If I were RICH...
Weekends and YouTube were made for each other watching videos of famous (usually wealthy) people who have collections of classic or hard to find 'things' as rarely someone with money only has 1 or 2 of something.Eric Clapton had a few dozen guitars, mostly of sentimental value, but some were really classic. Many were sold at auction to raise money for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility. I recall the 1956 sunburst Fender Stratocaster used on the recording "Layla" fetched a half-million to an anonymous bidder.
David Gilmore (Pink Floyd) has an awesome guitar collection.
Joe Bonamassa cornered the market on vintage tweed guitar amplifiers.
Keanu Reeves has a warehouse where he stores his prized motorcycles
Drummer Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) filled a warehouse with drums of all years and flavors.
Brian May (Queen) is obsessed with VOX model AC30 guitar amplifiers, all in perfect condition. His stage setup is at least 6 amps that get checked often and there is always a few backup amps that go on tour in the event of failure.
My instrument collection at it's peak was only 5 guitars and bass guitars. 4 sets of Uilleann pipes. The pipes are gone and 6 guitars/basses are scattered around my condo.
I'm left-handed and salivate when I see a left-handed instrument come up for sale.
One internet based store sells good quality imports usually from South Korea. Before COVID, they had lots of stylish models for under $400. Inventory dropped off and now the new stock instruments are nearly double in price!
Focus (read: obsession) for me now is model helicopters and I've lost count to the number I own. I have 3 of a favorite model as they often sell out and it's months before new inventory and parts are in stock. They are (by some standards) cheap to be in the under $400 range.
Referenced by the blade length 330mm is a comfortable size for me.
I recently bought one that has 550mm blades. Extreme performance, hefty price tag.
They say "Bigger is Better" and I say "I won't be retiring this year"
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