Great article Bebop. Thanks so much for thinking of us and posting the link.

I just love guitars so much. Like Russ says there is something so very organic about a wooden instrument with strings. They really are alive. Although I appreciate the value of rare guitars my passion is simply playing them. I always feel sad when I see guitars that are never played. My only valuable guitar is a 1964 Gibson ES-335 while the rest of my guitars range from US Fender Strats through to cheap Korean copies. The guitar I use all the time with my band is a $300 Schecter Stratocaster with Duncan pickups. I love that guitar but it has very little monetary value. It just sounds and feels great so that's what I use. I have no problem being seen using cheap guitars.

But if I was Keith Richards ( or Russ ) I'd love to collect vintage guitars. They realize the true value of great guitars and appreciate that they need to be preserved.