[P-Marlowe]

I already own one Gibson, but my next guitar is going to have to be another Gibson.

If you don’t own a Gibson, buy one. They don’t lose their value. They are as good an investment as gold.

[FiddlePig]

Overheard at the WH: “Eric, make sure Gibson ‘sleeps with the fishes’”!!! I fear soon Henry Juszkiewicz and Gibson, a 100+ year old icon American company with HUGE impact on American Popular music with AMAZING innovations (F5 mandolin, Les Paul, j45, RB banjos, lots more!… some vintage Gibson’s sell for $ix figures+), will be destroyed by the Bamster syndicate. As will all who do not worship at the altar of Obama! Greedo Bamster Corolone? DAMN SCARY.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

I, too, own one Gibson and five Epiphones (Owned by Gibson) and a Taylor. Looking into buying another Gibson.

[jimmango]

If you don’t own a Gibson, buy one. They don’t lose their value. They are as good an investment as gold.
When I finally got to the point in my life where I could afford a high end guitar, Gibson was on the list along with Martin. Then a friend said I needed to check out the Taylor guitars too. I could not get over how nice the action was on the Taylor, and ended up with one. The next one will be one of the other two.

[Scoutmaster]

If you don’t own a Gibson, buy one. They don’t lose their value. They are as good an investment as gold.

Respectfully, that's true for vintage Gibsons, and it's true for some Custom Shop, limited edition, and reissue Gibsons.

Like the rest of the guitar industry, there are so many more guitars being made now than in the past that guitars aren't always a good investment. eBay has thousands of mint Gibson guitars, from a month to a couple of years old, that have already lost hundreds to over a thousand dollars in value.

It's not just true of Gibsons, it's generally true of new guitars.

I speak as someone who's been a serious collector of guitars for 40 years this year. Tiny things make a difference. You bought a 2010 sunburst Gibson ES-339? You'll be losing money. You bought a Custom Shop 2010 Gibson ES-339 in Pelham Blue or Inverness Green? Hold on to that puppy.

My electric Gibsons (all vintage, Custom Shop, reissue, or limited edition) have gained value except for two - but none except the vintage ones have appreciated more than 5% a year.

The Gibsons have held their value much better than my Fenders, except for a few reissues and some Custom Shop models.

Acoustic Gibsons don't hold their value as well. I own a Southern Jumbo, a Custom Shop Hummingbird, a J-200, a J-45 (incredible guitar), and a L-200 (incredible guitar), all mint, which are worth less today than when I purchased them within the last twelve years. Eventually, they'll climb back - but they'll never be priced like a 1942 J-45 or a pre-war D-45.

Don't get me wrong; Gibsons don't tank in value like Taylors.

Some of my Martins have lost value, most are stable, but most Martins I've purchased in the last decade are worth more today than when I purchased them. Several have double or tripled in value in a decade. A couple of Custom Shop guitars and one standard Martin have more than tripled in value in less than a decade.

Collings are also good at holding their value, as are 'one of' guitars like and Olson or other guitars made by small, excellent luthiers.

I have good hopes for things like Gretsch Jet Duo reissues and the "English Gentleman", and Rickenbacker artist model limited editions, and some special Goodalls, old Gallaghers, Froggy Bottoms, highly inlaid Larrivees, etc.

Some of the guitars I owned that are documented to have been owned by and played by famous guitarists are good investments, I think.

But not all Gibsons (or Martins, or any other guitar) is as good an investment as gold, respectfully. They aren't making any more gold. They're cranking out Fenders, Gibsons, Taylors, and Martins daily.