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icedgold10

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Vintage Fender Electric guitars
« on: October 23, 2013, 04:55:35 pm »
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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Re: Vintage Fender Electric guitars
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2013, 05:09:20 pm »
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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Re: Vintage Fender Electric guitars
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2013, 05:18:19 pm »
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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Re: Vintage Fender Electric guitars
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2013, 05:47:15 pm »
I make no excuses,and no apologies....but i like a good Malt,

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Re: Vintage Fender Electric guitars
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2013, 05:53:32 pm »
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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Re: Vintage Fender Electric guitars
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2013, 06:53:03 pm »
Do you remember how cool these guys sounded with their Fenders?


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Re: Vintage Fender Electric guitars
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2013, 06:53:07 pm »
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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Re: Vintage Fender Electric guitars
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2013, 06:56:43 pm »
BTW , The Ventures were rather famous for using Mosrite guitars , not Fenders , Rauville !
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Re: Vintage Fender Electric guitars
« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2013, 07:00:34 pm »
BTW , The Ventures were rather famous for using Mosrite guitars , not Fenders , Rauville !

I was referring to their early albums.

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Re: Vintage Fender Electric guitars
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2013, 07:05:38 pm »
Yep , nothing like the warmth of tube amps !
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Re: Vintage Fender Electric guitars
« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2013, 07:07:22 pm »
I remember them !!!