Arlington Guitar Show
Went to the Arlington Guitar Show yesterday with Ed and old buddy Dennis. It was freaking amazing. More guitars that one ever thought possible.
Two whole exhibit rooms (the photo barely shows a quarter of one of the rooms) with electric, acoustic, new, vintage--you name it. Ed and I got there around 11:15 and wandered for about half an hour until we ran into Dennis.
This is arguably one of the three biggest guitar shows in the US. Sellers from Texas, Oklahoma, California, New York...you get the idea.
Saw a vintage Stratocaster that someone had priced at a quarter of a million dollars. Wonder if he sold it. More typical were collectibles selling for $10,000 to $25,000. Still. Also some very pretty handmade and limited edition guitars (I picked up an acoustic and tried it, then noticed it was priced at $13,000).
Despite my best intentions, I did end up buying a new electric guitar--an Epiphone Dot semi-hollow body with a natural finish. It's sweet! Bought it from a dealer from Lake Charles, LA, who said his shop had been destroyed and all the inventory he had left was stacked up his living room. Threw in a hardshell case (which he advised be left open for a couple of days--just to make sure it was dry).
So I wasn't actually buying a guitar: I was helping a Hurricane Rita victim.
Yeah, right.
New guitar in hand, we left for home after making sure we had our cover story straight when we told Mom/The Wife that we had just bought another guitar.
We were cool.
Two whole exhibit rooms (the photo barely shows a quarter of one of the rooms) with electric, acoustic, new, vintage--you name it. Ed and I got there around 11:15 and wandered for about half an hour until we ran into Dennis.
This is arguably one of the three biggest guitar shows in the US. Sellers from Texas, Oklahoma, California, New York...you get the idea.
Saw a vintage Stratocaster that someone had priced at a quarter of a million dollars. Wonder if he sold it. More typical were collectibles selling for $10,000 to $25,000. Still. Also some very pretty handmade and limited edition guitars (I picked up an acoustic and tried it, then noticed it was priced at $13,000).
Despite my best intentions, I did end up buying a new electric guitar--an Epiphone Dot semi-hollow body with a natural finish. It's sweet! Bought it from a dealer from Lake Charles, LA, who said his shop had been destroyed and all the inventory he had left was stacked up his living room. Threw in a hardshell case (which he advised be left open for a couple of days--just to make sure it was dry).So I wasn't actually buying a guitar: I was helping a Hurricane Rita victim.
Yeah, right.
New guitar in hand, we left for home after making sure we had our cover story straight when we told Mom/The Wife that we had just bought another guitar.
We were cool.
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