I dont like brand new guitars.

[rolexm]

I don't like the feel of new guitars too. It's nice when the fret board has been broken in.

[ericbaquiran]

Last time I bought a brand new (electric) guitar? 1995.  Since then, I've bought 4 2nd-hand axes, sold 2 of the 4, and restored my first electric guitar (local, custom-made in 1992).  I haven't really handled a new guitar in-store since the golden days of the Yupangco forum (2004-2007).  But, the old stuff (like the NOS stuff at the Buendia showroom basement) *somehow* feels nicer.

[bryanarzaga]

once you developed that preference on how the guitar should feel in your hands..its rare to find a guitar that is either used or brand-new that would feel the same way of the shelf or from some sellers hand..

only thing im after is if it feels good and sounds good in my hands..doesnt matter if its old or new..

[Bart]

Do you like Mondays?

[bryanarzaga]

Do you like Mondays?

when there's cold coke on my desk yup

[Phil]

I used to think relic guitars suck...but once I got to play some Grosh, K Lines, MJtelecaster, and a Nocaster CS... I'm a firm believer that it does feel so used and easy to play.

[bass_sista]

for me, i like brand new guitars. it's psychological for me - since im new in playing, i feel that i will grow with it, learn with it, and improve with it. and gusto ko sa akin siya malalaspag, unlike having a secondhand which i don't know how the former user handled it. as of now kasi, i wouldn't know how to choose older guitars since wala pa akong alam masyado sa nuances and all, but in time i think i'll learn to appreciate older guitars too

[pings15]

hmm..
just bought my brand new guitar last november..
my SBMM:JP50
   
to me it really doesnt matter whether if Im getting a used one or a brand new one.
if it plays good.
feels great on me.
then I give it a go.

[karlwilson]

me too..i like old stuff's es.guitars,.its like having all the spirits of past owner that left their axes behind..and imagine how many people that old junk like guitar have make them happy or even cried to when we play.

[mbsunga]

get the best of both worlds

my 2 guitars, an old greco mij start an a bnew squire strat

one already worn out being handled w/ care
and the other being worn out

[Edward]

For the longest period of my guitar playing life, I've been convinced not to buy used ones. Pero nung nakuha ko yung 80s yamaha classical guitar ng tito ko which he used when he still lived in the Philippines, nag iba tingin ko sa mga used guitars, lalo na yung luma. There's that certain unexplainable mojo in these guitars. Even when i try yung mga gitara ng kaibigan ko, they still play and feel better kesa brand new guitars. Just a simple sharing. Now......i want to buy a used MIJ strat... hahaha.....    

*ehem*check my sig*ehem* (sorry, couldn't help it )

Ako mas trip ko rin mga lumang guitars (kung di man luma, edi used). Mga gitara lang na binili kong brandnew ay yung classical tsaka first axe ko. Lahat ng mga sumunod puro galing na dito sa Philmusic.

[p2ltronilogd]

i like brand new guitars dahil parang sa kotse may "new car smell" sa gitara may parang feel na masarap plus iba ung dating nung kumikinang kinang pa ung paint xP

on old guitars may nagsabi sakin na ung wood ay parang wine mas matagal mas sumasarap o gumaganda.
pero for me i'd go with 2nd hand guitars swak lang sa budget plus iba ung gamit na .

[bendedbeam]

I've been buying guitars brand new, there's one I didn't like so I got rid of it. Last one I bought is the one I still have and play, Dean 79 V bought more than 2 years ago. True, that it sounds better after some time. Ito na yata yung sinabi nila na "hulihin ang tunog" ng gitara. Jon also mentioned na may break-in period nga. Pag bago, it sounded trebly and thinner as it was the case with my V. So for me, kung kaya ko presyo ng bago then I'd buy it. I like it to grow old with me.

[CARABAO]

I share the same sentiments. mojo is key.

[d20rtu]

+1 on the used guitar.

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Good day to everyone!

[wekek]

this thread caught my eye. I just have to agree with used guitar. I've been through 30 guitars (bought and sold), and the only brand new guitar i bought was my third guitar which was a Washburn dimeslime (korean made), back in 1998 or 1999. I thought it was the [gooey brown stuff].

Sometimes, i don't even care if the guitar has big paint chips, dents or scratches, as long as i can play it comfortably and gives the sound that i want, i won't care. Lessens my worries when i bring gear to gigs, and usually are priced really low.

Siguro, kuripot din talaga ako. Sobra kasi mamamahal ng magagandang gamit ngayon, naiisip ko kagad hindi sulit ang price. 

[kris_ilagan]

2nd hand wid good condition. ok na! and ok di dapat ang presyo

[grafikhub]

Ok na din ang 2nd hand guitar basta ok lang ang feel ng neck at saka maganda rin ang tunog...para sa akin hindi masyado nag mamatter ang cosmetics...

[siore]

Parang girlfriend lang yan, ano mas gusto mo, yung cutey na kilala mo nung high school pa lang tapos tinuturuan mo, or yung may edad na pero maaasahan at may experience.   

[fraudulentzodiac]

Parang girlfriend lang yan, ano mas gusto mo, yung cutey na kilala mo nung high school pa lang tapos tinuturuan mo, or yung may edad na pero maaasahan at may experience.   

amen. 

[Musikerochan]

Parang girlfriend lang yan, ano mas gusto mo, yung cutey na kilala mo nung high school pa lang tapos tinuturuan mo, or yung may edad na pero maaasahan at may experience.   

yung high school cutie. fresh, nubile, walang experience.

pero sa guitars di ako mapili.

[siore]

Also explains why middle-aged men shy away from the very young.  Understandable naman.  But for those who are still youthful, ok lang pareho.   

[acidtest]

its nice to corrupt the innocent once in a while.. 
but i also agree with the 'seasoned' approach.

i have 5 guitars.  2 used and 3 new when i purchased them. only is still in 'mint'. the others are in various stages of 'relic-fication'. (the natural way of course)

[LesBol]

I like old guitars but only if I was the one who battered and beaten it up over the years. Don't want to go through the process of checking a second hand guitar for hidden defects - intentional or not.

[iccurtepnhoj]

to me it really doesnt matter whether if Im getting a used one or a brand new one.
if it plays good.
feels great on me.
then I give it a go.

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