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How much do I deserve for this epiphone LP??

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  • 10-01-2005 10:39pm
    #1
    hyungsup
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭


    It's LP standard
    Bought it last summer....
    I had good care of it
    How much do I deserve??
    I'll add a new set of string and a lead and a gig bag
    I'm thinking of 400... is that too much??
    You see I don't know how the second hand guitars cost....


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    david
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    Epi's dont keep their value very well. They cost around 400 +24 shipping on thomann and around 500 in irish guitar shops. Ive seen them go for about 250 in the buy and sell. 300 would be a good price for you if you could get it


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    feylya
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    What model is it? About €300 sounds right for it. The new strings won't mean much but it's a nice touch to say "set up with your choice of strings" or something like that.


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    PRE_10_DER
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    tbh if you're talking about eBay, then you'll be lucky to sell it at all, not a lot of epis sell as far as i can see


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    feylya
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    That's right, if you go the eBay route, €100 would be about right. Still, even thinking about it more, €200 is a more realistic price, considering condition extra.


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    disgruntled
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    Forget about ebay, its only good if your buying. Sell in the buy & sell you'll probably get a bit more for it there. I sold one in there with a hard case for €450 before but having said that I was waiting a while to get that price. I picked one up in there exactly like your one for a friend for €300 last year, and €300 - €400 is about what its worth.


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    hyungsup
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭hyungsup


    thanks for the replies....
    Man....
    What guitar should I buy next???
    I got around 300 euro to spare
    So I was thinking to buy a new guitar.....
    I think I bought it for 550.....
    So that means that if I sell this 5month old epi then I'll bearly manage to get a new epi? man.....
    Anyway if I had the money what guitar should I get???
    Do u think it's better to buy epi LP custom or cheapest gibson??
    Thanks


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    feylya
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    Epiphone Custom. Man, I want that guitar. We had a discussion about this before and teh general consensus was that the high end Epis are better than the low end Gibsons


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    D!ve^Bomb!
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    personally if you have the money then i'd recommend a mex strat.. out of cheap guitars it's not the worst.. but failing that i'd go second hand and shop around.. you could find a bargain!


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    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Oh, don't forget www.chrisguitars.com


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    david
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    +1
    The Gibson LP studio i played was worse than an Epiphone LP standard IMO. Studios are cheaply made and corners are cut with the electronics/hardware


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    Doctor J
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    freakonaleashx wrote:
    cheaply made and corners are cut with the electronics/hardware

    Ahhh, that is the motto on the wall of the Epiphone factory :p


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    disgruntled
    Closed Accounts Posts: 184 ✭✭disgruntled


    freakonaleashx wrote:
    +1
    The Gibson LP studio i played was worse than an Epiphone LP standard IMO. Studios are cheaply made and corners are cut with the electronics/hardware

    Don't know about that now, maybe it was just the the Gibson you were playing. I have one thats about 12 years old its great, having said that the Gibson standards and customs ive played were nicer but I picked up my LP studio for not much more than an Epi. Until recently I had both a Gibson LP studion and a Epi LP std and the Gibson was far better in every way, than my Epiphone. I dunno maybe Gibson are slipping in recent years, but you just have to look electronics in an Epi to see the difference. I hardly had my Epi before the pickup selector crapped out on me. Epiphone just cut too many corners when it comes to electronics and hardware.

    Anyway hyungsup try chris guitars as feylya said, also it worth having a look on Ebay. You are taking a bit of a risk but you can come across some great buys. If you want to buy new it might be worth looking at a Jap Fender from Ishibashi, I think that's going to be my next purchase.


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    John
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    disgruntled wrote:
    I have one thats about 12 years old its great, having said that the Gibson standards and customs ive played were nicer but I picked up my LP studio for not much more than an Epi.


    I think their standards have dropped over the last few years. I've got an Epi LP Custom and I think it's great for what I do. For me the jury's out on whether it's better than a low end Gibson, I haven't really had a chance on a low end Gibson, just a high end one :D. The electronics in all Epis are dire though, more crackle than a bowl of rice crispies. At least it plays well enough for me.


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    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    The Faded Cheery LP Special is dire imo. The Epi Custom is much better, both feel and electronics imo.


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