Newbie. Guitar value question.

Coloradopicker · December 2005

Hi all. Just bought a GNX4 which is what brought me to this forum.

I'm sure I'll have lots of questions as time goes on (Lot's of knobs, buttons, and other do-dads on this thing), but I have a question about the value of a \"repaired\" guitar.

I have a Les Paul Standard (Gibson USA) that was knocked over on a hardwood floor. The headstock cracked. It has been professionally repaired, and has no problems with playability or staying in tune.

While it was being repaired, I broke down and bought a new Les Paul.

I have no use for 2 and would like to sell the repaired one, but I have no idea how much of it's value was lost when it took it's dreaded tumble.

Any input would be apprreciated.

I'm not an expert on guitar construction and don't really know what the fingerboard is made of, what the stock pickups are, etc.. All I do know is it was around $2000.00 from the music store new.

thehootman · December 2005

do you have any pictures? pictures are worth a thousand words as the saying goes, even more so when valuating

ednrg · December 2005

That crack you speak of is VERY common in the Les Paul world. I've have 2 LPs and one had that crack when I bought it. I repaired it. A few months later, it happened again after falling off the stand. I repaired it again. It's the nature of the LP. It's also very common with other guitars. It also happened to my Ibanez Artist.

Easy to fix, and nothing to worry about. There are no ill effects to the guitar, even if you never fix it.

As far as selling your guitar, a picture would definitely help. You should also check the serial number to find out more info on the guitar. Then go to ebay (or other sights) and find similar models and check what they are asking and what they are actually getting. This should give you a general price range for your guitar.

Coloradopicker · December 2005

Thanks for the input. To be more clear, when it fell, it was more than a crack.

It has been repaired by a professional luthier.

This is after the reapair:

He did a great job on it, and it plays as well as it ever has.

I will get the SN and do some research there too.

ednrg · December 2005

OK, now I see. That break is NOT the common break I was talking about. That was much more severe. The one I mean is where the headstock wood meets the neck and it cracks the surface. It's lower than yours.

shando · December 2005

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRB (blowing air thru lips) Tell you what mate, seeing as you're a decent bloke and all, I can take it off your hands for... (rubs chin and sqints eyes) £10. Relieve you from your, ahem, burden, so to speak.

maharzan · December 2005

why not try eBay??

Newbie. Guitar value question.

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