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GuitarDemon666 said:
A guitar is an investment. It may sound good but there is no value in those things when it comes to selling it.
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A guitar doesn't have to be an investment. Maybe when you're buying something as ridiculously overpriced as a Gibson it helps to think of it that way.....:rolleyes:
If you're more concerned about resale value when buying a guitar...well....that's just laughable to me.


I learned a lot when I was 15. I bought a Les Paul. The dude told me they never lose their value, only go up in value.

My friend who bought a Kramer is now in the poorhouse. I live confortably well own two homes.
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I'm sure the low resale value of that Kramer and the high resale value of your LP was the primary catalyst in both of those scenarios. :p
 
dragonworks said:
Jackson JTX standard on ebay. Tried twice. Fuck em. A quality guitar for three hundred bucks. I lowered the price by a hundred bucks second time around. Fuck em all. I will just customize the shit out of it.
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If you have a gibson les paul...standard or custom, none of that cheesy looking non-binded neck and body shit...in the $300 range I'm in the market.
 
The JTX standard is one humbucker, w/splitter, two single coil, single cutaway, floyd rose, contoured body, 24 jumbo fret, super slim super fast neck. I have owned quite a few strats including a '59 and it blows away any strat I have ever owned. You can say what you want about them but when you have been playing 43 years as I have you know a decent guitar when you play it.
 
Guitar sales are funky. You have to really get a steal on one before you can even think about making any kind of profit... let alone breaking even.

I've sold several 60's Japanese guitars on ebay. You basically have to buy a roached out unit from a flea market and then spend a couple of days cleaning/setting it up. So if I can get one for $75 or less, then I can probably sell it for $150 and make a few extra bucks here and there.

It's funny because there are a lot of really nice playing/sounding Japanese guitars from that era. It's a shame they don't get more respect. But that's just the way the market goes!
 
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You can't beat craigslist for the responses...I have a friend that has sold everything from washer/dryer to his car. And like someone else said, IT'S FREE!!!

And on that note, I too tried to sell my guitar, an Ibanez Iceman Bass...I thought I set the price pretty reasonably and considering I threw in a few odds and ends and it has a great case, I was just surprised I didn't get any inquiries. Oh well! Maybe I'll try the hockey stick idea...
 
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No replies, well, I can definitely relate to that! I came all the way down to 200 bucks/obo, and still no one was calling...but as a prior poster mentioned, the abundance of good deals on fairly good guitars is hard to compete with, why buy some old guitar some dude has banged on for the last x-number of years when you can get your very own and make it "yours."

On an un-related note, I have this Fostex XR-5 four track recorder I need to get rid of, know anyone that wants it? Good price for you my friend!
 
I don't like buying new guitars and have only bought two electrics and one acoustic new in the last 43 years. I prefer to have them banged up and broken in.
Anyways, I pulled off the pickguard and took out the humbucker and replaced it with a DiMarzzio Steve Morse humbucker and the neck single coil and replaced it with a EMG HiZ single coil. I have to do the soldering, probably take me another week to get around to that.
 
GuitarDemon666 said:
I learned a lot when I was 15. I bought a Les Paul. The dude told me they never lose their value, only go up in value.

My friend who bought a Kramer is now in the poorhouse. I live confortably well own two homes.
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I made that mistake when I was a teen. I could have bought a used green Les Paul for $400 or a Brand new Yamaha. I was green and chose the yamaha.
 
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