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Ibanez Talman value
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:20 am
by mkt3000
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)
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:52 am
by gaybear
the electric? (there's both electric and acoustic talmans)
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:56 am
by mkt3000
Oh yeah... I forget that.
Electric. This was the same one I owned (and miss):
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:07 am
by taylornutt
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
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:13 am
by gaybear
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:15 am
by gaybear
nm, it was two humbuckers. no idea why i didn't remember that.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:58 am
by Sloan
If you zig while others zag, any price is a great price for THE IBANEZ TALMAN.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:30 am
by Rox
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 .
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:33 am
by Sloan
Did they make these with fixed bridges? I wouldn't mind having a natural/butterscotch one if that was the case.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:36 am
by mkt3000
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:01 am
by Noirie.
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:04 pm
by Nick
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
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:28 pm
by mkt3000
Noirie. wrote: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.
emailed him for a shipping estimate... time to wait.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:05 pm
by taylornutt
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:13 pm
by Fran
mkt3000 wrote:emailed him for a shipping estimate... time to wait.
Hope you get it dude. Love the old Talmans.
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:41 am
by gaybear
Fran wrote:mkt3000 wrote:emailed him for a shipping estimate... time to wait.
Hope you get it dude. Love the old Talmans.
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:38 pm
by bradzeera
I used to have a the green HH one, really great guitar.
Re: Ibanez Talman value
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:43 pm
by crumpler
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.
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:42 pm
by mkt3000
mkt3000 wrote:Noirie. wrote: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.
emailed him for a shipping estimate... time to wait.
Argh... dude has not answered yet. I just sent him a second email.
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:23 pm
by mkt3000
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!
