Q&A with Mike #16 | ATB Guitars

[@stratnut1]

Good to see you back

[@JoshLikesFuzz]

One day I’ll make the trip to buy something at your store!

[@creativecomposites6193]

I have just seen Joe B play the burst he bought from you, he was playing with the scary pockets! Its on the tube:)

[@ATBGuitars]

Yes he’s been playing it for a while now and seems to enjoy it!

[@stevehughes1510]

Mike, ES 330s are in short supply, both vintage and reissue, bought a '14 recently because of my love of P90s and the lighter body. Gibson aren't making them currently so they will soar in price as a result I would think over the next 2 years.

[@ATBGuitars]

330’s are pretty hot right now. We have seen strong interest recent and at the moment, they are still reasonably priced IMO.

[@stevehughes1510]

@@ATBGuitars The prices in the US have crept up over the last year and rightly so, they're great guitars. Thanks for your videos, very informative, cheers.

[@michaelmerritt1722]

I enjoy your insight! Thanks for the video!

[@ATBGuitars]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thomasstonehewer7037]

Huw Price did an amazing job of refinishing the 57 Mary Kaye I bought from you... and the 66 Strat

[@ATBGuitars]

He did. I saw it!

[@thomasstonehewer7037]

@@ATBGuitars indeed, I have the photo of Aynsley lister yourself and Huw looking over it 👍

[@williama-d6]

are you guys that huge if you would like to be on bbl radio fours desert island discs?

[@ATBGuitars]

Love that program and love to be invited one day…

[@JoseDelgado-wn6pp]

Hi, how does one become an “authenticator” of vintage guitars and ends up with the knowledge (recognised by everyone) to determine the value of a vintage instrument? Thanks.

[@ATBGuitars]

Good question! It really takes a lot of experience and study. It also really helps if you have actually seen, handled and taken apart 1000’s of them. You learn an awful lot that way.

[@bleeknoir]

Mike, when you said there’s interest in, and you’ve recently sold a few vintage hollow bodied greatch’s, you qualified with “not the solid bodies”. Is there little love for vintage jets (both duo and sparkle)? Or do they just not come up?

[@ATBGuitars]

Actually, since we recorded that video we have sold two jets in quick succession so yes, there is definitely interest in the solids too!

[@slickfrictionless]

The video would be more interesting if you showed the guitars that were based on the questions you were asked.

[@ATBGuitars]

Fair point although some of these mentioned we have already sold and shipped but we could incorporate stills of them.

[@slickfrictionless]

@@ATBGuitars it would be nice to at least get a visual. Not every viewer will know the guitars mentioned.