How to define a "rare" guitar...

[walrus]

Just thinking about Darryl's comment in the "black and gold Bluesbird" thread in the eBay section.

He said "I'd say that "rare" can mean 1) few made, or 2) few available. The D64 is rare because so few come up for sale."

I agree with this, D64's are very hard to find. My question is what is a "few made"? Only 193 D64's were made, would this also count as "few made"? I always thought that wasn't that many, but perhaps everyone defines it differently. Obviously a "one-off" goes in this category, and (let's say) a Starfire II doesn't.

Just wondering aloud...

walrus

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Some opinions discussed previously here!

 

[walrus]

Ahhh, thanks, Kurt! The opening post starts off with "under 400" as a number defining the word "few", which was what I was thinking about. But re-reading that thread was interesting!

walrus

 

[fronobulax]

A rare guitar is one that is pink inside when you cut it open.

 

[Qvart]

A rare guitar is one that is pink inside when you cut it open.

Similar to the question concerning what "near mint" means. Well....this:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[NEONMOONY]

Any item advertised on ebay is rare, vintage and collectable, even if it's new.

 

[adorshki]

Any item advertised on ebay is rare, vintage and collectable, even if it's new.

Yep, if it's on the internet, it must be worth whatever some sucker'll pay for it.

 

[chazmo]

A rare guitar is one that is pink inside when you cut it open.

LOL. Literally! (at least for me)

 

[Bikerdoc]

When everyone else at open mic has a Gibson and you have a Guild.

Peace

 

[davismanLV]

I guess I was kinda under the mistaken impression that when I joined this forum I would meet some of the other people (19 possible) who owned a Guild D65S. That hasn't happened. At least not yet..... :roll:

 

[bluesypicky]

Who else owns a carved Jetstar? Hmm?
No Kurt, you can't play. :lol:

 

[adorshki]

I guess I was kinda under the mistaken impression that when I joined this forum I would meet some of the other people (19 possible) who owned a Guild D65S. That hasn't happened. At least not yet..... :roll:

Those other 19 guys're all too old to know about the internet.

 

[davismanLV]

I guess I was kinda under the mistaken impression that when I joined this forum I would meet some of the other people (19 possible) who owned a Guild D65S. That hasn't happened. At least not yet..... :roll:

Those other 19 guys're all too old to know about the internet.

Yer probably right, Al!!! Perhaps it's true.....

 

[killdeer43]

How about a '76 F112-6? Any others out there? 8)

Just checking,
Joe

 

[adorshki]

I guess I was kinda under the mistaken impression that when I joined this forum I would meet some of the other people (19 possible) who owned a Guild D65S. That hasn't happened. At least not yet..... :roll:

Those other 19 guys're all too old to know about the internet.

Yer probably right, Al!!! Perhaps it's true.....

I found this place when I was googling for info on my F65ce and found Westerly Guild Guitars site, which had a link to here, and then I stumbled across one of Marcellis' posts about how much he loved his F65ce. Felt like I'd found a long-lost brother.
Sooooo...out of all the F65ce's that were made and sold (highest s/n Fender had a record of was AF651258 when I asked 'em), I think there's almost a dozen owners here.
That's about 1 out of 100.
By those odds D65s is kind of over-repesented here.
But if ya wanna have that "member of a group" thing goin', get an F65ce.
:lol:

 

[chazmo]

... and rarer still is your interest in Anacott Steel ...

Sir Lawrence Wildman

 

[Yoko Oh No]

rare can sometimes be when you see a guitar and your first reaction is "i've never seen one of those before"

here is my rare bird

 

[killdeer43]

Here's one on the way to becoming a rarity.

And the finished "rare" guitar. :wink:

See if you can find another. 8)

Joe

 

[adorshki]

Here's one on the way to becoming a rarity.

See if you can find another. 8)

Joe

Somehow the composition of that photo reminds me of Manet's "Olympia" but I'm sure that was completely unintentional on your part, right?
Right?
:lol:

 

[killdeer43]

Somehow the composition of that photo reminds me of Manet's "Olympia" but I'm sure that was completely unintentional on your part, right?
Right?
:lol:

Actually, after de Goya's La maja desnuda. I wanted the proper angle for the pickguard to be in the upright position.
Olympia would put it upside down.

If you look at many of my other guitar pics, you'll see the same pose.

Good eye, :wink:
Joe