Price question

[josheyre]

Hopefully this is not taboo on the board, but what would you guys say would be a good price range for a used (non piezo) recent (1-2 years old) hard-tail ASS in mint condition? Thinking of picking one up via craigs or ebay and want to get the word for what's a good deal and what's not.

 

[Headstock]

Depends a lot on the finish (color, Transparent vs Opaque etc.)
If its in Mint condition I would say the avg would land between 900 and 1100.
There was just a minty Natural quilt top ASS on the for sale thread that went for ~900 IIRC.

 

[grandmacpubah]

I don't think talking about used prices is taboo but I could be totally wrong...just shut me down if I am lol...Headstock is right on about average price...if you found anything less than that for an ASS in good shape I'd say you got a great deal.

 

[Astrofreq]

I've seen them many times for as low as $750 on Ebay.

 

[josheyre]

I've seen them many times for as low as $750 on Ebay.

Yeah, that's why I was asking. I hope it's just the market. They're too amazing to be that low for any other reason!

Well, I ended up scooping up an ASS hardtail with the natural, all rosewood finish, for $749. The guy was 5 minutes down the road in suburban Minneapolis. Just when I started seriously looking too. I guess seeing the listing on craigs made me "serious" real fast, and it was exactly what I wanted. I feel good about the price. It's in pristine condition and still has the tape on the back plate. He said he played it for about 10 hours and I can believe it by how clean it is. He has 6 other EBMMs, so I guess they can't all get played.

It's sharp looking. Now, I need my amp etc. It's all in storage since I've been moving around so much.

 

[paranoid70]

Ahem.... Pics of said guitar?

 

[TonyEVH5150]

I think the only pricing discussion that is taboo is street prices on new guitars. Used/craigslist/ebay prices should be cool.

Good deal on the ASS. $749 for a 1-2 year old model is a very sweet deal.

 

[josheyre]

Ahem.... Pics of said guitar?

Oh, they WILL be posted as soon as I can do it justice in the right light.

 

[Astrofreq]

Music Man Axis Electric Guitar - eBay (item 180341921972 end time Apr-06-09 10:41:43 PDT)

look at this price.

 

[TonyEVH5150]

Look at the bridge that's swapped out.

 

[josheyre]

Music Man Axis Electric Guitar - eBay (item 180341921972 end time Apr-06-09 10:41:43 PDT)

look at this price.

I'm still watching them... compelled to compare with what I bought.

 

[Headstock]

There is a pretty cool orange Ass in the for sale thread right now.