How much is a ESP Traditional Tele worth?

[Coverdale]

 

Hello guys. I found this guitar for sale. The seller didn't want to give a price, just said they cost 1700

[shredtilurded]

Yep. That's about right. ESP makes awesome guitars but their resale value blows.

[Burningleaves]

Nice!

 

 

I have no idea about the pricing in your part of town.

[Sonar]

Yep. That's about right. ESP makes awesome guitars but their resale value blows.

 

I sure haven't seen that be the case...especially the Telecaster models.

 

Here's an earlier version (then called the ESP "400 Series" because of it's approximate $400 sales price) that recently sold on eBay for $810. Nice guitar.

 

But notice the modified ESP headstock for the U.S. market. It puts some folks off.

 

But, for their own market, the ESP Japan used a direct Fender knockoff headstock. Really interesting and rare to see in the U.S. market used.

 

Here's a link to a later late '80s/early '90s Traditional (aka "Trad") ESP model with the real Fender deal headstock cut. Now THAT'S COOL.

 

I LOVE me some old ESP guits....and the prices are nothing but rising since the late '90's on anything ESP & interesting.

[shredtilurded]

Hmmmm...how many examples of sale prices do you have. I've seen the occasional ESP sell for a bit more than the usual resale price, but from what I've seen the resale value is not indicative of the level of quality these guitars possess.