What happened to the used/ vintage guitar market? Those 'golden' guitars, that people started buying for their 401K plans? The early Blackguard Tele's (remember people asking 60K plus for them last year?). The mid-fifties Stratocasters... that doubled and tripled in value last couple of years... those early Les Pauls... the hollowed 'Bursts' of '59 & '60. Instead of giving some clear indication that the recession has affected vintage guitar prices..... things seem to have just come to a grinding halt. Those who hold these guitars seem to be sitting in their kitchen, with frozen looks on their face, and their guitars in their humidified closets. The buyers have all but dried up. A nocaster Tele from Mac Yasuda's personal collection is for sale on EBay... at auction... valued at $48,000 to $75,000.... I would love to know what it goes for... but we probably will not find out, since this is an auction that will take place in one of Ebay's 'register to bid' auctions. This top notch guitar, from a top notch collector, will be a true indication of where the vintage market stands. For the next 90 days, try catching the EBay link to the guitar here. Also... try to see the same guitar here, from Mac's collection.
