Members awd83 Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Sell the case separtely, or does the case come with the guitar when someone else buys it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Usually goes with the guitar. Sadly, they pay about the same with or without the case. If I was trading in, I'd sell the case myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhuxtable Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 they can do either/both. i've seen them parted out, i've seen them sold together. hell i've even had a buddy of mine (who was a manager at the time) grab cases from used guitars to GIVE to me when i bought a different guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awd83 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I've only traded in one guitar to them, and I've never bought a used one from them. I really wish I had kept the case I traded with my Soltero. IIRC, I asked if I could keep it and the guy told me not for the price he gave me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nicholai Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I've only traded in one guitar to them, and I've never bought a used one from them. I really wish I had kept the case I traded with my Soltero. IIRC, I asked if I could keep it and the guy told me not for the price he gave me. I hate people who insist on the case. I mean if it was a hardshell custom sure, but just a friggin gig bag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I totally regret trading in the Epiphone SG case I bought with my Wishire when I traded it in. Got $10 bucks for it. Now I have a Gibson SG and the combination case lock doesn't work on the case that came with it. I have to pop the case lock open with a pick! The Epi case would have been perfect and made it less desirable for someone to steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awd83 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 yeah, I really miss my roadrunner polyfoam case, it was sturdy and extremely light, he probably gave me $10 for it. Trying to find even a used one for less than $60 is proving difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rick 381 Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Now I have a Gibson SG and the combination case lock doesn't work on the case that came with it. I have to pop the case lock open with a pick! The Epi case would have been perfect and made it less desirable for someone to steal. To reset the combination on a Gibson case, 1 Remove the plastic retainer from the lock if you are changing the combination from the factory preset. 2 Set the combination to your current combination or 0-0-0, if you are changing the combination from the factory preset. 3 Slide the button used to open the lock to the right, opposite the direction you push to open the case. 4 Hold the button there and change your combination to a new three-digit code. 5 Let go of the button when you are finished. Read more: How to Change the Lock Combination on a Gibson Guitar Case | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7712371_change-combination-gibson-guitar-case.html#ixzz1kxzgOogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 To reset the combination on a Gibson case, 1 Remove the plastic retainer from the lock if you are changing the combination from the factory preset. 2 Set the combination to your current combination or 0-0-0, if you are changing the combination from the factory preset. 3 Slide the button used to open the lock to the right, opposite the direction you push to open the case. 4 Hold the button there and change your combination to a new three-digit code. 5 Let go of the button when you are finished. Read more: How to Change the Lock Combination on a Gibson Guitar Case | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7712371_change-combination-gibson-guitar-case.html#ixzz1kxzgOogy I didn't forget the combination, but will give this a shot anyway. Thanks for the tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I totally regret trading in the Epiphone SG case I bought with my Wishire when I traded it in. Got $10 bucks for it. Now I have a Gibson SG and the combination case lock doesn't work on the case that came with it. I have to pop the case lock open with a pick! The Epi case would have been perfect and made it less desirable for someone to steal. I have two Gibson cases with the combo lock, and both had to be taken off. They break and they suck. They're also completely unnecessary. If someone is going to steal your guitar, they are certainly not going to take it out of the case first. That's just silly. But if you're saying the Epi logo on the case is a theft deterrent (as compared to a Gibson logo), then yeah, I'd agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chadd Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Usually it seems like they take the case and sell it without. Meanwhile someone from the shop sells the case on craigslist for extra cash. Unless it's something like an explorer or V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xupernaut Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I've never sold a guitar to GC but I know this. If you ask them if they have any used cases they'll say no and they almost never get them in. But if you buy a used guitar and tell them you've pretty much have to have a case as part of the deal. Used cases magically appear all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scott944 Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Some reasonably priced used guitars have really nice factory gig bags that tend to "walk off". Think PRS SE. I just bought a used Warwick bass for my son that was traded in at a local emporium, sans bag (which I understand are nice). Forces me to buy a nice bag. Arrgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dmc69 Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Up here, from my experiences, L&M will give you the case that was traded in. I haven't had to haggle for a case, nor have cases just magically appeared for me. It either came with a case, or none at all. I bought a used Washburn X series guitar for 59 bucks once and it came with the original hardshell case. My Ric also came with a case, but then again, it's hard to nick that. My used PRS SE's came with the gigbags, and my used Fender MIM strats came with Fender deluxe gigbags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blazingblake Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I've sold a guitar to a music shop its kind of like with a pawn shop they don't give you the value and having a case like others said doesn't make much difference in the value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yeah, one of my local GCs has a section of used guitar cases, mostly marked at $50, and they have tape on them that says which guitar they came in with. On the other hand, I've bought at least one guitar there (a Hamer 335 type) that came with the case with no begging, pleading, haggling or threatening. On the OTHER hand, I always ask if they have any used Godin or PRS/PRS SE gigbags and have been told 'no' about 55 times and 'yes' twice. Don't know what that means other than to say I don't think it's 100% one way or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted January 31, 2012 Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 The simple and straightforward answer is it varies with store, manager, product and buyer. And, so, now you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nicholai Posted January 31, 2012 Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 Some reasonably priced used guitars have really nice factory gig bags that tend to "walk off". Think PRS SE. I just bought a used Warwick bass for my son that was traded in at a local emporium, sans bag (which I understand are nice). Forces me to buy a nice bag. Arrgh. Yeah a Fender bag and a PRS one are the ones I liked the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bbreaker Posted January 31, 2012 Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 Each GC store does pretty much what they want IMO.Some time ago, I traded a Gibson Hall Of Fame TV DC Les Paul Junior with case to the East Brunswick GC.Soon after, when I visited that store, the manager involved in the trade wasn't in.I decided to check the honesty of the assist. manager.I asked about that Hall Of Fame TV Jr. Played it. Yeah, it was definitely the guitar that used to belong to me.So I ask the assist. manager if it comes with a case. He checks and tells me that the case is extra. So, I tell him the good news.....that it was formally owned by me and that I traded it with the original case.The guy doesn't say another word and turns and walks away.I do a lot of business with GC but I don't trust them for a minute. If GC has what I want and get it for what I want, I'll deal with the devil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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