OldGtrGuy
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I will say the ONE thing here that's uncommon to me for LTD and pretty awesome is on the Laroque there is a compound radius.
DanTravis62
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Yeah like I said the specs are bitchin
And I love LTD tbh
I just can't make myself pay 2 grand for one
GuitarGuy08
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I like both of those! Really cool vibes going on. Pricing is crazy with everything nowadays.
Nashville Riff Co
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Alex Skolnick has fans that can afford $9k guitars?
lol come on, that’s like ultra hetfield/kirk fanboi terrritory
lol come on, that’s like ultra hetfield/kirk fanboi terrritory
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Speeddemon
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Yep agreed. I was looking at the LTD '87 Custom Horizon too, to get my H-S axe added... but $1500 USD (and most European stores have it for €1600-1700), I guess I'm old enough when cheap Samicks were a thing, to be paying $1500 for a Korean made guitar feels wrong. $1000, fine. $1200? you guys are pushing it. $1500? Get outta here.
These companies should not complain in a few years when they realise Joe Blow's salary hasn't increased as much as their saleprices and they're left with stock that doesn't move.
DanTravis62
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The prices are completely out of control on a level they haven't been before, and hopefully there's a huge correction
And before someone chimes in with "ackshually it's exactly the same as it would be accounting for inflation hyuck hyuck
" Well hypothetical dipshit:
1. You're not accounting for wage stagnation and the wildly increased cost of living (especially housing) all over the western world
2. Were talking about imported products that haven't proven they belong to this price range yet - the reason Japanese and German gear gets to charge those prices is because they proved it to the market with wildly high quality and sold boatloads of guitars
Speeddemon
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It's not just the companies thinking they're sitting on gold.
Same on the used market for pickups.
I could buy Duncans and DiMarzios used all day long for €50-60, save some more upscale models.
Now, most of the folks selling them, are asking €90-100... I dunno about you, but my salary hasn't DOUBLED in the last 5 years.
My utilities bill has though.
Same on the used market for pickups.
I could buy Duncans and DiMarzios used all day long for €50-60, save some more upscale models.
Now, most of the folks selling them, are asking €90-100... I dunno about you, but my salary hasn't DOUBLED in the last 5 years.
My utilities bill has though.
K
Krull
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You guys should have bought some chump coin. When everyone makes money on imaginary coins we all win!
Nashville Riff Co
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The prices are completely out of control on a level they haven't been before, and hopefully there's a huge correction
And before someone chimes in with "ackshually it's exactly the same as it would be accounting for inflation hyuck hyuck
Well hypothetical dipshit:
1. You're not accounting for wage stagnation and the wildly increased cost of living (especially housing) all over the western world
2. Were talking about imported products that haven't proven they belong to this price range yet - the reason Japanese and German gear gets to charge those prices is because they proved it to the market with wildly high quality and sold boatloads of guitars
100%! what professional musician is spending $8k-$9k on a ESP?
Hell, an R9 these days is close to $8k! https://www.themusiczoo.com/product...standard-made-2-measure-vos-green-lemon-burst
almost $8k for a James Tyler bolt on??! https://wildwoodguitars.com/product/24673/l-a-studio-classic-5/?cat_id=32
i mean more power to the people that can afford it, ain't nothing wrong with spending your hard earned money however you want to, but even if you're a gazillionaire, don't you have to stop and ask yourself if the thing is actually worth that much?
and i get that a thing is worth what someone is willing to pay but no way anyone can objectively tell me that a $8k guitar can do things that a $2k guitar cannot? i say that as someone who is not a professional but has owned a lot of expensive guitars!
DanTravis62
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It's not just the companies thinking they're sitting on gold.
Same on the used market for pickups.
I could buy Duncans and DiMarzios used all day long for €50-60, save some more upscale models.
Now, most of the folks selling them, are asking €90-100... I dunno about you, but my salary hasn't DOUBLED in the last 5 years.
My utilities bill has though.
I always have a "reserve" of pickups I like for specific things
Right now I have a Tonenerd Roxy, an SH-14, and a bunch of other stuff in a parts drawer "just in case"
So I haven't bought some in quite a while - is it really that bad right now?
DanTravis62
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Especially the bolt on is absolutely batshit insane to me
Like, I have two partscasters for sale right now that playability and soundwise I would put up against any suhr, tyler, or anderson
If I, a hobbyist can tinker with it and make it that playable, I sincerely don't understand what you are actually paying for with an 8k james tyler
Nashville Riff Co
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absolutely, i don't get it at all
Speeddemon
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in Europe it is yeah.So I haven't bought some in quite a while - is it really that bad right now?
There are still deals to be found, but they're rare. I bought a Super Distortion for €40 last year...That was a bonafide steal.
And I sold my two Duncan Hot Rails for €50 each, and those sold reasonably fast, since I wasn't price gauging. But there are guys asking €120-150 for a used Pearly Gates Neck, you're outta yer damn mind! The new price is €155.
Shask
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I really like the looks of the AL model. Some unique specs that make it stand out.
I do agree on prices though. I wouldn't pay that much for LTD guitars. When you can get Harley Bentons and used Schecters and LTDs for $400 easily, it is hard to consider something similar in the $2000 range.
I do agree on prices though. I wouldn't pay that much for LTD guitars. When you can get Harley Bentons and used Schecters and LTDs for $400 easily, it is hard to consider something similar in the $2000 range.
Speeddemon
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Same here.
A bunch of Duncans: '59n and JB (that came from my ESP Horizon), TB-5 Custom and 3 Dimarzio's: original 70's double cream Super Distortion (Dual Sound actually), a double cream Norton and a black DP103 36th Anniv neck.
That Super D is waiting for whenever I'll find some Japanese (Greco/Orville/Burny/Tokai) Ace Frehley-ish Les Paul.
Still need to try that TB-5 Custom in my Charvel So-Cal bridge (currently a Super D in there).
SFW
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I picked up an LTD JM-II last year. I wasn't thrilled with the price, but the guitar is absolutely killer. The attention to detail is there, and the fret work was flawless. It has become my main recording guitar for heavier stuff. And unlike some of the over-the-top boutique guitar brands, it actually came with a hardshell case.
