Value of a mid 90s beater LP studio?

[TomSamuels]

My little brother has a friend selling a beater LP studio. he's had it since new and gigged like mad with it. Body sanded to bare wood, stinger on the headstock, headstock repair (stable), recent refret and an ebony board. What kind of value would you place on this?

 

[02589]

Unseen and 2nd hand description, $100-200.

 

[73Fender]

Unseen and 2nd hand description, $100-200.

I'd say more especially if an early 90s with ebony board..minty ones going for $800 or more..moderate play wear $600-700. If it's been played there is a reason..$400 maybe??

 

[Colnago1]

Busted headstock is an automatic half of retail for me, that brings it to $500 and then a lot of wear knocks another couple hundred off. I'd offer $300.

 

[73Fender]

Unseen and 2nd hand description, $100-200.

I'd say more especially if an early 90s with ebony board..minty ones going for $800 or more..moderate play wear $600-700. If it's been played there is a reason..$400 maybe??

I got mine with some buckle rash etc for $600 (a '93). It hangs with ease with my R8 and Heritage LP types. Probably my favorite neck carve..50's I think.. not a baseball bat though, just some nice moderate chunkiness.

 

[musicmaniac]

$300 - 400

 

[TA462]

The body is sanded to bare wood and it had a broken neck? I wouldn't pay more then 200 CANADIAN.

 

[2manyGuitars]

I wouldn't pay more than 200 CANADIAN.

...and a bag of pucks.

 

[EVH9442]

I don't know what these guys are talking about. If ANYBODY here saw that guitar on CL for $250 it would be snatched up....the hardware alone is worth $150-$200. If the bare wood looks nice; and since the headstock repair is a stinger I assume it must be a good repair if they took the time to paint.....a refret is a plus in my book..... If it has the original Gibson case which it SHOULD considering it's a 90's, I'd say $375-$450 depending on good looking wood and a pretty repair. Without a case $300-$400.

It's a Gibson people, a good year, good wood studio. Don't even tell me for a second that you'd pay less than you would for most Epiphones.

 

[fiveightandten]

$300 - 400

This.

 

[kasu]

350-400 IMO... I allways look for worn ones, usually great players (unlike myself...Im just worn ).

100 bucks for a Gibson LP? Yeah right....

 

[02589]

Normal, $700. No paint -$200. Beater -$100. Headstock repair 1/2. That doesn't leave much.

Too many unknown variables to put a real number on it.

 

[Colnago1]

I'm holding at $300.
A Porsche with busted windows and a dented/rusted body with a million kms on it isn't worth much either.

 

[Zungle]

Don't even tell me for a second that you'd pay less than you would for most Epiphones.

I'd pay less than I would for most epiphones...........

 

[King Loudness]

I might pay $250 for it tops if it played well.

W.

 

[2manyGuitars]

Don't even tell me for a second that you'd pay less than you would for most Epiphones.

Moot point...
I wouldn't buy either one.

 

[paco1976]

You see cool Studios every day for $600, quite often for $550. I personally don't mind if a guitar is a beater, but a refin decreases value always, a headstock repair decreases value always. $350 is a fair price to me.

Regarding Epiphones, I wouldn't pay $350 for them either. they are good guitar and you get them for $250 anytime. Unless we're talking a Sheraton, Emperor or Casino, obviously.

Epis have a market prices as a beaten to death Studio has too...