A lot of people on the forum are fond of buying used guitars (and associated gear). E.g. "should I buy this or that" - "you could get such and such second hand for that money".
I've never bought a used guitar but obviously the lower prices are appealing and especially the idea of being able to shift something on in the future without losing much.
But any time I've looked on the "for sale" forum on here or on a bass forum, I'll scroll through pages of posts, eventually find what I'm after only to click in the post and see that it's 100s of miles away.
So how do you guys get round this? How do you find the specific things you're looking for within a realistic vicinity?
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If you live in Inverness, then good luck with b)
However, having said that, I live in Kent not too far from London and I'm always amazed at how many used guitars up for sale seem to be in Scotland!
Also checked out classifieds etc when in other parts of the country for work or whatever.
If you’re not prepared to put a little bit of effort in than the used market probably isn’t for you.
As above I’ve seen a fair bit in Scotland and that’s way past my ‘effort’ to travel to buy a guitar.
Of course the downside is you end up living in the midlands..
Other than that it’s just patience, being willing to travel and acting FAST if something comes up.
Living near a major population centre helps, but obviously more guitars are available and there are more people locally looking at them.
Just seen you’re in Glasgow, there’s a huge Facebook group covering Glasgow & Edinburgh etc.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/358559090891321/
Youre welcome to come to Edinburgh to try the Jazzmaster I’m selling. ;-)
If you visit the same shops in Glasgow they will probably get to know you and what you may be after. The shop @icbm works at, for instance, it busting with used stuff for sale.
I rate the feel of a guitar more important than sounds generally so I find it relatively easy to try in shops at lower or no volume.
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Seems those who would buy specific models used have the time to travel rather than there being an easy way to find one locally.
I suppose I'd have more luck just keeping an eye out for local listings and finding something interesting from those rather than looking for a specific model.
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More often than not the buyer or seller is located a few hours away, I usually try and meet halfway. And failing that if I'm the buyer I will travel, I guess that's the price you pay getting something cheaper or harder to find