Blue book price guides on cost a fee, available as a yearly subscription or as a peritem purchase. This will give you a good base approximation of what your guitar is worth. Get 4 blue book of guitar values coupon codes and promo codes at couponbirds. It takes us a fair bit of time to research the guitars people ask us about, so we cant check everyone. Another great resource is vintage guitar magazines price guide, which is regularly updated and available at amazon. The drawback to this approach is the annual nature of the publication means that it is potentially out of date especially if the market is moving up or down quickly. I believe this is a good resource for arriving at an estimate of an instruments current value. Blue book value on a martin the unofficial martin guitar. We are the trusted guitar price guide for providing guitar blue book values. More than 10,000 color images available for viewing on our website for free. Up for sale, a 1980 ibanez musician st924wn electric bass in excellent condition and perfect working order. Received the blue book for electric guitars and the blue book for acoustic guitars today.
The best way to find an accurate value for your guitar is to go to the experts. Epiphone toby deluxev 5string bass guitar vintage sunburst brand. Find the current blue book value and worth of your new and used guitars, both acoustic, electric and amplifier. The blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book of electric guitars are the two leading reference and value guides in the guitar industry, along with the blue. Minneapolis, mn october 17, 2012 the new 14th editions of the blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book of electric guitars provide detailed information and current realworld values on guitars and basses with over a combined 2,200 pages and thousands of guitars listed, these books are the industry leaders for guitar values and information. All of these factors affect the bottom line, there is a vast difference in value between a player and a collectors item. You can also consult the blue book of guitar values to see what it is worth. Keep in mind that this may not be what you get should you decide to sell, but it will give you a general idea of where to start. Vintage guitar collecting, like anything else is subject to fashion. Blue book of electric guitars cooking under pressure the ultimate electric pressure recipe cookbook and guide for electric pressure cookers new 2016 edition now contains 250 electric pressure cooker recipes.
Used price is ideal when searching for any used guitar values whether an electric or acoustic guitar value ranging from a bass guitar value to a banjo value. Fjestads blue book of electric guitars 11th edition to give away to three lucky readers on june 6, 2008. Blue book releases 14th edition electric and acoustic. Probably the easiest way, especially if you dont want to spend time researching vintage guitars, or have several guitars you need to look up. You will know with we can give you the electric guitar value on most top brands. Theres also blue books for acoustic guitar and guitar amplifiers. Boasts nearly 900 pages of content, including a revised color photo grading system for vintage, modern and new guitars. Find out what your car is worth at, the trusted resource for used car values. Please take 30 seconds to register your free account to remove most ads, post topics, make friends, earn reward points at our store, and more. Is there a site for guitars in the same vein as the kelley blue book.
Searchable appraisal guide to current market values for guitars. The blue book of acoustic guitars 14th edition is now expanded to nearly 900 pages including a revised 16page color photo grading system. The blue book of guitars to give it its proper name, has become the go to place for anyone buying or selling a second hand guitar in order to figure out what said guitar is worth. Fjestad 2014, paperback, revised at the best online prices at ebay. How to find the value of an epiphone guitar our pastimes. Rare 2007 usa fender american vintage 1962 stratocaster reissue sonic blue. The blue book of electric guitars and basses comes out once a year in. To determine the value of you gibson guitar, you must know the model and the year of manufacture. Refer to publications such as the blue book of guitars blue book publications. The shenandoah series guitars were considered a midrange model priced between the sigma series and higher end martins. The blue book of guitars of course compiles data from sales to determine values, as they do for cars. Age electric guitars with the highest value tend to be from the 1950s and 1960s, and to some extent the 197080s. Available from 1983 1993, they were assembled in nazareth, pennsylvania from imported parts. Make every dollar count with the new blue book of electric guitars 14th edition.
There is a site that offers free serial number look ups to determine the year. The blue book of acoustic guitars the blue book of guitar amplifiers. Value being relative and subjective, the blue book condition chart seems fair and helpful for both buyers and sellers of used guitars. Welcome to the reverb price guide, the ultimate resource for music gear pricing and information. The number one source of guitar and amplifier pricing and information so you can find the price and value of your used guitars and amplifier. To find musical instruments on, select musical instruments under blue book categories. One of the reasons people value old guitars is because they were often handbuilt to a very high standard. Buy blue book of guitar values by s p fjestad editor online at alibris.
My advice would be to go to the blue book of guitar values. When appraising your guitar, the first place to begin is the average market value of the guitar. One should bare in mind that blue books cant predict changing economic times and regardless of an estimated value, its only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, as they say. Made in the now legendary fujigen gakki factory in japan, the body utilizes a maple core, with a threepiece walnut top, and mahogany wings paired with a threepiece maple neck. Make every dollar count with the new 15th edition blue book of acoustic guitars. To find out the bluebook value you buy or borrow a copy of the. A lot of us turn to blue book price guides for instrument valuation. I would be more than happy to look them up for you and value them from mint 98% condition to good 60% condition and amps from excellent condition or average condition. But please remember to provide pictures and as much information as possible.
Blue book of guitar values by s p fjestad editor alibris. Shenandoah series guitars included tortoisestyle pickguards and the martin thinline pickup as standard features. Reverb analyzes realtime transaction information to represent values for used musical instruments in their original condition. The blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book of electric guitars are the two leading reference and value. The official vintage guitar price guide vintage guitar. Does anyone have any great resource tips for publications i can purchase on blue book values for mandolins and acoustic guitars. Kbb is a list of different cars and what theyre worth under different conditio. Vintage guitarbass values updated for the volatile used guitar.
Can anyone guide me to a site where i can check the current value of some vintage gibson guitars. This new cdrom contains the entire 720 page blue book of acoustic guitars, 11th edition and the 1, 168page blue. Get the kelley blue book value for your used car or tradein vehicle, find tools to help you with buying or. The blue book of electric guitars 14th edition is now expanded to nearly 1,400 pages including a revised 16page color photo grading system. New 14th editions of blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book. The blue book of guitars, aka the guitar blue book, is an indispensable guide to the second hand value of whole range of guitars. Read about guitar history and find out how much your guitar is worth at the reverb price guide. The blue book for guitar amplifiers is expected within. From here, you can make additions or subtractions to the value based on damages, imperfections, and aftermarket additions to the instrument. You need not spend a ton of money to get an expert opinion. If you already own an older edition of this book, you can not get a current price, simply by adjusting for inflation. Discussion in basses bg started by onthacouch, jul 15, 2010.
By joining forces with orion bluebook we have put together the. The company behind used price works in conjunction with orion bluebook, which makes this the largest website dedicated to pricing used musical instruments. However, to do this i will need sufficient information about your guitar or amp in order to give. The blue book of guitar values, aka the guitar blue book, is an indispensable guide to the second hand value of whole range of guitars.
Acoustic guitars from the 1930s to the 1960s generally hold the most valuable. Be it ibanez, fender stratocaster or ovation guitars. These price ranges utilize a combination of expert research, external market data, and realtime reverb transactions to estimate the current value of items in used but original condition. Weighing in at a stout 10lbs 7oz, this bass has a healthy. The 14th edition blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book of electric guitars have everything you need for uptodate guitar values and information. Make every dollar count with the new blue book of acoustic guitars 14th edition.
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