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My band, Red For Dissent
The people saying "anything but Fender or Gibson" are right, but there are degrees here. You can shift an RG550 quite quickly and not stupidly cheap, but lesser known Ibanezes are impossible to sell. I'd have been better off keeping my SC420.
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Ive always ended up PXing as it just doesn’t sell. Even at friendly prices.
I can't help about the shape I'm in, I can't sing I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to
Try getting anywhere-near what you paid on a Warmoth build back.
P.S. You won't.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Washburn-Falcon-Electric-Guitar-Left-Hand-Japan-with-case/124058288512?hash=item1ce2734180:g:6v4AAOSwB5NeKbp8
Warmoth might make sense in the US, but by the time you pay shipping and duty to bring to the UK, they are going to be around 30% more expensive. They just aren't worth it over here.
However, I visited the Warmoth factory in Tacoma 25 years ago, paid a total of $180 for a '52 swamp ash Tele body and a boatneck profile maple neck, and have been playing this guitar ever since. The guitar now looks fashionably roadworn to the extent that a very well known guitar shop/luthier identified it as an original blackguard Tele... a good moment.
Regardless of what happens, or how it goes, manufacturers/distributors/shops will find a reason to use Brexit as a reason to put prices up.
Not a political post, I am beyond caring.
Guitars that are hard to move on without taking a big hit are boutique makes, particularly where the spec is very bespoke. Regardless of their superb build quality you'll typically struggle to get back 50% of the new price simply because these are not world famous brands and there isn't a big enough used market for them to have a more established market value.