guitarkid
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Well I have been "gassing" for a semi-hollow guitar for a little while now. Right now the guitars I have are two Gibson Les Paul Studio Fadeds (one with 59s and the other with PGb/AntiquityN; I leave one in standard tuning and one is Eb), two American Standard Telecasters (one is 1994 and the other is 2000, both are 100% stock), a Partscaster Tele, and a Yamaha acoustic.
I went to visit my uncle all of last week, and while I was there, he took me to a guys house that is his guitar tech and he also runs a small guitar shop out of his house. While I was there checking out all of the gear that he had for sale, I spotted a nice Gibson ES-339 in the corner. It was actually one of the guy's personal guitars, but he said anything was for sale for the right price. Lol So I sat down and played it for a while and I really, really liked it! We started chatting and figuring out a deal. After all was said, he said that he would take $1,400 for it (which from what I have seen is a pretty good deal, I think?). He bought the guitar brand new a few years ago, its the sunburst model (or whichever the burst finish is that they use on those), he has all of the original paper work and case, and I would probably give it a 9/10 on condition.
I wanted to buy the guitar right then and there, but I didn't have all of the money to just buy it out right from him. He said that he always takes trades for other guitars and gear though, so I went and grabbed some of my guitars that I might consider getting rid of to see if we could work something out. The two guitars that I brought in were my Partscaster Tele and my 2000 American Standard Tele. I figure the Partscaster is worth around $300-400, and then whatever an American Standard is going for at the moment. I got the American Standard couple months ago from the original owner. It was bought new in 2000 and a month or two after it was bought something happened and the owner just quit playing music, so it has sat locked up in the case under their bed since then, until I bought it from them a couple months ago. So it is in fantastic condition and it is probably the closest to a new guitar that I have ever seen from a 13 year old guitar (or any used guitar). Also, it has the ash body, blonde finish, and a maple board. I still really like this tele, but I do like my '94 just a little bit more.
After he looked over both of the guitars, he said that he would take the two Teles plus $450 for the ES-339. So now I am just trying to decide if I want to get rid of my Blonde American Tele or not, or if the 339 would really be worth it. Like I said, I still really like this Tele, but I really liked the 339 too, and I can't help but think that it might be a really awesome guitar to have (and I do still have another American Tele). What are your thoughts? Should I go with the deal? Do you think its a pretty good deal? And for any ES-339 owners, how do you like your's? Thanks a lot for any input or help!!
I went to visit my uncle all of last week, and while I was there, he took me to a guys house that is his guitar tech and he also runs a small guitar shop out of his house. While I was there checking out all of the gear that he had for sale, I spotted a nice Gibson ES-339 in the corner. It was actually one of the guy's personal guitars, but he said anything was for sale for the right price. Lol So I sat down and played it for a while and I really, really liked it! We started chatting and figuring out a deal. After all was said, he said that he would take $1,400 for it (which from what I have seen is a pretty good deal, I think?). He bought the guitar brand new a few years ago, its the sunburst model (or whichever the burst finish is that they use on those), he has all of the original paper work and case, and I would probably give it a 9/10 on condition.
I wanted to buy the guitar right then and there, but I didn't have all of the money to just buy it out right from him. He said that he always takes trades for other guitars and gear though, so I went and grabbed some of my guitars that I might consider getting rid of to see if we could work something out. The two guitars that I brought in were my Partscaster Tele and my 2000 American Standard Tele. I figure the Partscaster is worth around $300-400, and then whatever an American Standard is going for at the moment. I got the American Standard couple months ago from the original owner. It was bought new in 2000 and a month or two after it was bought something happened and the owner just quit playing music, so it has sat locked up in the case under their bed since then, until I bought it from them a couple months ago. So it is in fantastic condition and it is probably the closest to a new guitar that I have ever seen from a 13 year old guitar (or any used guitar). Also, it has the ash body, blonde finish, and a maple board. I still really like this tele, but I do like my '94 just a little bit more.
After he looked over both of the guitars, he said that he would take the two Teles plus $450 for the ES-339. So now I am just trying to decide if I want to get rid of my Blonde American Tele or not, or if the 339 would really be worth it. Like I said, I still really like this Tele, but I really liked the 339 too, and I can't help but think that it might be a really awesome guitar to have (and I do still have another American Tele). What are your thoughts? Should I go with the deal? Do you think its a pretty good deal? And for any ES-339 owners, how do you like your's? Thanks a lot for any input or help!!
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)I'm only trading one american tele (my least favorite of the two I have), a cheaper partscaster Tele, and some cash. If for some reason I like the 335 even better than the 339, I might trade to make a deal for it instead.
