Fresh New Guitars....

I know a friend who is in Country Music... his advice....ONLY BUY NEW GUITARS.... Why? Gibson Guitars from the 50's have strange, 'rotting' tuners. That's the obvious yikes.... but how about feedback, interference, and all those old electronics? How about cracked wood, damaged necks, non-functioning trussrods? How about pickups that work fine when you bought them (like some 1963 Strat Pickups I bought a few years back), but then suddenly one is dead? How about rubber grommets under the pickguard that are turning to dust? ....pickguards that are about to turn into noxious gas, and destroy the paint and the chrome on your fine old guitars? To top it all off... how about the thief that can't wait to get his (or her) hands on it, and sell one for the downpayment on a mortgage? Enough said... buying an old instrument is like buying a boat...or collecting old ViewMaster's (google it).... if you want to make sense, get a nice new guitar that rocks, and it will probably still be playing for someone else when you are long gone.