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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: icedgold10 on October 23, 2013, 04:55:35 PM
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I want to get my 14 year-old daughter a vintage Fender Electric guitar for Christmas. She plays and reads music well. I want her to have a special piece in her guitar collection. What should I look for and look out for when purchasing? Can't decide too which would hold value more a Stratocaster or a Telecaster?
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Whatever you spend on any of the two...they will appreciate...or you could push the boat out a little further...and go for a Rickenbacker...OR.. .a Gibson Les Paul.....
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I was looking at the Les Paul's but she loves Fender. It's cooler at her age. I want to get her something that blows her away when she sees it because she works really hard on her music.
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having just browsed ebay...Strats and Tele,s ...are very cheap..when compared to Rickenbackers...and Gretsch,s
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=fender+rickenbacker&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1311.R4.TR10.TRC0.A0.X+rickenbacker&_nkw=rickenbacker+guitar&_sacat=0
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Wow, they are all much less expensive over there! I may have to try to talk someone in the UK into shipping here. Fender vintage here are running (for the right one) $ 2500 up.
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Do you remember how cool these guys sounded with their Fenders?
(http://uploads.fender.com/news/fender/976/JZM4.jpg)
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I'd suggest that you buy your daughter a new guitar that she likes the best & will suit her playing style/tastes , rather than your desire to purchase a collectors guitar that will maintain &/or grow (or fall) in value , icedgold10 .
I think it would be wiser to invest in something 'financial' , if you'd like your daughter to have something that has potential to grow in value & present it to her in a decade or so , v/s an electric guitar .
The Strat , esp. the fatbodies , are heavy & can cause problems for young (& old) players ... the Tele is quite a bit more 'twangy' & lighter in weight .
Many playing collectors prefer the solid maple necks on their old Fenders , & some really like having a stereo set-up on their Strat pickups/electronics .
All of the 14 year old guitar players that I've known (for decades) are scarcely able to fully comply/understand &/or have the knowledge & skills to keep a true collectors' guitar in tip-top condition .... the idea with the electric guitar is to play it , not put it on an altar !
As time goes on your girl will find the guitar(s) that suit her best with their tone , 'feel' , weight , spirit & all the other things that a guitarist loves/values about their 'instrument-of-choice' .... provided , of course , that she sticks to the guitar .
The axe that fits her now may not in a few years , much like clothing .
I've played thousands of guitars , and every one is different from every other one , regardless of who , when , where or why they were made .
It's all about the 'holistic' feel & sound , not the 'cool factor' , IMO .
Just the facts , M'am !
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BTW , The Ventures were rather famous for using Mosrite guitars , not Fenders , Rauville !
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BTW , The Ventures were rather famous for using Mosrite guitars , not Fenders , Rauville !
I was referring to their early albums.
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Yep , nothing like the warmth of tube amps !
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I remember them !!!