Rox wrote:Nice lil warhorse . But for even $1100 in that condition you can find a lot better . This guy is crazy to ask that for that guitar .
i agree. i would never pay that much! that looks like trash to me. overpriced mustangs just because cobain was using them.
buy a new one. plug in & play.
The best part about that post is the avatar of you playing what's presumably a RI of this exact guitar. A new 65 RI on musicians friend is $939.99 and as far as I'm aware you can't easily buy a comp stang RI in America. How much do you think you'll get if you sell your RI and how much do you think this guy will get if he sells the vintage one? My guess is you'll get 1/2 to 2/3 for what you paid for a new one and he'll get within 5 or 10% of what he just paid and that could go in his favour. The majority of vintage guitars are also 'plug in & play' and are usually sold cheaper if they aren't.
Like a lot of people on here I've played a lot of Mustangs (including this lot) and without a doubt if I were to draw up a 'top five' of specific ones, they'd all be vintage. Not every old Mustang is fantastic, but all of the fantastic ones are old.
the RRP of a 65RI mustang in the UK is £789 ($1218.34). taking an internet retailer price of £599 ($924.94) as an average, that '69 (one of THE most collectable years for mustangs) is clearly worth the money, unless you're some sort of blithering idiot.
Rox wrote:Nice lil warhorse . But for even $1100 in that condition you can find a lot better . This guy is crazy to ask that for that guitar .
i agree. i would never pay that much! that looks like trash to me. overpriced mustangs just because cobain was using them.
buy a new one. plug in & play.
The best part about that post is the avatar of you playing what's presumably a RI of this exact guitar. A new 65 RI on musicians friend is $939.99 and as far as I'm aware you can't easily buy a comp stang RI in America. How much do you think you'll get if you sell your RI and how much do you think this guy will get if he sells the vintage one? My guess is you'll get 1/2 to 2/3 for what you paid for a new one and he'll get within 5 or 10% of what he just paid and that could go in his favour. The majority of vintage guitars are also 'plug in & play' and are usually sold cheaper if they aren't.
Like a lot of people on here I've played a lot of Mustangs (including this lot) and without a doubt if I were to draw up a 'top five' of specific ones, they'd all be vintage. Not every old Mustang is fantastic, but all of the fantastic ones are old.
im never going to sell mine. and i dont care if its a ri.
1000 dollars for that condition is way to much. id pay that for a new one.
i cant understand why someone would offer that for this guitar.
weeping_moon wrote:i cant understand why someone would offer that for this guitar.
Herein lies the problem.
I think James described it perfectly:
James wrote:Like a lot of people on here I've played a lot of Mustangs (including this lot) and without a doubt if I were to draw up a 'top five' of specific ones, they'd all be vintage. Not every old Mustang is fantastic, but all of the fantastic ones are old.
There is something about great old guitars that make them special. And when you play one, you understand.
weeping_moon wrote:i cant understand why someone would offer that for this guitar.
Herein lies the problem.
I think James described it perfectly:
James wrote:Like a lot of people on here I've played a lot of Mustangs (including this lot) and without a doubt if I were to draw up a 'top five' of specific ones, they'd all be vintage. Not every old Mustang is fantastic, but all of the fantastic ones are old.
There is something about great old guitars that make them special. And when you play one, you understand.
weeping_moon wrote:im never going to sell mine. and i dont care if its a ri.
1000 dollars for that condition is way to much. id pay that for a new one.
i cant understand why someone would offer that for this guitar.
One reason is that they're better guitars. The RIs aren't terrible at all, but they aren't as good as the old ones. When it comes to the nicer of the vintage ones the RIs aren't even close.
If you bought your RI new it's now worth less than you paid for it. Unless your country has an odd resale market probably around 2/3 of what you paid at best.
This comp stang is still worth around $1100, and it will stay that way.
I think that's a great answer, that's how I learn. I wish I had a dollar for every time someone on Shortscale taught me something new. I'd be beter able to satisfy my G.A.S!
"Those Who Stand For Nothing, Fall For Anything" - Alexander Hamilton
The vintage/used section from Guitar Center have two red fender compstangs for sale, and both have a price that's way over the price of 1100 dollars.
Although guitar center is a musicstore and not ebay or something, but still.
I think what he paid for his compstang is a great deal.
