burping_boy
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in a deep dilemma now, i was deeply attracted by the mayday signature lee guitar currently for sale in guitar 77. i guess it wouldn't harm much since they themselves posted the prices in the thread here: http://soft.com.sg/forum/guitar-77-...-limited-edition-lee-guitar-3-pieces-aug.html
"The Lee Guitars Mayday Signature Model is here! Spruce top, Mahagony back and sides, L R Baggs Element Active pickup system going for $2,000.00. The Limited Edition with the band member's autographs, Spruce top, Indian Rosewood back and sides model with abalone binding, L R Baggs Epickup system going for $3800.00. Come and check them out!"
The worse part is that i'm deeply poisoned by the rosewood back one at $3,800 and not the cheaper Mahogany ones. WHY?
on the shallow reason, the rosewood one was serial no. 50 (meaning it's the first few batch), abalone binding, cutway, and had mayday's signature autographs INSIDE the sound box. the mahogany ones were serial no. 295 and 304 (saw it from a tw blogger who owned the guitar that subsequent batches were subcontracted to EASTMAN, but that doesn't mean that it's not as good), wood binding, full body, and no autographs. for the collectors' value and aesthetics, the former wins. workmanship i can't really differentiate as yet.
sonically, the rosewood guitar had an obvious significant edge over the mahogany ones in the bass and treble tone and sustain. the mahogany ones just lost it's bass right after the strum. maybe it's too new, needs time to season.
am i buying it for the lee guitar name, or for mayday, for li zong sheng or for a good guitar? i can't differentiate really. currently have a takamine solid top (i think), which i'm enjoying it. a full solid guitar (they are full solid guitars right?) would naturally be the next upgrade on my list. but with the price, i could probably get the cheaper full solids from big brands like gibson, taylor or martin, or other good full solids from smaller brands like ayers, alvarez and etc.
but it's like serial no. 50 is such a nice no., and perhaps once it's gone it's gone.
yet again, will i be spending time playing it or i'll end up not playing in fear of damaging it or etc? (i'll play it gently...)
i got frenz who think that i'm crazy spending so much for mayday merchadise. they don't play the guitar and can't appreciate a guitar and can't think like me so i dun see the reason of explaining to them.
so fellow softies who may think more like me and appreciate the value of a guitar, do you all have any inputs?
(to clementyangxi, thanks for your assistance, somehow this is just a self-confirmation bias thing... but i still really inclined to getting it, really...)
"The Lee Guitars Mayday Signature Model is here! Spruce top, Mahagony back and sides, L R Baggs Element Active pickup system going for $2,000.00. The Limited Edition with the band member's autographs, Spruce top, Indian Rosewood back and sides model with abalone binding, L R Baggs Epickup system going for $3800.00. Come and check them out!"
The worse part is that i'm deeply poisoned by the rosewood back one at $3,800 and not the cheaper Mahogany ones. WHY?
on the shallow reason, the rosewood one was serial no. 50 (meaning it's the first few batch), abalone binding, cutway, and had mayday's signature autographs INSIDE the sound box. the mahogany ones were serial no. 295 and 304 (saw it from a tw blogger who owned the guitar that subsequent batches were subcontracted to EASTMAN, but that doesn't mean that it's not as good), wood binding, full body, and no autographs. for the collectors' value and aesthetics, the former wins. workmanship i can't really differentiate as yet.
sonically, the rosewood guitar had an obvious significant edge over the mahogany ones in the bass and treble tone and sustain. the mahogany ones just lost it's bass right after the strum. maybe it's too new, needs time to season.
am i buying it for the lee guitar name, or for mayday, for li zong sheng or for a good guitar? i can't differentiate really. currently have a takamine solid top (i think), which i'm enjoying it. a full solid guitar (they are full solid guitars right?) would naturally be the next upgrade on my list. but with the price, i could probably get the cheaper full solids from big brands like gibson, taylor or martin, or other good full solids from smaller brands like ayers, alvarez and etc.
but it's like serial no. 50 is such a nice no., and perhaps once it's gone it's gone.
yet again, will i be spending time playing it or i'll end up not playing in fear of damaging it or etc? (i'll play it gently...)
i got frenz who think that i'm crazy spending so much for mayday merchadise. they don't play the guitar and can't appreciate a guitar and can't think like me so i dun see the reason of explaining to them.
so fellow softies who may think more like me and appreciate the value of a guitar, do you all have any inputs?
(to clementyangxi, thanks for your assistance, somehow this is just a self-confirmation bias thing... but i still really inclined to getting it, really...)