Value of my vintage Gibson guitar?!
Question: Anybody have a ballpark estimate for the value of my old Gibson guitar with serial number 70078254?? I got it as a gift from a family friend with the original case. I'd say the guitar is in average shape, it's playable and sounds fantastic. All original with minimal wear and tear. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Answers: Anybody have a ballpark estimate for the value of my old Gibson guitar with serial number 70078254?? I got it as a gift from a family friend with the original case. I'd say the guitar is in average shape, it's playable and sounds fantastic. All original with minimal wear and tear. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Wow Jonathan, this is the worst advice ever. Guitars are just as collectable as anything else, in their own market. A quality rare guitar can sell for thousands, hundreds of thousands if a famous musician used it. Will a pawn shop owner know or care? No!
The best way to get an estimate for your guitar's value is to get it appraised at a vintage dealer, probably hard to do if you don't live in NYC or Nashville. May also give the gibson forums a shot, some user may have sold a similar guitar on there. http://www.gibson.com/relations/forum/in...
The guitars generally considered vintage, however, were manufactured between the early 20's to the early 70's. Guitars before the early 20's are not considered very playable, and post early 70's guitars saw the introduction of mass production, which lowers their rarity. No easy way to tell, unfortunately, but hopefully that will give you a start.
It's worth whatever you can get someone to pay for it. I doubt it's too valuable because the state of the art in guitar building has advanced a lot since that one was built. Try taking it to a pawn shop and seeing what they will give you for it... that will say it all.