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2013 & 14 guitars will be more than that though.
Rob
I sold my 2014 plaintop R0 this year for £2600 and I think the buyer got a decent deal.
Gibson Custom prices are about to jump too, I have heard rumours of 20%.
Rob
The tried and tested formula for used guitars in good nick is two-thirds of the new price, so unless you paid £4k new your buyer over-paid.
That run of R0s were a bit of an anomaly. R0s were always priced at the same level as R9s, but Gibson did a run of 2014 R0s with v2 necks that were priced in line with R8s. They were supposed to be plain-tops but a lot of them were anything but.
Ok, I agree you can pick up an R7 or R8 occasionally for £1800 ish, but not very often, and from the earlier period.
No disrespect to owners of earlier reissues, but I really think the guitars after 2013 are superior, and I think the general feeling is that they command a higher price as a result. I do think 2014 is a watershed year, before all the 2015 shenanigans (CS9 vs TH etc). Ok, Gibson did ultimately see sense in 2016 and brought back the "Standard Historic", but for some reason they saw fit to change the serial format. A very small detail I know, but there you go.
So, good luck to the OP, there is hope.
Rob
Although the 2013/14 guitars have better specs, I've noticed that a lot of the fretboards are dry and streaky, which is unacceptable for guitars that cost so much. Gibson should be using premium-grade rosewood for £5k guitars.
For me the major improvement in 2013/14 was the truss rod. The new vintage correct one allows vibration to be more readily transferred throughout the guitar, you can feel it in your hands.
The Custombuckers are probably the best pickups they have put out yet, but still not to my taste. Alnico II is a bit weak, squishy and compressed to my ears. Alnico IV is where it's at for me.
As for the boards, yes they are variable. My R0 had a very dark and tight grained board, and was probably one of the best I have seen on a reissue.
Rob
That will depend on the individual guitar. I have 2011 R0 that is marginally better than my 2014 R9.
Custom Buckers are Alnico III.