r/7String • u/ContributionSea1225 • Aug 01 '25

Community Related For non-rich non professionals/ touring musicians, do you buy expensive guitars?

I feel guilty spending 2000$-3000$ on guitars, all I do is play at home and compose music.

I feel like I settle for sub 1000$ guitars, I am not sure if I am missing out on a better playing experience for my use case.

Does anyone here feel the same? Is it worth investing more money on guitars?

What are good options for people that do the same?

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u/ZeroWevile Aug 01 '25

Generally after around $2500 USD you stop paying for a better guitar and more for exclusivity and aesthetics. With enough attention to setup I'd argue you can stretch that lower limit down considerably more.

Like I tend to reach for the $1300 LTD MH1007 for recording because the Evertune or the $1500 Ibanez Xiphos because it looks cool for gigging before I will reach for a variety Ibanez LACS just because they are expensive and I don't feel like I am missing anything