What would you do with a $70,000 check?

[Brock]

A few weeks ago I got a $69,724 check from my insurance company to pay a medical bill. Just for a moment I though of all the fun things I should buy instead of being a responsible adult.

I searched Reverb and found a lot of guitars and amps. The ones that really caught my eye were a few Les Paul goldtops with P90's.

I also thought about using it as a down payment on a Ferrari but soon realized I couldn't afford the remaining balance.

What guitars/amps/etc. would you buy with $70k?

[SilkyHotLicks]

Let's see, I know how to spend some of it, buy,

SH7X - $3800.00
C7X - $3200.00
VB6 - $2300.00
ZA7 - $2100.00
OM7 - $3100.00
----------------------
Total - $14,500.00

That's what I've spent in the last 14 months, you just need to send the remaining $55,500.00 to me and I'll figure the rest out for you!

[Brock]

haha!

[Toptube]

https://reverb.com/item/14488623-mike-l ... t-metallic

[gumbynotpokey]

Get on the list for an Alembic.

[Doctor Doug]

Definitely an SH550 and an SCB6.

Probably a Taylor K24.

[Bundy]

Let me see...

V220 with Floyd
V220 with Hipshot
V220 hardtail with piezo
Vader
Aries
Aries multiscale
CC's sig model
SH w/Bigsby

Am I out of money yet? All these have custom finishes.

[Doctor Turn]

First I'd grab one of these holy grail hunks of old growth koa and braz rosewood:
Travis Bean TB1000

or


Then I would buy this specific LP (better than a goldtop w P90's because of the original Alnico staple pup in the neck:
54-55 LP Custom:
https://reverb.com/item/5769368-a-fanta ... aul-custom

or
https://reverb.com/item/14697856-gibson ... shell-case


and lastly, even over a goldtop, I'd get one of these--a '55 LP Junior, which is imho the best single pup guitar ever made. Just listen to Leslie West's vintage tone and you understand why. As great as the Specials are, and my Junior Special is a superb example that roars and snarls just as close to a Junior as a Special can get, the Jr's are always more aggressive sounding, because the strings vibrate and sustatin longer owing to the reduced mag pull from the lack of a neck/2nd pup downing the string movement.


I'd also probably grab a vintage Deluxe Reverb.

[wickid]

Let me see...

V220 with Floyd
V220 with Hipshot
V220 hardtail with piezo
Vader
Aries
Aries multiscale
CC's sig model
SH w/Bigsby

Am I out of money yet? All these have custom finishes.

WOW! Where ya been???

[Bundy]

Let me see...

V220 with Floyd
V220 with Hipshot
V220 hardtail with piezo
Vader
Aries
Aries multiscale
CC's sig model
SH w/Bigsby

Am I out of money yet? All these have custom finishes.

WOW! Where ya been???

Healing.

[Cynical]

I'd pay off my house.

If I had to spend it on gear, I'd go for:
Mesa Dual Rectifier Revision F
Mesa Mark V
Soldano SLO
Bogner Helios
and maybe a custom shop guitar or two, depends on who's willing to do longer scale lengths on neck-through guitars with pointy shapes these days.

[UnexplodedCow]

If it were possible, I'd take the money, pay off any interest-accruing debt, and set up a payment plan for that medical bill, adding the remaining (if any) money to that. Why? Medical bills don't accrue interest as far as I know, so over the repayment period, you've saved whatever interest would've been on the loan, and the insurance company won't likely follow up, as they've cut the check and washed their hands of things.

How do I know? I had a lawyer who took money from an insurance payment, and ran with it for several years, leaving me with the medical bills; ultimately paying it back (less than what was owed, and the rest was written off). Mind you, all that came out of what *I* was paid by insurance, so it ultimately came from my pocket. No repercussions, though a complaint was filed with the state for them failing to pay, when they were supposed to disperse funds accordingly.

[Cynical]

Depending on the situation, he may be obligated to pay the medical bill first; a lot of times insurance companies negotiate lower rates with hospitals, and if that's been done here, an "installment" plan likely won't give him a price anywhere near that good.

[2Plus2isChicken]

I'm not even sure what musical equipment I would buy with that amount. I'm pretty well satisfied with what I have and can't think of anything I want. I might buy a decent 7-string or maybe a good Strat, or a bass and bass amp since that would be cool to have. I might also like the Belle Epoch Deluxe delay pedal, but that's about all I can think of and if I bought all of it I wouldn't spend anywhere near $70,000.

If I was given a check for $70,000 I'd probably use it on my mortgage. I love the idea of paying my house off. I'd be able to afford some big-time guitar stuff if I did, but I'd probably just do responsible stuff with what I saved like invest in an IRA or something.