What modern guitars will increase in value?

5 Guitars Which are Increasing in Value

• Fender guitars from before 1965. Today Fender is the kind of brand you can buy an affordable, good-quality guitar from.
• Guitars built with Korina wood.
• Japanese ‘lawsuit’ guitars.
• Pre-WWΙΙ Martin guitars.
• Owned and played by an (upcoming) legend.

What is the difference between a Gibson Les Paul and Stratocaster?

The analogy is the Les Paul is the tank, having to rely on volume and power to be heard. The Fender Stratocaster is more like a Ferrari. A precision-engineered tool that cuts through gracefully in style by applying just the right elements. In addition to this, we now move onto the Gibson’s Achilles heel: The Clean Tone.

Is the Fender Stratocaster the most versatile guitar to play?

That’s because the Fender Stratocaster, besides being the more comfortable guitar to play, it is, and always has been, the most versatile sounding. It’s a cover band guitarists dream, possessing a chameleon-like quality that can span a much wider range of styles than the Les Paul could ever hope to.

Is Leo Fender’s Fender Les Paul design ahead of its time?

Years ahead of its time, some say this futuristic design has never been bettered, even today, and that Leo Fender essentially ‘Got it right’. By comparison, the Gibson Les Paul is an old-fashioned ornament, style over substance, an uncomfortable (and much heavier) brute. A log.

What kind of guitars do rock guitarists use?

In the 50s and 60s when rock exploded to the mainstream, guitarists were very commonly using either a Les Paul or a Strat, or at least a guitar from either Gibson or Fender. So, you then get a generation of upcoming musicians looking to replicate the sound of their idols, and this carries on through to the present day.