BadgerDave

I've attached a photo of the pickups.

It looks like you have your settings on Bravo (dark mode). If you switch to default, you should be able to see the text clearly.

My "dammit this neuropathy in my fingers sucks" guitar sale continues. Next up: Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue (R9) – Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged The guitar is in as-new condition with no wear or play marks beyond the factory Murphy Lab treatment. The finish has a realistic vintage patina without any heavy simulated play wear or artificial damage. Weight: 8 lbs 13 oz Condition: As-new, completely stock. Color/Finish: Unsure of the specific catalog name possibly "factory burst" (see photos for color/top/flame characteristics). Neck Profile: Authentic '59 Medium C Modifications: None. 100% stock. Included: Original Custom Shop hard shell case, Certificate of Authenticity (COA), and all factory case candy. Price: $3,850 plus $150 shipping Add 3% for PP (or $0 for F&F or Zelle). Happy to meet and waive shipping in the westen Chicago suburbs/Rockford/Madison WI area. Priced to move quickly at $1,000 less than recent Reverb Sold Listings for similar Ultra Light Aged models. Ships fully insured to CONUS only.

I've never removed the pickups on this one. I assume they are factory original but I'll check and respond.

This one is pretty special. 2004 Artist Custom with upgrades: ebony board, bound and pearl inlaid headstock and Victory inlays. Near mint condition. No Hameritis or really any visible wear at all. I haven't seen another in this finish, which looks teal blue to blue/green depending on the lighting. Intense quilt maple top. Photos are in no way enhanced. - just taken with my iPhone, good lighting and no filters or retouching. Weight is 7 lbs. 13 oz. $2,750 plus $100 shipping U.S. only. Add 3% for PP (or $0 for F&F or Zelle). Happy to meet and waive shipping in the westen Chicago suburbs/Rockford/Madison WI area.

I have no idea why my photos are uploading upside down. 🙃

I'd like to avoid the fees and scam risk associated with Reverb, so I'm asking $750 plus $15 shipping. Add 3% for PayPal (or $0 for F&F or Venmo) US shipping only (sorry to those who live outside of "evey day a different tariff" land) The pickups are in excellent plus to near new condition with no rust or tarnish and very slight scratches on the covers. 12" two conductor wire on the neck pickup, 8" on the bridge. Standard Alnico 3 and 5 set. Mouning rings and hardware included. The original label for the neck pickup is included. I don't have the label for the bridge pickup.

I've played the butchered Special and the Prototype 12 at the Rockford store. The Special is in rough shape, obviously modified, and not worth 1/2 what they're asking. The photos of the 12 string do not accurately reveal the condition of the guitar. I didn't notice any structural damage, but it's been very aggressively used and shows a lot of finish wear. If you're interested, I'd call and ask them for an in-hand description and close-up photos or a FaceTime once-over.

The finish is hard to photograph. It's definitely VOS with a light patina of swirl marks and small dents that are visible if you hold it in direct light. It looks nearly new from a few feet away.

What's the nasty mummy tape looking stuff between the grip cutout and bridge? eeeuuuw!

I've decided that it's finally time to downsize. Starting with my Les Paul Custom. It's in excellent condition, all original, fully functional and unmolested. Everything it shipped with from the factory is included. I added Dunlop strap butttons and Faber locking bridge posts (original parts are included). Weight: 8.5 lbs, which is unusually light for one of these if that's appealing to you. Not weight relieved. Nice thick '57 profile neck: 0.95" @ 1st fret, 1.06" at 12th. The only funkiness is a few very small indentations in the clear coat behind the bridge. Possibly from a braclet or watch, but there are no scratches, just pinprick sized dents. Difficult to get a clear photo, but I'll try if this is a concern. Recently sold prices on Reverb range from $4,200 - over $5,000. I'd like to avoid the fees and scam risk associated with Reverb, so I'm asking $3,700 plus $150 shipping. Add 3% for PayPal (or $0 for F&F)

Thank you Ted. In the immortal words of Ms. Mitchell: "Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone"

That actually seems like a reasonable price. Just $1K more than the perennially for sale Whitford Eclipse.

