Awful beat up guitars which still sound good!!

This one has been tap danced on!!

This Lester is rough around the edges.

Guess I'd rather have an awful beat-up guitar than a beat-up awful guitar!
IMO - this is a result of abuse and negligence! I hate the idea of those pre-stressed brand new guitars! You can't make or sell pre-fab mojo!

https://youtube.com/shorts/HgGDMrZ-xRM?si=9m9MtdGdzjEVLxiE
This one has been in a cat fight!!!

" I hate the idea of those pre-stressed brand new guitars! You can't make or sell pre-fab mojo!"

My 1976 Westminster acoustic. Sounds great except when when I pick C (first fret, 5th string). My fat fingers always make a buzz. Had to believe she's almost 50 years old.


I'm surprised no one has mentioned Trigger, owned by the man who inducted the ABB into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Willie Nelson

@robertdee I think this is the Rory Gallagher 1961 Strat sold last year for $1,156,793 / £889,400 / €1,068,956.

@crosseyedcat Wow!! And that Strat is beat up a lot. It's who owned and played it which makes it so valuable.
I got an Email yesterday informing me some new guitars are made to look beat up with road wear. And some think that makes them unlikely to get stolen while on tour.
Here is a 1954 Strat.
https://youtube.com/shorts/v3pVlE6Sv6M?si=wE57fbwv4CL2DUZV

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