| How do you value your steel and equipment? |
| Resale value |
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13% |
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| Enjoyment value |
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86% |
[ 44 ] |
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Topic: How do you value your pedal steel and equipment? |
Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 16 Apr 2015 8:49 am |
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Do you buy your steel and associated equipment for resale value, or use value?
Use value would be value for your enjoyment.
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Amateur Radio Operator NA4IT (Extra)
http://www.qsl.net/na4it
I may, in fact, be nuts. However, I am screwed onto the right bolt... Jesus! |
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John De Maille
From:
On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 16 Apr 2015 9:18 am
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| I've never bought equipment as an investment ( silly me! ) I've bought my stuff to play and enjoy. Anytime I do buy, it's for upgrading or for a change of pace because of GAS. |
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 16 Apr 2015 10:05 am
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Pleasure! I never think about selling a steel I buy.
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Jack Aldrich
Carter & ShoBud D10's
D8 & T8 Stringmaster
Rickenbacher B6
3 Resonator guitars
Asher Alan Akaka Special SN 6
Canopus D8 |
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 16 Apr 2015 10:56 am
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Both?
I value it at what I would need to sell it for if I do not like it..... |
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Dan Moslander
From:
Central California USA
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Posted 16 Apr 2015 4:24 pm
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As aggravating as it is sometimes, I do it because I love the sound and enjoy trying to keep my mind active. 
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The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God" Psa. 14:1
don't have a gear list...I'm broke |
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Larry Carlson
From:
My Computer
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Posted 16 Apr 2015 4:40 pm
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Of all the guitars and equipment I have purchased resale value never entered my mind.
The only guitars I have ever gotten rid of I wore out the frets so I gave them to a luthier to make
playable and he donates them to students who can't afford one.
I've never sold or given away a steel guitar or any other equipment like amps etc.
My music room looks like a Goodwill store. 
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I have stuff.
I try to make music with it.
Sometimes it works.
Sometimes it doesn't.
But I keep on trying. |
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Geoff Noble
From:
Scotland
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Posted 17 Apr 2015 2:28 am
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I made the mistake of selling a pre-CBS 60's Tele in 1972 for a song. I was desperate for cash at the time. It must be worth a few bob now, if I still had it I don't think I would sell it now regardless of the resale value.
Like Larry, my music room is now stowed with guitars, I can't bear to part with any of them, you get tuned into an specific instrument over a number of years.
As Van Morrison once said - "I love music, hate the music business"
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"Nothing can ever be wrong about music" - D Allman
"There is no bad music, only music you don't like" - Me
YTube- http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFqsA-Ahlgr2Z2sw71WJHGg/videos
SCloud - https://soundcloud.com/just-jef/tracks |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 17 Apr 2015 6:07 am
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both, select an instrument I like and seek a deal for "value" .
No I don't buy instruments based on resale value but it is always a consideration before pulling the trigger. How come PINK Push Pulls are not popular , at any price ?
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Emmons L-II , Fender Telecasters, B-Benders , Eastman Mandolin ,
Pro Tools 12 on WIN 7 !
jobless- but not homeless- now retired 9 years
CURRENT MUSIC TRACKS AT > https://tprior2241.wixsite.com/website |
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Ronald Sikes
From:
Corsicana, Tx
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Posted 17 Apr 2015 6:22 am
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I feel that if you buy new it's definitely for enjoyment value because , just like buying a new car it's going to depreciate some as soon as you take ownership.
However for insurance purposes I'd value it at replacement value.
If I buy used I try to keep in mind , can I resale it for the price I paid in case I don't like it.
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Show Pro #26 & #83,BJS bars,Stereo Steel,Tommy Huff cabs loaded with JBL D130's, Wampler pedals,NV112,NV400, Steelers Choice Seats |
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Daniel Policarpo
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Posted 18 Apr 2015 2:39 am
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| I'm not a pro, so my purchase was purely for enjoyment/use value. There are many other avenues to secure stronger investment value for your dollar. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 18 Apr 2015 2:51 am
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I bought my first 2 steels in 1979 and 1980 or 81, and kept both of them till them till I go my first millennium in 2005. Then I sold one of them. I sold the other after I got my second Millie, a year later. I plan to keep both as long as I live.
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Please visit my web site and Soundcloud page and listen to the music posted there.
http://www.mikeperlowin.com http://soundcloud.com/mike-perlowin |
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John Peay
From:
Cumming, Georgia USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2015 4:46 am
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| Ahh, the age-old "love or money" question... |
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Eric Philippsen
From:
Central Florida USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2015 6:54 am
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John wrote:
"Ahh, the age-old "love or money" question..."
Been around the block a time or two hundred on this one. Bought from both perspectives' ends but usually somewhere in between.
As one example, bought a Gibson map guitar strictly outta' love. Saw it, it was just too cool in my mind's eye, had to have it. Even now, years later, my heart still skips a beat when I open its case. On the other side, a bit ago I picked up an old Fender Musicmaster. Price was good, knew I could sell it in a heartbeat and did. No love there. Strictly business.
Funny thing is some of the instruments picked up strictly for business turn into keepers and vice versa. We joke that buying guitars for love is like a new girlfriend. After six weeks will you still look at them the same way? |
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