Anyone Have A Lead For A Guitar Appraisal?

[TRESinc]

https://reverb.com/price-guide/guide/796-gibson-les-paul-special-1957-tv-yellow

This source says $6500-$9000

Price guides are tough to find online, as they want you to buy the book!!!

Local stores should have the book, don't know why Guitar Center didn't, they usually do. Try another store. Too bad its not a gold top. Not enough info on the amp, but those are often worth money too.

thanks for the info and link. wow, have they come down. 10-12 years ago they were in the mid teens according to my dad. not really worried about the value at this point other than for insurance purposes. dad and i discussed it many times over the years when we shared an office and we determined the best use would be to sell it when i retire and use it for a first class trip around the world.

i still have to grab the amp from him so i don't know the details of that yet but i'm sure it's comparable to the guitar in terms of level and whatnot.

LOL. Ill give you $1000 for both right now, plus a case of beer, and you have to listen to me play smoke on the water for you, while we drink the beer together.

sounds like a good down payment. i'll do you one better and offer easy financing* for the balance.

*at 34.99% APR for 60 months

 

[Tim The Enchanter]

Guitar Center owes over $1 Billion, they can't afford those books anymore.

Get it autographed by some famous guitarist.
Make sure it is one that actually used that brand.
If they are dead it will be harder to prove the sig is fake.
Err, prove the sig is real, sorry!

 

[Elliott]

I think they are valued based on string count and neck length. Always use paired sales.

 

[Tim The Enchanter]

I think they are valued based on string count and neck length. Always use paired sales.

Go for the double neck model then.
One 6 string and one 12 string.
Get Jimmy Page to autograph it.

 

[Artemis Fowl]

I know a few other tunes too. FC stands for Farm Cat, Farm Cat Records is my record label, that produced exactly one copy of one record that sold exactly zero copies - lol. Name of the record was Folk You.

Very cool. My label is the Electric Church...because we record on Sunday mornings. We keep talking about an album but have too much fun playing to get serious about it. It'll happen when it does.

 

[Deleted member 130081]

thanks for the info and link. wow, have they come down. 10-12 years ago they were in the mid teens according to my dad. not really worried about the value at this point other than for insurance purposes. dad and i discussed it many times over the years when we shared an office and we determined the best use would be to sell it when i retire and use it for a first class trip around the world.

i still have to grab the amp from him so i don't know the details of that yet but i'm sure it's comparable to the guitar in terms of level and whatnot.



sounds like a good down payment. i'll do you one better and offer easy financing* for the balance.

*at 34.99% APR for 60 months

I knew someone who had one of those and I got to play it a bit - it was a sweet player. I assume you do not play? Well, you've got some great gear to try it out on - assuming it has not warped into firewood (one reason so few pieces stand the test of time). Which reminds me to mention, keep the strings loose and keep it in a climate controlled area, with the appropriate humidity.

As for the 34.99% interest (LOL), that's an interesting thing, because at this point in life, I could actually afford that if I chose. The thing is, when I was young, I might have given up a toe to be able to own a nice piece, and had plenty of time to play - now that I actually can afford some nice pieces, they sit around. Rock n Roll may never die, but Rock n Rollers aren't that lucky.

Keep on rockin in the free world

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

https://www.bluebookofguitarvalues.com/

 

[TRESinc]

I knew someone who had one of those and I got to play it a bit - it was a sweet player. I assume you do not play? Well, you've got some great gear to try it out on - assuming it has not warped into firewood (one reason so few pieces stand the test of time). Which reminds me to mention, keep the strings loose and keep it in a climate controlled area, with the appropriate humidity.

As for the 34.99% interest (LOL), that's an interesting thing, because at this point in life, I could actually afford that if I chose. The thing is, when I was young, I might have given up a toe to be able to own a nice piece, and had plenty of time to play - now that I actually can afford some nice pieces, they sit around. Rock n Roll may never die, but Rock n Rollers aren't that lucky.

Keep on rockin in the free world

i hear ya. no, i do not play and honestly i have no intentions of learning at this stage of my life. my fingers are rough enough from working on cars and bikes, no need to purposefully add more scar tissue or calluses. no warping or anything like that, at least to my untrained eye. It does have a nick or two but they are on the back. for being 61 years old it is in amazingly good shape, hence the need for an appraisal for insurance.

it is sitting in a display box in the house, so temps hover around 70-75 most of the year with relatively low humidity. i'll snap some photos later and post them here.

 

[Deleted member 130081]

Very cool. My label is the Electric Church...because we record on Sunday mornings. We keep talking about an album but have too much fun playing to get serious about it. It'll happen when it does.

How about you throw a recorder on during practice? I say this because my dad and his siblings do this 5-peice a capella thing and have been doing it since they were kids. They know a bunch of songs and sing every time they get together. My siblings and cousins never thought much about it until they started a tradition of singing at the cousin weddings, where the other 3 families would drop their jaws (literally) for how good they are. It is a truly special thing to witness. They aren't too old yet, but the time is getting close where they wont be able to record anymore and it will be lost forever in our memories. They keep saying they should record, but never get around to actually doing it. SO, if you have something worth putting on record, get off your duff and do it!

LOL - My uncle was in a band with the polka king of Wisconsin when he was a teenager and taught him a few accordion licks to boot. My uncle didn't want to pursue the wild life of polka star because of all the temptations in rock n roll - LOL - true story. He can still rip the accordion.

 

[Deleted member 130081]

i hear ya. no, i do not play and honestly i have no intentions of learning at this stage of my life. my fingers are rough enough from working on cars and bikes, no need to purposefully add more scar tissue or calluses. no warping or anything like that, at least to my untrained eye. It does have a nick or two but they are on the back. for being 61 years old it is in amazingly good shape, hence the need for an appraisal for insurance.

it is sitting in a display box in the house, so temps hover around 70-75 most of the year with relatively low humidity. i'll snap some photos later and post them here.

I'm not an expert on the humidity thing, I only know its a thing. Its more important for hollow bodies, as they are thinner and more susceptible. I do know it's usually a lack of humidity and you can purchase a humidifier for an acoustic when stored (they dry out and crack). I would recommend you research the care to find out. As far as playability, just take it in to a reputable dealer and have one of the players check it out - they will be thrilled to do so and you will be able to tell from the look on their faces if it plays like many of those are known to - that's what makes them so damn valuable - might get a decent wholesale offer too. Don't worry about a nick or two - every guitar ought to have a few. Ever see that one Willie Nelson plays?