't connect with it like I have with this one nor could I get the same kind of tone out out it. I guess thats the price we pay when we cant play a guitar before we buy it though, you never know if it is going to feel right once you get it or not.