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one of the things that i feel weird about is i spent way over my self-imposed budget when i got my guitar. but thinking about it now, it only cost me half of what i spent on my current laptop? that really puts it into perspective. because goddamn is the guitar the better value
actually can't believe people are willing to buy “iphones” and “macbooks” that will last their owners 3 years before replacement when for similar money you could buy an absurdly incredibly beautiful and sturdy guitar that will last a lifetime and bring far more joy
actually i overestimated the relative cost difference, it was five years ago when SEK was stronger against EUR; also both the guitar and the laptop were things i bought at a significant discount over retail price.
still
a non-upgradeable computer should not cost that much
i've been putting off big purchases for the last two years, because most of that time i've been unemployed, and i kept trying to psyche myself into buying a new laptop. and i couldn't do it. it was just obscene money. it didn't feel good.
the guitar feels good.
@hikari As a person with a guitar acquisition problem, here's a thing to keep in mind about guitars: If you buy it at a good price, you are just borrowing it from the universe. Unlike computers and phones and most other things, a good guitar doesn't really depreciate over time. You may take a hit if you buy new at retail price, but there is a floor to how low the value will ever go, as long as you don't abuse it. I've made a (usually small) profit on nearly every guitar I've owned.
@hikari I used to have a girlfriend who had a similar addiction to luxury goods. When we moved and needed to downsize, she sold a bunch of stuff at a huge loss, while I made several thousand dollars in profit on my vintage synths and guitars. She continued to compare her buying habits to mine (I admittedly have a problem, but I'm not losing money on it...it's just a waste of time to have all these guitars taking up space), but we both knew the truth after that.
@swelljoe yeah. before getting this guitar i had been having a bit of a music arc and acquiring various other musical instruments, all electronic. and i think they also hold their value, albeit maybe not as strongly. creative tools never lose their appeal so long as they work
@hikari synths are tricky, as they have a value curve that dips for the first several years, and then eventually they come around to being collectible in some sense. This is surprisingly resilient for the good stuff. If you'd told someone in 2000 that a Korg M1, Roland D50, or a Yamaha SY22 would be collectible in 20 years, they probably would have laughed. And, yet, here we are. It took a while for the records made with those sounds to become "classic" and make those sounds sought after.
@hikari but, they mostly never quite achieve their peak retail price, even after becoming collectible (and they're a lot more likely to break in hard to fix ways than guitars and basses). So, buying used at a decent price is always wise.