Members Woodshow Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 I'm trying to help a friend figure out what his guitar is worth before he makes a definite decision to sell it. Any of you guys know what this is worth? Some of the pictures are dark but you get the general idea. Also, if you can tell anything about the approximate year it was manufactured that would be great! I tried to look it up but could not find any mention of the B XXXX format on the serial number. In case you are wondering about the tag in the pics, he recently had it for sale at a local shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajympt Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 Looks like 80's japanese- maybe 250-300? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woodshow Posted March 11, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 Thanks! I think he'll be a little disappointed but it is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sgt mukuzi Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 one like that was for sale here and i think he only got about $250 NZ$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajympt Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 The old NJ series are generally pretty nice, I have an NJ Eagle that beats out much more expensive guitars for playability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkstorm Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 Nice. Unfortunately a lot of the BC Rich imports dont get the resale value they should imo. If I saw one like that in some other color besides white, in a store for $250-$300 Id seriously concider snatching it up myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aliensporebomb Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 Unless it's a neckthru USA model you're not going to get much. The "NJ" series wasn't made in New Jersey, they were all imports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members *BLEEP* Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 ...The "NJ" series wasn't made in New Jersey, they were all imports. ...just like the Kramer "Neptune, NJ" guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 I would say $150 at most. The pointy NJ series models are much less popular than the NJ Bich and Mockingbirds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members webwarmiller Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 The GC in Manchester, CT has that exact guitar marked at $225. They were originally trying to get $300 for it, but as you can tell by the pic date they've had it since Nov 4th. I'm not sure when they dropped the price but you gotta imagine there's been a TON of traffic through that store in the past 4 months and they can't sell it. http://www.guitarcenter.com/In-Store-Used-USED-BC-RICH-NJ-SERIES-CREAM-USA-102709-105522151-i1571868.gc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Malcolm Ramone Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 N.J.= Nagoya, Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bish0p34 Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 N.J.= Nagoya, Japan. I was going to say it if no one else did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tubefox Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 Shame. Those are good guitars, and it really merits more money. Maybe if you took it to the right store/found the right guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_bleeding Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 dude it has an original kahler on it. Go to a REAL appraisal person and get that {censored} appraised. Its definitely worth more than 300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woodshow Posted March 12, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 12, 2011 I think I'm gonna suggest he hang on to it for a while. All of you have good points but I am more in line with TubeFox than anybody. It's a really good guitar and the right person could come along. He was wanting around $400 at first but that's obviously shooting for the stars. Meanwhile he should just enjoy playing it, even if it is just from time to time. Thanks everybody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fusion1 Posted March 12, 2011 Members Share Posted March 12, 2011 I had an '84 Bich NJ Series that I was fond of for a few years and then sold it and made a small profit from it back in 1988. It definitely had mojo and I wonder where that guitar is right now. I missed the guitar when I sold it and I saw the new (at the time) NJ Warlocks weren't much more than I sold my Bich for plus it came with the Floyd Rose licensed trem. Well this was before the internet and I never heard of the Classe Axe thing until years later as even once I ordered and received the Warlock I could tell it was made differently than the 84 Bich, as it felt cheaper and less like the Bich. I guess this story is to confirm the NJ Series made in Nagoya Japan are really special guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angry again2 Posted March 12, 2011 Members Share Posted March 12, 2011 The USA made BC Rich STIII's sell for around $400. I think previous posts are right and the value is around 250-300. The Kahler trem isn't that popular. Most people would rather have a floyd.http://used.guitarcenter.com/usedgear/index.cfm?page=3&srch&category=37&q=bc%20rich&distance=100&sort=0&dir=desc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MAD Joker Posted August 23, 2020 Members Share Posted August 23, 2020 Hi folks, I have one with serial number B 4593 LA California U.S.A. and Floyd Rose Trem. what do you think I can get for it? Has some signs of use but has not been played for many years. Thanks for your help. Greetings from Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MAD Joker Posted August 23, 2020 Members Share Posted August 23, 2020 Hi folks, I have one with serial number B 45XX LA California U.S.A. and Floyd Rose Trem. what do you think I can get for it? Has some signs of use but has not been played for many years. Thanks for your help. Greetings from Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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