Ibanez Talman value

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:20 am

This is a question for the stateside posters. Have any of you seen used Ibanez Talmans pop up in pawn shops or local guitar shops? I had one back in the day, and I'm missing it... but ebay values are making me a bit leary, since I've seen them go from $200-900 depending on the spec. I won't pull the trigger until I have a better idea of what they're going for retail stateside (sometimes it's cheaper for me to hop on a plane and buy a guitar stateside than it is to buy it on ebay and pay for shipping)

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:52 am

the electric? (there's both electric and acoustic talmans)

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:56 am

Oh yeah... I forget that.

Electric. This was the same one I owned (and miss):

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:07 am

My roommate college bought one years ago for $600 new, but it was one of the really nice ones made towards the end of their run. His Talman was a maple topped body in tranluscent green and a maple fretboard.

Most of these guitars aren't solid bodies. Almost a sandwich of woods. I have seen them at Guitar Center used in the $150 -$250 range.

This is exactly what my roommate from college has

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:13 am

i usually see them at 400ish

i wonder why there's such a wide range?

the one i've played (a bandmate's many years ago) was with lipsticks.

I loved it, and totally have wanted one ever since.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:15 am

nm, it was two humbuckers. no idea why i didn't remember that.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:58 am

If you zig while others zag, any price is a great price for THE IBANEZ TALMAN.

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:30 am

That avocado one I want to say is a Japanese one . I've seen them on e-bay going for about $300-$350 mark.. One of that exact model and color just went for $300 on ebay recently ( I was eyeballing the auction ) .. But there are 2 like that . The earlier ones were Japanese and the later ones Korean. Obviously the Japanese ones fetch a little more .

I like em. For the money they're damn good .

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:33 am

Did they make these with fixed bridges? I wouldn't mind having a natural/butterscotch one if that was the case.

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:36 am

Rox wrote:That avocado one I want to say is a Japanese one . I've seen them on e-bay going for about $300-$350 mark.. One of that exact model and color just went for $300 on ebay recently ( I was eyeballing the auction ) .. But there are 2 like that . The earlier ones were Japanese and the later ones Korean. Obviously the Japanese ones fetch a little more .

I like em. For the money they're damn good .

Mine was Japanese. IIRC, a Fujigen Guitar. I got it for about $470 new from Sam Ash in Manhattan with the most padded gig bag I've ever owned.

Sloan wrote:Did they make these with fixed bridges? I wouldn't mind having a natural/butterscotch one if that was the case.

The Noodles signature guitar is essentially a fixed bridge Talman. I saw one a few months back on ebay, and the dude wouldn't ship to PR, or to an unconfirmed address. Sucks, cause I wanted it and it went for $270.

Fixed bridge, HSH, and a paint job I'd paint over.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:01 am

mkt3000 wrote:Oh yeah... I forget that.

Electric. This was the same one I owned (and miss):

Link

Here's one just like that on Ebay now.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:04 pm

This guy I started jamming with has a blue sparkle one with humbuckers and a bigsby. I thought it was some weird modded supersonic at first.

I never knew about these things being chambered. I kind of want one (eventually) now

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:28 pm

Noirie. wrote:
mkt3000 wrote:Oh yeah... I forget that.

Electric. This was the same one I owned (and miss):
► Show Spoiler

Link

Here's one just like that on Ebay now.

emailed him for a shipping estimate... time to wait.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:05 pm

Couple good Ibanez Talman resources for ya:

http://www.angelfire.com/md2/wrgaphardt ... tml/#TC530

http://www.guitargeek.com/chat/guitars- ... ide-86579/

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:13 pm

mkt3000 wrote:emailed him for a shipping estimate... time to wait.

Hope you get it dude. Love the old Talmans.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:41 am

Fran wrote:
mkt3000 wrote:emailed him for a shipping estimate... time to wait.
Hope you get it dude. Love the old Talmans.

word

bradzeera · Post by **bradzeera** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:38 pm

I used to have a the green HH one, really great guitar.

crumpler · Post by **crumpler** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:43 pm

mkt3000 wrote:This is a question for the stateside posters. Have any of you seen used Ibanez Talmans pop up in pawn shops or local guitar shops? I had one back in the day, and I'm missing it... but ebay values are making me a bit leary, since I've seen them go from $200-900 depending on the spec. I won't pull the trigger until I have a better idea of what they're going for retail stateside (sometimes it's cheaper for me to hop on a plane and buy a guitar stateside than it is to buy it on ebay and pay for shipping)

Prices are all over the place.
A bud tried to sell one about two years ago and had to keep dropping his price and relisting.
I think he finally only got like $150 for it...

But I've seen them go for $500 at other times.

I think the general range is $250-$400 - but they rise and fall just like anything else.

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:42 pm

mkt3000 wrote:
Noirie. wrote:
mkt3000 wrote:Oh yeah... I forget that.

Electric. This was the same one I owned (and miss):
► Show Spoiler

Link

Here's one just like that on Ebay now.
emailed him for a shipping estimate... time to wait.

Argh... dude has not answered yet. I just sent him a second email.

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:23 pm

mkt3000 wrote:
mkt3000 wrote:
Noirie. wrote: Link

Here's one just like that on Ebay now.
emailed him for a shipping estimate... time to wait.
Argh... dude has not answered yet. I just sent him a second email.

And he replied... way too much

I bid on this one instead. I love P90's.. but I love lipsticks too!

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