Did you pick it up, by any chance? Just wondering if it's a reasonable weight. The GC in Rockford had one that felt like it was 10 lbs. or more.

I've placed items in my cart a few times when I'm shopping for similar things. It's a convenient "save for later reference" feature. I've often received discount offers from sellers of items I've placed in my cart.

Adding a couple of higher resolution photos. These were taken with my iPhone. No filters or retouching.

SOLD Great playing and sounding Artist Custom. Rosewood fretboard, frets are in very good condition with some slight wear, but probably 90+% of original height. Weight: 7lbs. 6 oz. Neck depth: 0.87" @ 1st fret, 0.95" at 12th Original Seth Lover pickups and (I assume) original Tone Pros locking bridge and tailpiece. I'm pricing this well below market for a perfect similar model because of the following: There is a professionally repaired binding separation in the top waist curve; There is a small unrepaired binding separation in the lower cutaway; There are tiny indentations on the back behind the upper horn. these are shallow and slightly larger than pin pricks. Photos of these imperfections are attached. No COA, but it includes an interesting vintage Hamer merchandise order form. Price: $1,750.00 plus $150.00 shipping, Continental US only. Sorry about the shipping cost and limitation, but that's just the reality of the market at the moment. If you're in the Chicago or Madison, WI area, I'm happy to arrange an in-person hand-off and waive $100 of the the shipping.

And then there's this: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Hamer/Vintage-Vintage-1982-Hamer-XT-Series-Amber-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc?algoliaQueryID=102d49b9f66c2626e993382b85c9d96a&algoliaIndexName=guitarcenter I'm about 20 miles from the Rockford GC store and tempted to go and tell them how many errors and omissions are in that listing.

I believe it is. I probably should have done some research. I don't recall that the promotion or previews that I saw provided any hint of the drastic change that occurs midway through the movie. I just wasn't prepared or in the mood. No psychological damage, but it pretty much ruined one weekend evening. At least it wasn't as dissapointing as the Spinal Tap sequel.

I sold it, of course. Still regret that.

I'm in the minority here, but I absolutely hated this movie. At least the second half of it. I knew nothing about it going in and watched it with my wife on the reccomendation of a friend. We were expecting something entertaining with a good soundtrack. A movie about a Neil Diamond tribute act set in Wisconsin is going to be a fun watch, right? That's how it started, then suddenly, it turned into something completely different. I won't spoil it for others, but 🥵

I ordered one through BCR Greg. IIRC, the specs were satin transparent orange with P-90s and tortoise binding. on the neck and body It was a great guitar and very light, probably 7 lbs at most. Sounded amazing.

I recently did some significant downsizing of gear that I've accumulated over the years, mostly larger amps and speaker cabinets, but some guitars as well. I had already decided that I didn't want to ship or deal with individual sales, so selling or trading to Guitar Center was the easiest option. Like you, I wanted to have a good idea of the retail value of my stuff so I could determine if what GC was willing to pay was reasonable compared to what I could get if I tried to sell everything individually. Google and AI were worthless. Ebay wasn't much better, mostly because it didn't have recent sales of most of what I was selling. But the "sold" prices they did publish seemed suspect as well. The two sources that were reliable were Reverb and Guitar Center. On Reverb, I searched sold listings and filtered by "most recent first". I then deducted the cost of shipping and Reverb's seller fees to get a "net to me" estimate. I searched Guitar Center's "Used and Vintage" listings and assumed actual selling prices are 10% less. My primary goal was to clear out large, heavy and seldom used gear. I ended up trading everything for two guitars, Because I was trading rather than getting cash, I received very favorable offers. Based on my research, better than 60% of retail. Considering that we ended up with GC paying me $300 in cash after the trade, I also saved the 10% (Illinois and Cook County) sales tax on the guitars I purchased.