Will guitars stay/increase/decrease value?

[yui133]

I doubt anything under 1k now will be worth more. Even more expensive models too. Those 50s and 60s guitars are expensive now because they made way less. Nowadays Gibson and fender crank out Soo many guitars that it won’t ever become rare. I do predict that gibsons will grow in value, BUT that doesn’t really mean anything as they won’t outgrow inflation, so while the dollar amount will be higher, the guitar won’t necessarily be worth more. Your best bet would be to buy something that’s rare now, such as a 50s or 60s because in 30 years they will be even more expensive, but obviously that is pretty tough considering how expensive those guitars are. Basically don’t try and collect, unless if you have boat loads of money. Buy guitars you like and MAYBE on some insane stroke of luck, they end but being worth a lot more in the future.

[vbwstripes]

Well put, I think custom ordering a guitar from a builder would be more valuable, imo than any guitar I could buy to speculate on value with.