what's it worth?

gzdamien · 31-01-2005 5:10pm #1

just looking for some opinions.. i'm hoping to get rid of my old guitar, but its in pretty bad shape. i havent played it for a few years but it was my main guitar during my teenage years and thus wasnt looked after that well. its a fender jagstang (surprise surprise), bought in about 97. there are a few small nicks/dents in the body but the main problem is rust, i sweat some kind of corrosive crap from my fingers and thus the bridge/pickups/screws are kinda rusty. this has also affected the frets (worn down from corrosive stuff on the strings) and the voume knob, which has come loose and had the washer get messed up, leaving it fairly tempremental. so it would definitly need a once over.
what do you reckon is a decent price to ask for it and as no random player is going to want to buy a guitar in this shape, who should i be trying to sell it to?
thanks in advance.. also any advice on containment of the corrosive stuff problem (apart from the obvious constant string changing/guitar cleaning) is welcome.

feylya · 31-01-2005 5:16pm

Wash your hands before playing.

As for the guitar, is it Mexican or American? With all the damage you describe, you're not going to get a hell of a lot for it.They're €435 new so I'd say you'd be lucky to get €200 for it.

D!ve^Bomb! · 31-01-2005 5:24pm

i'll give ya 50:D

gzdamien · 31-01-2005 5:47pm

its japanese, actually. i would happily take 200 if i knew of a potential buyer.. do you reckon shops or guitar repair people would be interested?

Doctor J · 31-01-2005 5:49pm

Make a big deal of it being Japanese and you should have no trouble getting €200.

D!ve^Bomb! · 31-01-2005 5:56pm

na don't trade it in a shop, you won't get as much as you could for it.. you could always try eBay but i doubt you'll get 200 for it there..

david · 31-01-2005 6:21pm

Well, it is 1990's original... The condition would bring it down 100 or so but they seem to get a good price on ebay...

here

Its in mint condition but still

31-01-2005 9:21pm

have you got any pics?

ferdi · 31-01-2005 10:51pm

freakonaleashx wrote:

Well, it is 1990's original

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david · 31-01-2005 11:01pm

I mean that it aint one of the newer reissues they put out last year made in some unpronouncable country, tis the japanese one

david · 31-01-2005 11:02pm

The 1990's ones are thought to be superior to the reissues. And they get a higher price on eBay

what's it worth?

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