Members Lonnie99 Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 I've been offers a Schecter C1 Classic for my Ibanez SZ520QM. The Schecter has the vine of life inlays and actual SD pickups. Very nice guitar that was Schecters first to retail over $1000. A fast eBay check shows that most are selling for less than $300, many with a hard case. WTF? Do people hate the vine thing that much? It doesn't help that almost NONE of the sellers gave even the slightest info on the guitars, let alone tout the SD pickups. I like gaudy guitars and SD pickups so I may do the trade anyway, just found that utterly ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Sorry, far from the first Schecter to retail for > &1k. Their import line wasn't even introduced until the late 1990s. Before this, all of their guitars were domestically made and retailed for > $1k. Regardless, the C1 is a nice guitar. They play and sound great, they just look like crap. But, you said you have a thing for gaudy guitars, so that takes care of that aspect. I think the Schecter imports just have a stigma of being cheap guitars, and resale isn't spectacular as there are so many on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 High end yamaha are underpriced when new to start with (you get a LOT of guitar for the asking price). Then amazingly, they sell for ridiculous price when used. Arguably, used higher end Yammies are some the best deals to be had. Poor resale value is due to the public's perception of Yamahas as beginner's guitars and that is due to the fact that high end Yamahas were either rare and hard to get or downright unavailable in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim85IROC Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 USA made Peavey guitars can often be found for $200, and are great guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lonnie99 Posted November 17, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 I got the $1000 thing from the Schecter website. Maybe it said import.....either way that's a pretty big drop. I don't understand why people would perceive Schecters to be cheap either, even their bolt on stuff is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hookandcanman Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 I'd add Agile to the list. I could barely give mine away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Carvin and Warmoth have to be the horrible resale value champs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Originally Posted by Lonnie99 I don't understand why people would perceive Schecters to be cheap either, even their bolt on stuff is pretty good. The crowd that perceives guitars mainly by their looks, instead of the attributes that count (playability, tone, functionality, and good construction), have sometimes disparaged Schecter because of their borderline-gaudy styling. I know that I've fallen onto this category a few times because of the unappealing demonic styling themes frequently used by Schecter on otherwise excellent guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lonnie99 Posted November 17, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Yeah I get that. Dean suffers from that, although they do put out some really crappy low end stuff as well. The Schecter Devil and Tribal stuff doesn't help their cause. But hey, that leave lots of cheap Schecters for us right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Originally Posted by Lonnie99 But hey, that leave lots of cheap Schecters for us right? Especially if you know how to reshape a headstock with a bandsaw and do refinishing work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Presc Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 G&L and Hamer come to mind, although I don't think G&L is actually as bad as people think. My guess would be I could pull over $700 for a Legacy I bought for $1100, which isn't horrible. I've seen some nice used USA Hamers hanging around for around $1000, which is criminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Minnie The Moocher Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Top of the line Levinson Blades, like the R4 and RH4. Stunning guitars but awfull resale valueSo I keep my '87 one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Hammer & BC Rich made in USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Definitely Hamer USA. Worked for me, as I buy used mostly anyway. Even new, though you could find good deals on NOS stuff. Since they stopped production and people have caught on to the good deals, prices have gone up considerably. I think gone are the days of the $500 USA Hamer (of which I've owned a few). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 I'd add First Act and Jay Turser to the list. Schecters are great guitars are great deals used. I'm hunting a white C-7 with a floyd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lonnie99 Posted November 17, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 I've owned a couple of C1s and really enjoyed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bumhucker Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Originally Posted by Lonnie99 I've owned a couple of C1s and really enjoyed them. I agree. I have a C1FR I bought like 4 years ago. It collected dust for about the last 2 years until I broke it out last week. I sanded, polished, and oiled up the trem studs and now the floyd works like a champ. Now if I just replace the crappy Duncan Designed p'ups it won't be half bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 I have to +1 those who called out Carvin and Hamer for having lousy resale value. I snagged my Hamer Cruise bass for $400 out the door; it had been sitting in the shop since it had opened 6 years ago and originally had a $1,200 price tag. Its only crime was it looked like it should be onstage with Def Leppard. I've seen others that only sold for $500 on Ebay. But the word appears to have gotten out about their double cutaway faux-LP's; I've seen them going for approximately $1,200. I snagged my Carvin H2 for $500 and I suspect I will take a bath if I should ever decide to sell it; the neck's a real baseball bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Anything that's not a Fender or Gibson seems to take a beating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 67mike Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Jackson Randy Rhoads RR5......1895 new cannot give them away used??? Don't get it they are unreal good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Into Nation Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Michael Kelly. I know, who? I think somewhat their own fault though. Bad name, bad upper bout - though I think Gibson had something to do with the latter complaint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virtual Pariah Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 CarvinHamerEBMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRicoC Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 As someone has already mentioned: it's great to be on the other side of these deals. I got my like-new Schecter TS-H1 for $350. It's better than most of the $900 semi-hollows I played prior to purchasing it. I don't like the look of the Hamer headstock, but if I found one of their double-cutaway flametop models I'd probably buy it if I could get a deal on it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twisty571 Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Hagstrom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cats-o-caster Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 My friend bought Yamaha aex1500 for 250 EU just a few days ago. Mint condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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