Can you tell the difference between a $200 and a $200,000 guitar?

Yes the playeris by far the biggest difference.

the rarity’s most key especially 50-60s , if owned by a legend like Jimi Hendrix 

over $1Million dollars easy especially if documented at a event like Woodstock for example. . To be honest $2k you can get a excellent guitar ,then install your own specific custom pickups to give you the sound you are looking for , as well as strings ,tuners, and have it professionally setup, and most important your amplifier , Vacuum tube by far still the most popular but even good SS models have all kind of feedback and sounds you can do then special products such as petals . Lots to it ,practice practice practice ,is key !!

jasonbourne71

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05-08-2024 at 11:13am

Different pickups and strings will produce different sound for each guitar. The wood they are made of has no effect when they are plugged into an amp. Tonewood is a myth employed by marketers to justify higher prices.

I couldn’t disagree more.  You know not of where you speak.

The difference in acoustic guitars is real and detectable to people who play.

"Classical" guitars are a breed of their own. I play steel stringed guitars. IMHO, good to great guitars can be found (new) in the 2K to 8K range. Once you get above that, it becomes an issue of scarcity or name/builder.

A John Arnold, Wayne Henderson or Blazer and Henkes may sell for $5k new, if you're willing to wait several years. But it will easily bring 4 to 5 times that on the used market, BTW, they all make copies of old Martin guitars from usually the pre WW2 era. Prewar Martins are in a league of their own and command 5 and 6 figure prices.

The more expensive guitar sounds clear without haze. The cheaper one sounds dirty and veiled.

I am surprised that different guitars’ sounds are a same way with my system sound. I can hear from >100 my system videos (recorded last few years) in my YT channel and I can hear later videos sound cleaner and detailed without haze. I worked very hard for cleaner speaker sound and I perfected it now.

Also, I can hear better power cords make cleaner sound (like guitar sounds) from 4 PC comparison video below.

PC compared: JPS $700, Zentara $2200, WTv2 $1000, WTPC $2400

To hear cable sounds,
1) click this 18:51 WTPC (This’ll open Youtube window).

2) In YT, make a small YT window (narrow & tall, right half screen) to see the video screen and 2 time stamps (18:51, 4:45 in description) are in the same screen.

3) Click (18:51 WTPC) and listen 1 minute. Click (4:45JPS) and listen 1 min. And repeat. Just relax and feel the difference whatever comes to you when you switch. The difference may not the sound. Alex/WTA

Thank you. A revelation.