musicians!

[RedAllan]

You could take it into Cash Converters, pretend you want to sell, they will test it, then you say sorry will on e-Bay and walk out.

 

[butters]

I wouldn't worry about it. The wood is the important part.

The gear is pretty available, and not that expensive.

I was in a sheet music store...old one from before AC with the high ceilings for ventilation. About 25 feet up there on the wall was a row of 5 beater guitars...

One looked like an Ibanez. In that 1960's made for black and white tv, creme color.

It was. It's missing it's back plate and the tremolo bar. I haven't gotten around to fabricating either.

It plays great...I didnt care if it did for $75.

sooo... you could just kind of drop by the shop and take a looksee and tell us what it's worth? whaddya mean you'd have to catch a flight? such a little thing!

 

[Disgustipated]

i used to know all kinds of neat ways to hook up a guitar to things when i didn't have an amp, but i sadly have forgotten most of them. i do remember that most of them involved cutting wires and using silly adapters, so there's that as well. i would suggest that if you know of a guitar shop that isn't run by assholes (good luck with that) you could maybe con your way into at least testing it out on one of their amps. might require some lying, but fuck it. at least you'll know if the electric bits work or not.

Old receiver, aux or headphone plug, hooked up to house speakers.

 

[RedAllan]

greater london burbs, init?


hmmm... i suppose i could take it into CC and say i'm thinking about selling it... they go upstairs and test it (though i don't trust the buggers as far as i can see them, quite frankly) and then i refuse their offer once they say if it's working... trouble is, not trusting them, they might scratch it or not test the right stuff

Must of typed my last bit at the same time, but yea the GL burbs, 25 mile circle,

 

[butters]

You could take it into Cash Converters, pretend you want to sell, they will test it, then you say sorry will on e-Bay and walk out.

see my post just above yours.

truble is they take it upstairs out of sight - and they aren't necessarily gonna have a clue about a guitar when they're used to selling dodgy x-boxes and unwanted electric helicopters

 

[butters]

Must of typed my last bit at the same time, but yea the GL burbs, 25 mile circle,

our shop's in Dagenham

 

[RedAllan]

our shop's in Dagenham

I'm south of the river, sutton.

 

[butters]

I'm south of the river, sutton.

*waves*

right, harry found me this: http://www.guitardaterproject.org/epiphone.aspx

so i put in the details and came back with this:

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.

so 8 years old, built in korea for Epiphone

 

[Que]

Do you have something like craigslist in the UK? It would go quick around here.

 

[butters]

Do you have something like craigslist in the UK? It would go quick around here.

sure there's all sorts of places, even e-bay, but we need some rough idea of where to start price-wise. which is what this thread was for we'd sooner sell to a shop close by - a mile or so away - than faff about with sending it off. with its case as well, it's heavy!

 

[RedAllan]

"Waves back"

If you have the time there are a whole load of music shops in Denmark St, off Charing Cross Road, in London, who deal in second hand guitars.

A bit of a trip I know.

 

[butters]

"Waves back"

If you have the time there are a whole load of music shops in Denmark St, off Charing Cross Road, in London, who deal in second hand guitars.

A bit of a trip I know.

hmmm- it's heavy and i'd no doubt be having to do it on my day off anyway so i doubt if i'd bother going up there (especially before i know if it's all working, lol).

oh, we'll see. anyway, the manageress will decide what she intends to do with it - which will probably end up meaning it gets stuck in the window for a pathetically low price.

thanks

 

[remy_lebeau8]

If one sold for 400 a year ago thats probably a good going rate. Most guitar shops(at least in the states) seem to see what they sell for on ebay and offer you half of that. Best bet might be to go the ebay route. Potential buyers want to know it works though so you definitely want to find a way to test it. On the other side of the coin any profit is a profit so if you only paid 100 for it (or whatever it was) and can get 150 you still win.

If I lived in England I'd probably buy it because I really want a semi hollow guitar right now. Too bad its not a sheridon.

 

[butters]

If one sold for 400 a year ago thats probably a good going rate. Most guitar shops(at least in the states) seem to see what they sell for on ebay and offer you half of that. Best bet might be to go the ebay route. Potential buyers want to know it works though so you definitely want to find a way to test it. On the other side of the coin any profit is a profit so if you only paid 100 for it (or whatever it was) and can get 150 you still win.

If I lived in England I'd probably buy it because I really want a semi hollow guitar right now. Too bad its not a sheridon.

if it comes to it, we'll send it into head office to e-bay it, but there's been stuff over the past year that has 'mysteriously' gone awol, costing our shop hundred of pounds of takings we should have seen. it's made us wary of sending it up, and we've been given the leeway to use our initiative here but we'd not be allowed to e-bay it ourselves, that'd have to go through the company.

it'll all be pure profit, remy, since the guitar was a donation to our charity.
honest to god, though, the sound is so sweet not even plugged in. did you open the links showing some people playing theirs? lovely creamy sound.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

if it comes to it, we'll send it into head office to e-bay it, but there's been stuff over the past year that has 'mysteriously' gone awol, costing our shop hundred of pounds of takings we should have seen. it's made us wary of sending it up, and we've been given the leeway to use our initiative here but we'd not be allowed to e-bay it ourselves, that'd have to go through the company.

it'll all be pure profit, remy, since the guitar was a donation to our charity.
honest to god, though, the sound is so sweet not even plugged in. did you open the links showing some people playing theirs? lovely creamy sound.

I havnt yet no but I have the generic semi hollow sound in my head. Ill probsbly check out the video when I get home. The cool thing about those kind of guitars is how good they sound unplugged. Because they are hollow they have a lot of acoustic properties. The wood in them matter much more and can really affect the sound

 

[Noor]

Take it to a guitar store that buys and sells used guitars and ask them. They might do it on consignment for you too.

 

[butters]

Take it to a guitar store that buys and sells used guitars and ask them. They might do it on consignment for you too.

thanks for the suggestion, Noor - didn't think of that.