Members thetrooper9 Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 My friend just bought one on ebay for $212. Is it a ripoff version of a sg or what exactly is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr JinX Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 oh jesus he got ripped off edit: they are like starter kit guitars sold in walmart/best buy ect with a strap, tiny amp, dvd, ect for around 120 bux usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chairborne Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 Whoa eBayers beware the Capt. Baldwin pirate ship will ransack your hold and steal your treasure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Folky_Grunge Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 It's Gibson's really cheap budget line. They're way worse than the lower quality Epiphones, and are usually sold in stores like Costco and Circuit City. He got ripped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dixie789456 Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 so your friend i.e. YOU got one and got reamed in the ass for that price. or its a bad troll thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thisgoesto11 Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 if it looks like a deal that's too good to be true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr JinX Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.com/gibson-sg-baldwin-signature-series_W0QQitemZ260338379768QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item260338379768 zero feedback seller AND buyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thetrooper9 Posted January 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.com/gibson-sg-baldwin-signature-series_W0QQitemZ260338379768QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item260338379768 zero feedback seller AND buyer yep thats the one he bought so it is made by gibson but it is a starter guitar. wow that sucks he plays through a 5150 to He was hoping it would be better than his washburn 7 string at least. (plus he wants a 6) I told him if he dont like it he should sale it and buy my ibanez rg with duncan pups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samuraiBSD Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 yep thats the one he bought so it is made by gibson but it is a starter guitar. wow that sucks he plays through a 5150 to He was hoping it would be better than his washburn 7 string at least. (plus he wants a 6) I told him if he dont like it he should sale it and buy my ibanez rg with duncan pups And there's the kicker! The OP must also be the eBay seller! It's merely a scheme to get this "friend" to buy the OP's Ibanez! Excellent detective work on my part, if I do say so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mrrikki Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.com/gibson-sg-baldwin-signature-series_W0QQitemZ260338379768QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item260338379768 zero feedback seller AND buyer Dam I missed out, it has " Ivery Inleighs". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr JinX Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 yep thats the one he bought so it is made by gibson but it is a starter guitar. wow that sucks he plays through a 5150 to He was hoping it would be better than his washburn 7 string at least. (plus he wants a 6) I told him if he dont like it he should sale it and buy my ibanez rg with duncan pups personally if i had zero feedback I would prolly just not send payment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoredGuitarist7 Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 Lmao, $12.00 to ship to Oregon from New York? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willeh Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 Damn, thats just bad, i mean, god.... really.. but i have put New Ernie Ball .9-.42 strings on it!! oh... great, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saturn Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 Wow.......not good. I saw a pallat of those things at one of my old wholesalers for like $160. I think there were 7 in the lot so that is $22.86 a unit wholesale. Someone just made a huge profit off of that one. I would not expect to sell one of those for more than $50-$75. They are a low end starters first marketed over seas. If it's a ebay seller he probably picked them up from wholesale auction. They probably were not even manufactured for US sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cavpilot Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 Wow.......not good. I saw a pallat of those things at one of my old wholesalers for like $160. I think there were 7 in the lot so that is $22.86 a unit wholesale. Someone just made a huge profit off of that one. I would not expect to sell one of those for more than $50-$75. They are a low end starters first marketed over seas. If it's a ebay seller he probably picked them up from wholesale auction. They probably were not even manufactured for US sale. Best Buy and Circuit City sold them. They may still, but I haven't seen one in a BB for a couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevin H. L. Miller Posted September 18, 2020 Members Share Posted September 18, 2020 Actually the guitar is well structured and durable as far as hardware and also they are made out of solid wood and they have grover (type) hardware so the only problem I've encountered with these guitars is the electrical components the craftsmnship from that detail is way below the Gibson standards and with the several that I've had thats always been the problem with all of them and after fixing the wiring problem I was left with a pretty good Les Paul copy starter guitar and they are great to teach on with it being lite and with it having a narrow neck which is 2 main advantages to a starting out rocker to have!! so I give this guitar a (2 and a half) on the 5 star rating scale "Footnote" it so reminds me of a Hondo2 it's freaky almost a twin the, now Baldwin thing still throws me a bit it's like they showed up to a bad party because a star was there lol 😁? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daverock Posted April 25, 2022 Members Share Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) actually I have o ne of these Spirit SG....and it plays fantastic......its very easy to play has very fast low action...... the strings are super easy to bend on .09's....pups sounds great gutsy...rich....playing thru my 4x10 cab.... I'd say its one of the better playing guitars Ive ever had.....BAD= had sharp edges on frets... but i did a little sanding and got them smooth.....nice rosewood fingerboard.......feels well balanced in hand... and feels very solid wood..... but over all I'd say a nice guitar in this lower price range and better quality than the $500 current epiphones/.....I just played at guitar center... it's a keeper for me..... Edited May 6, 2022 by daverock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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