TH 59 or Std 59 Historic - Which One Should I Buy?

Solely by looks, neither appeals to me

 

That is a decision only you can make.

 

No brainer for me, I would go for the True Historic. Love the VCB colour and the subtle flame, also the fretboard looks nice and dark on those pics.

However the Standard Historic looks nice also, again I like the subtle flame.

Ultimately its up to you and your personal taste.

 

The true historic. You will get a better resale value if you have to sell down the line.

 

TH all the way. Much better looking with a darker board and as mentioned, better resale. The board on the standard is way to light for my taste. The THs I've played feel really good under the hand.

Do you know the weights?

 

I'm a fan of the of R9. I like the ice tea burst, and I think the top is a much better looking, I could care less if the plastic isn't correct on a molecular level. As far as resale, unless you have a crystal ball say'n buy this un- the jury's still out. Right now their @ the same price point for you. That said their both sweet guitars , so really which appeals to you?

 

...............yep always buy a Guitar that has a better resale value because you know you're going to sell it.

Look in all seriousness resale value is really important if you're not going to keep it. A friend of mine here in Australia has often bypassed better Guitars because he knows he's going to flip it in a few months. It's just his bag & I understand that.

Me, well I prefer to look for a keeper...........I've done the collecting & selling bit & it is a WOFTAM (waste of fxxxxxx time & money) but who am I to judge.

So as far as resale is concerned then yeah the TH would be the better option although people seem to like the Iced Tea / Lemon more than the TH VCB color IMHO. BTW that Iced Tea is not what I'd call a ture Iced Tea.........more like Icead Tea & Lemon if that makes sense.

For me, I like the TH VCB color more.

Bummer you can't play them side by side & see which one you really like that "speaks" to you.

Good luck.

 

There is no way on Earth that the TH is 6.61lbs...........must be 8.61lbs??

 

About a perfect weight IMHO. I don't like them too heavy or too light.

This fascination with light Les Pauls is pretty stupid IMHO. If people want light get a Chambered Reissue.

Frankly I wouldn't worry about resale for your Son.............that is many years away, I hope, unless you are 92 & have one foot in the grave.

I know my Son won't be selling my keepers. He'd be too emotionally attached to them............like I hope your Son will be in the many years to come.

Not being able to play them is a crap shoot unfortunately. There are good ones & not so good ones. We've all been there.

I have bought a few Guitars that I was told were great.

Lets just say that the person who told me they were great either is a BS artist or only plays Piano Accordian.

A few friends have gone through a number of TH's and not all were good but some were great. Same with any model from any year.

 

These are the kind of geetars you NEED to "test drive" before buying, imho.