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In 1977 I bought 2 1964 fender Stratocaster guitars. Both for $750.
A few years later a friend of a friend needed money and sold me both his 1963 fender telecasters.
Each guitar is worth north of $20k today.
Holy shit! How did you afford 21 964 guitars?
Well, like I said above, I got the 2 1964 Stratocasters for $750 in 1977 or so…
You still play any of them? Have a favorite?
Yes I do play them, constantly.
For decades I played the white Stratocaster, because that’s the color Jimi Hendrix played. The blue one pretty much lived in its case for decades because the color was in my opinion, uncool. I brought it out recently and people flipped for it, said the color was very cool so, now I play that too.
The black telecaster is my all time favorite.
That’s awesome. Not too many things we own today can appreciate in monetary value to reflect the personal value we got out of them. Though I suspect the personal value can never really be quantified for you.
That teal one is an awesome color
That's awesome! The guitars look really nice in your picture. Is there anything special specifically with those guitars that make the value so high, or are they just rare and collectible?
Honestly, I don’t understand it. I mean, they’re great guitars for sure, and they do sound way better than new ones… but, tens of thousands of dollars better? I dunno.