au_rick
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is it justified ?
is it justified ?
I think it's COMPLETELY up to the individual buyer. I, and many other buyers of vintage guitars, see NO VALUE in "paying up" for a celebrity provenance. Obviously, there is another school of thought, as the prices for some celebrity guitars are stratospheric.
There are also other intangibles at play, call 'em "judgment calls". Just a few weeks ago, buyers went absolutely snap-out berserk for the Gilmour guitars. OTOH, this weekend Heritage will sell several absolutely first-rate guitars that come from Graham Nash, and if there is a celebrity premium, I expect it will be modest (with a couple of exceptions). Why? My theory is that, despite being in one of the most successful bands of all time, Nash isn't perceived as that much of an instrumentalist, let alone a guitar hero. These can thus offer really solid value, as the general provenance issues remain ironclad. I would not mind owning Nash's '54 Strat...:spabout
I would not mind owning ANY '54 Strat
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So who's gonna pay for an Ed King's guitar that Ed himself said it was a bad one?