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I'm at 2k for the Les Paul High Performance with photon torpedo case. Zero regrets at all - I loved it so much I bought a second that was born a couple weeks later in Arctic White. They both have identical "mods" (Custom poker chips and truss rod covers), one has the pickguard, one doesn't. They play remarkably similarly, but the white one has the Sex Pistols/NY Dolls/Mick Ronson thing down pat and sees MOST of the playing time now.

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^^ Both of them are beauties. :drool: :drool:

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The joy of that run of HPs is that they have paint jobs not found on Studios in recent memory, have actual MOP inlays, the pickups from the LP Customs, and a factory plek job so setup is absolutely flawless. A ton of little things, like the wider neck (fretboard width - there's space on both E strings to bend outward!) and the Axcess neck joint - make every other LP I've played fall to second place by comparison.

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Things used to top off at about 1k and those were big discussions with massive amounts of savings involved. I busted that glass ceiling a few times on Carl Thompson basses. The first one that I had the chance to get was probably 2500. I sold a bunch of stuff to find that and similarly sold stuff to fund a different Carl Thompson. The most I ever spent on one was $6000 I think...and that was direct from the man himself. I have another on order that I had to put a hefty deposit down for. Outside of those instruments I rarely will go beyond 500 on a purchase but there have been a few isolated expensive things here and there. My most recent was last year getting a Hydrasynth for $1200
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cosmicevan wrote:Things used to top off at about 1k and those were big discussions with massive amounts of savings involved. I busted that glass ceiling a few times on Carl Thompson basses. The first one that I had the chance to get was probably 2500. I sold a bunch of stuff to find that and similarly sold stuff to fund a different Carl Thompson. The most I ever spent on one was $6000 I think...and that was direct from the man himself. I have another on order that I had to put a hefty deposit down for. Outside of those instruments I rarely will go beyond 500 on a purchase but there have been a few isolated expensive things here and there. My most recent was last year getting a Hydrasynth for $1200
6K seems like a deal on Carl Thompson ATM

I just spent right under 1K for my EVH Striped Series Bumble Bee Strat recently - It may be too much guitar but holy shit do I love it. Mother fucker inspires me to star ripping shit up. What I have been playing up until the most recent purchase was my American Jazz Bass - that I picked up for 975.00 - I would consider that a fair deal for much US fenders go for.
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500 was my max. I've got three guitars and two amps and a handful of pedals. Most of the pedals I bought used on reverb so I saved maybe thirty percent tops after shipping.
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$2100 (aud) on my rickenbacker 330. bought it with the money i made from a month long support tour. sometimes have wondered if it was worth the money but i really really love it and thats what matters.
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I lusted after a special edition Gretsch Duo Jet double cut that was painted in dark cherry, I finally found one, paid $1800 for it. That was the most I've ever paid for a guitar, it was super super nice...looked amazing, played amazing, sounded amazing. I wound up never really playing it and sold it. :idk: Don't really know why. Haven't been interested in Gretsches since (I had bought like 10 of them before, most of any brand).
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Around 3k on a Gibson LP Standard. It was my first 'real' guitar and I thought more $$$ = better toan. Turned out I don't particularly like humbuckers so that didn't matter, and sold it for like 2,5K a couple of years later.
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MaxMaps wrote:
cosmicevan wrote:Things used to top off at about 1k and those were big discussions with massive amounts of savings involved. I busted that glass ceiling a few times on Carl Thompson basses. The first one that I had the chance to get was probably 2500. I sold a bunch of stuff to find that and similarly sold stuff to fund a different Carl Thompson. The most I ever spent on one was $6000 I think...and that was direct from the man himself. I have another on order that I had to put a hefty deposit down for. Outside of those instruments I rarely will go beyond 500 on a purchase but there have been a few isolated expensive things here and there. My most recent was last year getting a Hydrasynth for $1200
6K seems like a deal on Carl Thompson ATM

I just spent right under 1K for my EVH Striped Series Bumble Bee Strat recently - It may be too much guitar but holy shit do I love it. Mother fucker inspires me to star ripping shit up. What I have been playing up until the most recent purchase was my American Jazz Bass - that I picked up for 975.00 - I would consider that a fair deal for much US fenders go for.
Out of respect for the man and how he runs his business, I won't talk actual prices, but Carl's brand new stuff is ALWAYS cheaper than what you see on the used market. You pay several thousands extra to not have to wait.
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repoman wrote:I lusted after a special edition Gretsch Duo Jet double cut that was painted in dark cherry, I finally found one, paid $1800 for it.
Dream guitar. You should have sold it to me. :mad:
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Pedal: Moog Delay - 800.- EUR (that hurts but for me it's worth it: my main pedal for recording and Click-synced via MIDI to the DAW, and I can control it via CC from the DAW)
Guitar: Deimel Firestar 2800.- EUR
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