Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 I understand that vintage guitars with neck repairs are worth less then the ones without..... ....but how much difference does it really make in value? How does a neck repair to all of the other things that could be non-original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shredtilurded Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 I had a '73 Gibby SG that had the usual crack at the headstock and it sold 2 years ago for $675.Wasn't sure what it was worth but I'm pretty sure the '70s weren't he golden years for Gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 26, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 jeepers. I wish I would have been around when you did that......I would have bought 2. Does it matter if it's a neck or heel crack? What about a fracture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shredtilurded Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 Heel might be worse cuz they're set necks.I'm no expert on Gibbys for sure.Fracture,hmmmmmmm..........I don't think that's as bad as a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V-man Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 I know nothing about the used vintage market, but there are only "Y" amount of 19?? Brand X guitars. Every year their condition and number gets challenged and (usually) every year brings anywhere from 2 to 750,000 people interested in getting their hands on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashtray Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 Used to be Gibsons with headstock repairs were common to find, and cheap at that. Now I see 70's Gibsons with headstock repairs, and people are asking $2k+ for them - yikes! Overall, I'd say that a neck repair makes the vintage value about half of one without a repaired/broken neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hoddy Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 Depending on the break and how well it was repaired a vintage guitar with a neck repair will be up to 50% less than one without a broken neck...that said last time my old band did a reunion show our other guitarist, Peter Stroud, played an original 1956 Les Paul Custom that head a repaired headstock break...the guitar sounded awesome and stayed perfectly in tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 26, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 So, potentially....you can get a nice vintage instrument for cheap? I've got my eye on a '69 Gibson SG Custom. It's been repainted and has a pro repaired heel crack. It's listed at $2k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RJpilot Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 I hope you guys don't consider this drift but what about a refret? That shouldn't lower the price right?:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkmavis Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 I hope you guys don't consider this drift but what about a refret? That shouldn't lower the price right?:poke:depends on age, 50s-60s guitars yea, but anything newer not really, if its a players instrument (ie a decent guitar form the era) most will be refretted due to playing wear, im allways dubious of these 'mint' vintage instrument, iv ifs never been played theres a high chance its a lemon imho. i recently got a 71 lp thats had a refret (at a good price) and i t smokes! best guitar ive ever owned. no neck break though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RJpilot Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 I love the plain maple top. I can't seem to warm up to the ornate flamed tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gtrjones Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 I hope you guys don't consider this drift but what about a refret? That shouldn't lower the price right?:poke: If the refret is done right, with the same wire as original, it shouldn't have an impact on the value at all... Would you rather buy an old guitar with worn-out frets, that are 'original', or an old guitar that's been refretted with stock wire that's now as playable as when it was new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 26, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 I love the plain maple top. I can't seem to warm up to the ornate flamed tops. I'm with you there.I like a subtle flame, but those AAAAAAA tops are hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar_stringer Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 A re-fret would really be a maintenance issue, a repair is a repair. As was stated above, repaired neck fractures bring about a 50% reduction in re-sale value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 26, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 What do you all think of the SG I posted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkmavis Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 well, i got my lp for a round 1k with no neck break, id say its a little steep, kalamazoo though baby.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 26, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 There's a '81 LP Custom for sale too......no breaks....just some belt buckle marks on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar_stringer Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 What do you all think of the SG I posted? $2K? I would say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkmavis Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 There's a '81 LP Custom for sale too......no breaks....just some belt buckle marks on the back. now thats worth pulling the trigger on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 26, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 ....even at $2k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hoddy Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 What do you all think of the SG I posted? Not a bad deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 26, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 Going to check them both out tomorrow. Just trying to figure out which is the best value on paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sgt mukuzi Posted March 26, 2009 Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 peter s metioned by nascarl said in an interview in VG mag that neck breaks are OK and he has a bunch of les pauls and SG`s and a few lp J that have repared headstocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 26, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 26, 2009 The '69 SG Custom is a "fretless wonder"..... Not sure I'll dig the non-existent frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billy budapest Posted March 27, 2009 Members Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'll tell you this - I bought an MIJ Epiphone Casino with the headstock broken clean off, put back together, and it's darn near my very favorite guitar.So in terms of value, I would say "priceless."bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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