Gruhn Guitars: Electrics, Acoustics, Banjos and Mandolins

Gruhn Guitars has walls full of vintage instruments that George Gruhn has collected over the years, and this video highlights some of his favorites. George shows us some banjos, mandolins, acoustics, and electrics.

He's got plenty of interesting collectibles including a guitar once owned by Jerry Garcia. Check out this video to see what other rarities and goodities George has in store. See more at gearwire.com.

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Music

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• acoustic
• guitar
• electric
• banjo
• mandolin
• George
• Gruhn
• Jerry
• Garcia

[LordOfThisWorld74]

Be careful trying to go in there and play some of those guitars. They won't let you. I was interested in a 64 SG special, and nope. You cannot play them.

[mushroomscouser]

Reckon this is about people who "collect" rather than play.....Instruments are nice things....but lets be honest, is a $300000 guitar isnt going to "polish a turd", so to speak. A guitarist who can play sounds good playing anything.

Most "collectors" are obsessives. Borderline Asperger's.

[AxisofJustice21]

He is the biggest prick when it comes to appraising. He appraised my 1960 Fender P-Bass at $4000 because of the frets being shaved down! Oh God forbid I play my fucking instrument and have special guitar techs make it playable without taking away the value.

[Skyshoes]

Hope the flood didn't get any of those fine weapons.

[LongJohnny53]

Same is true for many things. the high-end world is genuinely odd, full of $100,000 turntables and $1,000,000 wrist watches. Not to mention $70,000,000 oil paintings.

[LongJohnny53]

Very true. George isn't the most "likable" guy in the used-car-salesman sort of way, but he's done a wonderful job of building his business across the past 30-40 years and the one thing you get from Gruhn is the knowledge that your instrument is what it's supposed to be. Rare guitars, especially electrics, are a minefield for the inexperienced collector and misrepresented guitars are everywhere.

[underliner6]

I dont get why people refinish these old guitars. I would rather have an old faded scratched original then a refinished one that looks new.

[5stringmikey]

not really. if you want something cheap then just go to guitar center. These guys are going for a different demographic than that. I don't think they target the once in a while instrumentalist. they go after the people that are hopelessly addicted to music!

[cannissolis]

Any good luthier could make as good or better from scratch for a tiny fraction of the asking price of these instruments, which apart from being rare from their particular manufacturer and reasonable instruments have little to reccommend them, Oh well, a fool and his money are soon parted!

[lazulitooth]

"its 205 thousand dollarssssss"

what a douche