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I came across a guitar on a popular site and it caught my eye. It was a signature guitar from a mainstream US manufacturer. The seller was not the original owner. It had been customised in the following manner;
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Pickups changed
Control covers changed
Signature logo and serial numbers sanded from neck.
Body stained non factory colour.
The asking price was around £400 more than if it hadn’t been customised. I can’t deny it looked attractive and the neck and body were unquestionably the signature item but the seller had no information on who did the work or any record of the work actually done.
At the right price I would have bought it, but my right price was about 50% of the asking.
Rhetorical questions – is it stolen goods with identification removed? Is it a parts-bin special? Would any sane person ‘customise’ a signature model in such a fashion? If the latter would it not come with the original bits?
Interesting.
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It would only matter if it was of some great cultural or historical significance - like Jimi Hendrix’s Flying V, which was found in a similar state, and identified by the unique patterns in the pearl neck inlays compared to original photos.
Otherwise it’s just a vastly overpriced fucked up piece of junk, and possibly also stolen. Ignore it and move on...
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And all those changes would hit the value of the guitar imho, so it should cost a lot less than if it hadn’t been ‘modded’.
I can cope with p/up changes - Will that have any impact on the value - Depends what came off and what is going on
Body stain will have a big impact, as per a refin - 30-50% as a potential devaluation, depending on how it looks and how well it is done
But taking away the serial number + signature logo and it will start to set off the alarm bells - Even if it is genuine and not nicked, any logic will say WHY !!!!!! - It is logical to assume it is stolen. but I know a guy who recently just removed the Hendrix logo of the rear of a Mex Strat, because he did not want it on there - I don't see his logic but I know it is not nicked
If you like the guitar, feel, tone, vibe etc then it is up to you but I'm think at least 50% de-value and maybe more
You say it is £400 more than a regular/clean example - I don't know what guitar it is, but would be an interesting conversation as to why anyone can justify £400 more for a guitar that has a host of serious issues that should be reducing it by at least 50% and probably more
I’m intrigued now – have you got a link to it?
It will still be of questionable provenance though.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The commonest folly is expecting to recoup the full MSRP for a set of posh aftermarket pickups.
https://reverb.com/uk/item/29453576-charvel-guthrie-govan-signature-model-custom-w-custom-hard-case
Then again, people do the weirdest shit to their guitars. I tend to stick Hare Krishna stamps on the back of the headstocks of mine
Martin, or Idris?
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"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Not what I was expecting.
It looks really good actually, but I agree the value should be lower than if unmodified.
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