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Well the old adage that "everything old is new again "can certainly be said regarding the guitar market. How this relates to popular trends is evident in the resurrection of N.O.S and reissue guitars that have flooded the market. Not that reissue guitars are anything new mind you,Fender reissued 60's styled guitars as early as the mid 80's with reasonable success. But the surge has hit an all time high mainly due (I believe anyway) to the fact that a lot of working,gigging and weekend warriors are afraid to take their prized vintage gear out on the road. Even though the guitarist arsenal hasn't changed ,the way one perceives his or her equipment certainly has. So,many musicians (working ones anyways)are turning to "reissues" or "relic" guitars as a viable alternative to risking damage or loss to their vintage gear while on the road or performing. So what constitutes a good deal on one of these types of guitars ? Well like everything ,you have to shop around and be willing to invest some time visiting dealer web sites such as www.gregsguitars.net or others and looking over the attributes of certain models within your defined budget. Forum rooms are another good source to gather insight to other players' ratings, likes and dislikes on certain models. Then you have to decide, "How much do I want to pay?" Is the certificate ,case candy and other non players attributes worth the extra cash that some dealers charge for such items? Is it something you want to increase the guitars resale value? Well... The certificate and case candy do add some value for you at resale some point down the line,but as a player first ,they really do not make the guitar sound better or play better now do they? But they should be considered if your sole purpose is to collect guitars and not play them.The extra cost(s) should be factored into your final evaluation of any deal regardless ,but as a player whether they (the certificates)are there or not should not be a deal breaker by any means. So my best advice that I can give you? Look for guitars that are early custom shop,or custom shop built before the paper rage took hold and the cookie cutters came out. A custom run of a particular guitar ,custom colors,or a reissue that had only a certain number of guitars built and are numbered to reflect that (like a Cunetto diamond dealer relic Stratocaster that was limited in it's run)or even better ,if your lucky enough to run down that old guitar that still retains all the original parts but has at some point been "refinned" (shudder, shudder) these guitars are still somewhat affordable and have that "old tone wood" that we all desire.But hey, like always this is just my opinion. Greg at Greg's guitars.
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