k, calling all guitarists

[butters]

or musicians who can help me:

what should the price be for one of these, secondhand, complete with epiphone hardshell case?:

http://topguitars.info/guitars/view/50/165/default.html

 

[pelegrino]

Well, Butters, for 2nd hand it depends on the actual condition of the instrument and some checks must be done.
Some of them are almost new and some had quite a few "misadventures".
Check:
1. the neck is not bend
2. Machine heads work properly and instrument stays in tune
3. plug it in and see that both pick ups and the 3 tone switch are also working properly
4. the sound of Epiphones is very very responsive and good as described in the advert, if the electric parts (pick ups, switches etc) are in good condition, so you don't have to worry about that, but you should check playability of the instrument. It may need adjustment. Maple fingerboards are very easy to play on, but it looks that this model has a rosewood one which is a bit harder to a beginner but much more durable in the long run.
5. Check one by one all frets in all six strings. They must be all in good condition so that you don't go for re-fretting soon. Doing this check with a guitar tuner will also show if there is any serious intonation problem which can usually be fixed by adjusting the bridge, otherwise you go for re-fretting.

If all the above are non problematic and the instrument is well played in probably no one would sale it. I would be willing to consider a grand (in sterling) as a starting price.
It is a very beautiful blue color and you get a hard case as well in that price. Start somewhere there.
Good luck!

 

[butters]

Well, Butters, for 2nd hand it depends on the actual condition of the instrument and some checks must be done.
Some of them are almost new and some had quite a few "misadventures".
Check:
1. the neck is not bend
2. Machine heads work properly and instrument stays in tune
3. plug it in and see that both pick ups and the 3 tone switch are also working properly
4. the sound of Epiphones is very very responsive and good as described in the advert, if the electric parts (pick ups, switches etc) are in good condition, so you don't have to worry about that, but you should check playability of the instrument. It may need adjustment. Maple fingerboards are very easy to play on, but it looks that this model has a rosewood one which is a bit harder to a beginner but much more durable in the long run.
5. Check one by one all frets in all six strings. They must be all in good condition so that you don't go for re-fretting soon. Doing this check with a guitar tuner will also show if there is any serious intonation problem which can usually be fixed by adjusting the bridge, otherwise you go for re-fretting.

If all the above are non problematic and the instrument is well played in probably no one would sale it. I would be willing to consider a grand (in sterling) as a starting price.
It is a very beautiful blue color and you get a hard case as well in that price. Start somewhere there.
Good luck!

ah, well it looks in lovely condition - nothing jars at first sight. we've no amp or leads, so we can't plug it in - it has a maplewood neck with (i believe) a rosewood fingerboard, all the frets seem perfect... the guy who brought it in got it as a christmas gift but he'd never got to playing it! i took a few very quick snaps - not great and they don't do it justice.

i posted them over on the GB
http://forum.literotica.com/showpost.php?p=55866010&postcount=9

 

[HarryHill]

very nice, pristine I'd say

 

[butters]

very nice, pristine I'd say

you pick it up, and it feels really solid and settled and balanced and buttery

 

[pelegrino]

It looks new, Butters, go for it!
The price you talk off is amazingly cheap, but I've been away from UK a few years and I am not familiar with that market anymore. Epiphones used to be mighty expensive when I was young. And a hard case in the deal! Get it.
Lovely color and it is a rosewood fretboard. Never goes off.
Very strange that it has only 22 frets. That means highest note is D. Ok, you can bend it to reach a high double 8ve E.
Fretboard looks quite wide also for finger picking style!

 

[butters]

It looks new, Butters, go for it!
The price you talk off is amazingly cheap, but I've been away from UK a few years and I am not familiar with that market anymore. Epiphones used to be mighty expensive when I was young. And a hard case in the deal! Get it.
Lovely color and it is a rosewood fretboard. Never goes off.
Very strange that it has only 22 frets. That means highest note is F#. Ok, you can bend it to reach a high G.
Fretboard looks quite wide also for finger picking style!

oh no, you misunderstand me, pelegrino! i'm not buying it - though i am sorely tempted and don't even play guitar so i can resist

a man donated it to our charity shop. we're trying to make sure we get the best possible price for it to benefit the charity.

is that a problem? the frets thing?

 

[HarryHill]

oh no, you misunderstand me, pelegrino! i'm not buying it - though i am sorely tempted and don't even play guitar so i can resist

a man donated it to our charity shop. we're trying to make sure we get the best possible price for it to benefit the charity.

is that a problem? the frets thing?

It's all the sound and the playability of the instrument. I suggest a wider search, for example, do you know the year ii was manufactured? a couple of calls to music shops may narrow down the real value
EDA?
ENTER THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE GUITAR HERE

 

[butters]

It's all the sound and the playability of the instrument. I suggest a wider search, for example, do you know the year ii was manufactured? a couple of calls to music shops may narrow down the real value
EDA?
ENTER THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE GUITAR HERE

well i put it in and got this up:

Guitar Info
Your guitar was made at the
Peerless Plant, Korea
July 2006
Production Number: 1220


Peerless Korea Co., Ltd.

Peerless Korea Co., Ltd. is a Korean-Japanese joint venture company headquartered in South Korea and has been in the guitar-manufacturing industry since 1970. With the core expertise in guitar manufacturing initiated from Japan, Peerless has provided 2.9 million pieces of guitars in the worldwide market so far. Peerless had once manufactured 30,000 pieces of guitars per month in the past in order to meet the order quantity, however have gradually changed their focus from quantity quality. With this in mind they have cut down their manufacturing capacity to 2,000 pieces per month just to ensure the high quality of our products. Peerless produces guitars via OEM for brands such as Epiphone by Gibson, Alvarez, Hoyer and Gretsch by Fender. Note: While not explicitly stated it is believed that Peerless is part owned by Aria of Japan.

made in korea 8 years old

 

[pelegrino]

Oh, I got it now.
Well, it is a good guitar and looks new, so sale it as (nearly) new.
180 quid is how much we pay for cheap Japanese imitations. Start much higher.
Now, I have edited my previous post cause I was talking nonsense. (Too much raki tonight!)
Highest note is D, so with bending you can get it to play high E.
Usually 24 frets is the minimum required for electric guitars so that the compass of the first string has a range:
E3 open string
E4 12th fret
E5 24th fret.
But 22 frets is not a problem, except for the very few instances that very demanding players want to get to the highest they can get. After all normal Spanish classical guitars (the mother of them all) have only 19 frets.
Ok, I'm heading for the hills now, sorry for the earlier misunderstanding. good night.

 

[butters]

Oh, I got it now.
Well, it is a good guitar and looks new, so sale it as (nearly) new.
180 quid is how much we pay for cheap Japanese imitations. Start much higher.
Now, I have edited my previous post cause I was talking nonsense. (Too much raki tonight!)
Highest note is D, so with bending you can get it to play high E.
Usually 24 frets is the minimum required for electric guitars so that the compass of the first string has a range:
E3 open string
E4 12th fret
E5 24th fret.
But 22 frets is not a problem, except for the very few instances that very demanding players want to get to the highest they can get. After all normal Spanish classical guitars (the mother of them all) have only 19 frets.
Ok, I'm heading for the hills now, sorry for the earlier misunderstanding. good night.

thanks for your input, pelegrino. have a good night

 

[butters]

thanks, harry, that was a pretty useful link

 

[HarryHill]

thanks, harry, that was a pretty useful link

I got lucky baby, I got lucky, when I found you

 

[butters]

I got lucky baby, I got lucky, when I found you