Yamaha SG2000 1981..testing the waters; pricing advice :) Should it stay or should it go????

gibby

Hi All, Been thinking about selling "Yammy" recently. Prices seem to be quite high £2k-£2.5+) if you troll Ebay-land..BUT what do you think is a realistic selling price?? I'll need to check the "warehouse" , but I believe this is an '81 or '82 (checked it..it's an 81) and has been used considerably in its time COZ IT SOUNDS and PLAYS AWESOME!!!, BUT it is VERY HEAVY!!! Too heavy for me these days Lot of buckle rash on back, but very few marks elsewhere. Original case and original components; fret heights around 1.1mm. Ebony fingerboard, brass sustain block under bridge. This is the "non-coil tap" version....some more pictures added.

Any Stuart Adamsons(R.I.P) or Carlos Santanas out there, please get in touch.If you have lower back problems, then go for a Yamaha Pacifica

HarrySeven

Lovely.

gibby

It is ...but blinking heavy

spark240

Like it...Got enough Yams already though.....these do some to get pitched at very high prices, and they are ace guitars, but if you got 2k to spend theres a lot to choose from, other makes I mean..

Yes I would want to get £1500 plus for mine, but then Im not looking to sell,  but I think a real value is nearer 1k - 1.5k tops.

Good news is they are becoming more appealing as time goes by....

GLWS

CloudNine

If you are looking at Yam SG's on ebay, and trying to establish a benchmark, you need to completely disregard the price on ones listed by that dude who posts ads for 100's of them. I think he is attempting to use the 'illusory truth effect' to convince the world that they are worth the silly amounts he lists them for.

The same chap may have posted some other ludicrously priced guitars on this forum also iirc.

gibby

Know what you mean .....he does have rather a lot of Yamahas!

woody

I sold my sg1000 for 750 euros (650 stg approx)there is a black sg 2000 for sale on adverts.ie for euro equivalent of 1200 stg.

sweepy

My SG1000s went for £700, the chap on eBay is pretty delusional over his Yamaha prices

gibby

I suppose it's the old saying "a 'guitar' is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it"....

HarrySeven

CloudNine said:

The same chap may have posted some other ludicrously priced guitars on this forum also iirc.

Yeah, as I remember, when he joined, he was selling a few guitars from his "collection", but was called out as a dealer pretty quickly...and yes, insane prices.

His for sale posts on eBay, Gumtree and every other selling platform probably do inflate the average Joe's idea of Yamaha SG's - I agree with @spark240 and co's valuations above. If a potential buyer is patient and lucky, I've seen SG2000's sell for as little as £750, but £1K - £1.5K is more common.

rash

I've sold half a dozen of them for £1200ish  each on ebay over the past few years. Probably could have got a bit more for them if Id have waited longer.

TTony

As this isn't a FS thread, I've moved it to a more appropriate section.

richardhomer

An SG2000 was the first 'pro-level' guitar I ever played - I'd bought Moonflower and was besotted by Santana - it was in the late 70s.

I never did get to own one - but every time I see one I get a bit giddy....

RandallFlagg

Don't forget it's good for those Stiff Little Fingers riffs as well, Jake Burns plqyed one 'Gotta Gotta Gotta Gotta Gotta Gotta Gotta Get Away,,,'

dealmaker

Lovely guitar.  I am looking for one of the "re-issue" ones from the mid 2000's - in Black - so if anyone hears of a mint one let me know! 

guitars4you

richardhomer said:

An SG2000 was the first 'pro-level' guitar I ever played - I'd bought Moonflower and was besotted by Santana - it was in the late 70s.

I never did get to own one - but every time I see one I get a bit giddy....

similar taste Richard ref Moonflower and at the time I played it shed loads - I still own my Yam SG from that period - won't be sold  and yes first serious guitars as LP's at that stage were generally mediocre at best - Things have moved on since, like PRS, so whilst I still own it and play it, it is no first choice today

merlin

I have a 1982 SG1000 that I'm selling but without any commitment (I guess I ought to start a correct thread) and it's on Gumtree for £950. I reckon an SG2000 can go for the £1200 ball park... They are great but my SG1000 is a lead balloon although it's a lovely piece of wood! 

Philly_Q

I love the look of them and I've wanted one for many, many years (probably since Santana's Moonflower album that @richardhomer mentioned) but I've resigned myself to the fact that I'll never own one because they're simply too heavy.

I've contacted the aforementioned chap who sells loads of them on eBay several times about various models, but he's always so vague about things like weights and neck profiles, I've got fed up with asking.

djspecialist

Based on my admittedly limited experience, I'd agree that the value is somewhere in the £1,000 - £1,500 range.  I also agree that these are bloody great guitars - GLWTS!

Before I bought mine, I spoke to the aforementioned dealer ... but then realised that his prices were, ahem, somewhat "aspirational" and ended up going elsewhere.  He posts now and then on the Facebook owners' group (as "Joey Moorewood").  So does another individual who only ever pops up to recommend the services of "my friend Joey".  Now far be it from me to cast aspersions, but in idle moments I have wondered whether there might be some overlap between the IP addresses used by these two best mates ...

ICBM

I agree with everyone else - even in a shop, £1500 max unless it's truly mint with no visible wear or hardware tarnishing at all, which is almost unknown. We sold a really nice SG800 a year or so ago for (I think) £699, which is a real bargain for the quality of the guitar. The SG2000 does command a premium over the lower models - and even over the 3000 usually - due to the celebrity users, but it's still a fairly niche market.

gibby

Cheers for all the comments guys...sorry about posting in wrong thread TTony...For me it's all about the "Weight"...I weighed it again yesterday (forgot what it was when I first had it;might have gotten fatter ) and its "only" 10lbs...10.013lbs if you want to be accurate. Personally I think it generates it's own gravity field which make it feel like 15lbs..I'll probably keep it for now, give it a bash at next band rehearsal and see how my back copes with it