Hey,
I was just browsing some of sites and well , got a shock and such a big one that made me fell out of my chair.I really took a great (ok , way great) liberty to open martin guitar site and guess what i found -
http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/price.php?c=4
:shock: Yeah and after that don't forget to be more when -
http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?p=c&g=4&m=D-100%20Deluxe
Somebody please tell , what's the heck so special in these guitars.Look more precious than a solid GOLD bar :roll:
I don't know who buys these guitars.I think i will get one when i am knockin' on heaven's door :wink:
the first one that caught my eye was the 7 string McGuinn guitar...then I scrolled down a ways and saw the D-100....$100,000 if my eyes are still working right.
"Say honey...do we really need to use this 100k on a house...There is a lovely Martin I saw...."
"I got a woman, stay drunk all the time!"
-Led Zeppelin-
That was funny yeah.Ok , does Bill Gates or Paul Allen or ... maybe Warren Buffet play guitars by any chance ....... :o
The ad points out under "OTHER OPTIONS:" that the $100,000 guitar is available lefthanded "at no extra charge." :lol:
i don't know if Paul Allen plays but he does run the EMP in Seattle. Very cool place
"I got a woman, stay drunk all the time!"
-Led Zeppelin-
Well, after looking at ads for $4500 amp power cords and $480 wooden control knobs on hi-fi sites, I'd say those guitars are all real bargains!
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
I think that Martin's are kind of like the acoustic version of Gibson (in terms of price, in my opinion). Do they REALLY have to charge that much?!? I really, really, really, really doubt it... you're really just paying for the Gibson, or in this case Martin, name. That being said, if I had the money I'd definitely pick up a Gibson and a Martin because I know it's not going to be garbage... I'd probably pick up a Strat too, and a Vintage Marshall amp, and maybe a Mesa/Boogie too... but that's another story all together.
Steve-0
Checked the list prices on acoustic Gibsons lately?
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
If it's a hand crafted Martin, they do have to charge that much. Otherwise your paying a master craftsman peanuts to perfect the angle on the guitar neck. It takes months to handcraft a guitar. You can find other guitars of near quality(larivee among others) but these use cnc machines to do much of the work. When it comes to an a/b comparison, Martin will likely still win hands down.
For my money, I would have rathered shelled out $25,000 for a Martin Jimmie Rodgers limited ed.
http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/JRODGSW.htm
http://www.martinguitar.com/artists/famous.php?id=6
Only 100 made in 1997. Dang...I missed it. :lol:
Dennis
If it's a hand crafted Martin,
Not true: http://www.modernwoodworking.com/01issues/march/editorial/finetuned.shtml
Stairway to Freebird!
You won't pay thousands of dollars for a cnc carved Martin. It might be a nice guitar. I won't deny that, but I don't think it would equal a handbuilt D-10. I think you'd have to A/B them to truly find out though.
100k, thats incredible. I'd pay it if I had it though ;)
I could never understand Martin pricing.
How on earth can they justify a 5.5k price-tag for a laminated top guitar?
Mind-boggling.
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." -- HST
How on earth can they justify a 5.5k price-tag for a laminated top guitar?Because there are people willing to pay it.
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
