How much would you pay for a Guitar with these specs?

Clashman

Solid  African Rosewood Back and Sides
 High Grade spruce top.
 Waverly gold plated tuners.
 Mahogany neck.
 Ebony fretboard and bridge.
 Bone nut/saddle .
 Real  abalone rosette.herringbone purfling etc
 Possibly LR Baggs or other make pick up installed. 
 000 Body/Grand Auditorium in nearly new condition.
 Sadly without a hard case
Will be back later to see if anyone comes near to the price.

Jimbro66

The materials are only part of the story. I could make you a guitar with those specs but I doubt you'd want it.

The one you have found could have been mass-produced in a Chinese factory or crafted by a skilled luthier. I suspect it might be the former so - £250 used.

Lewy

Jimbro66 said:

The one you have found could have been mass-produced in a Chinese factory or crafted by a skilled luthier. I suspect it might be the former so - £250 used.

It wouldn’t have Waverley tuners though.

Gassage

If made in UK- 5-600 by an unbranded maker for the guitar, but I can't price the spectacles without  knowing the power of the lenses.

Clashman

It's actually the latter and all parts are genuine.
These are identical tuners except the colour.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Waverly-4065-guitar-tuners-solid-peghead-nickel-vintage-ivoroid-oval-knob/202058068697?epid=1557220894&hash=item2f0b9972d9:g:3msAAOSwhOdXpKvh
 

mgaw

could be any amount of money..

Kilgore

Its a bit like asking how much would you pay for a piece of canvas with paint on it.

Clashman

It's extremely similar to this guitar but without gold lettering on headstock
just mother of pearl.

ICBM

A hand made (by a British luthier) guitar can cost between about £1500 and £5000 roughly. Below £1500 you won't get anything professionally made to a high standard. Second hand you would expect to pay half the new price or less unless the maker is well-known.

Jimbro66

Lewy said:

Jimbro66 said:

The one you have found could have been mass-produced in a Chinese factory or crafted by a skilled luthier. I suspect it might be the former so - £250 used.

It wouldn’t have Waverley tuners though.

I thought they might be Laverley copies but now the OP has said not Chinese so it's anybody's guess. ICBM sums it up.

Clashman

Paid less than £200 delivered and it sounds sweet as honey tone wise ,plays really well too..

Clashman

When I take the strings off I will be able to see the exact pick up system inside
it has a small rotary tone control and volume control at the underneath of the soundhole
at the top and a battery in the neck end wrapped in black velcro.,the end plug looks
bronze in colour.Could be L R Baggs but the sound through my amp is pretty good.

ICBM

Clashman said:

the end plug looks

bronze in colour.Could be L R Baggs but the sound through my amp is pretty good.

A bronze - or more of a copper colour really - endpin jack is LR Baggs, unless someone has started copying them.

Clashman

Just checked and it is dark copper after a little more detective work it's definitely
an LR Baggs Element VTC .

Jimbro66

Clashman said:

Paid less than £200 delivered and it sounds sweet as honey tone wise ,plays really well too..

And the make/model is?..........

Clashman

Freshman but model number brings nothing up it's identical to a 500 series but with different tuners and
the LR Baggs.It could be a one off custom build I only got it a couple of days ago so just been checking it
is set up right and is free from any defects.. 

Jimbro66

Do I win the prize for closest cost guesstimate and most likely source of origin? - although coy Freshman say 'Asia' not specifically China.

A friend had a Freshman. Very nice for a budget guitar I agree but nothing like the quality of an equivalent luthier-built guitar. Still, good value and decently built as many of the far east instruments are. Enjoy

Clashman

Yes you can have the prize.

Lewy

And it’s got genuine Waverley tuners? That’s perplexing on a guitar of that price point. 

Clashman

That's what I thought  why put expensive  tuners and pick up system in unless it was
custom made or limited edition why would you?

AliGorie

I need a picture of the back - "Solid  African Rosewood Back and Sides "
the only r/wood I know to come outa Africa is African Blackwood !! - I v/m doubt it, the other one that sometimes is called African r/w is Bubinga.
OT - aint that strange - a country the size of Africa and with that climate - 1 genuine r/w species - hmm ponder, rub's chin.
I see other models have Grover Statite Open-Back - good tuners but not Waverly's.

wtf - how is that guy ih the vid pronouncing - Carpathian (Spruce) ??? - "carputian"  - no there's a 'th' in there - and it doesn't come from china it's eastern European  like the Carpathian Mountains.