Thinking about vintage guitars and 'relics', it got me wondering what the vintage market will be like in 20-30-40+ years. Of course there are alot more guitars being produced today than ever before and it might be harder to tell fakes due to improved forgery methods (though I highly doubt it'll become impossible). Of course it's kind of pointless to predict, but do you think an American Standard made in 2000 be much more valuable than it's price when it was first bought? It seems to me part of the mystique of models in the 50s was their rarity and the fact they were amongst the earliest issues.
Having sold (or rather 'half-sold') my 52 to build my own axe from parts, I was wondering what the comparative resale value of geniune Fenders and 'Partscasters' would be on the vintage market. If I were to make an exact copy of a 52RI part for part and 20 years later advertised it as a relic partscaster, would I get significantly less than if I was selling a Fender Tele? I would think so, but I guess there's little to compare as back in the day fewer people were building their own Teles. It's more out of curiosity as I don't plan to sell any more of my guitars...maybe when I'm famous I might auction them off to charity and they can display them in a shiny glass cabinet.
