Strat and Tele for sale. What's it worth?

[Hebjam]

(Check my other post for the Strat)
This Tele used to be a Mahogany Thinline body. I put foam in and re-finished it to look like a '72 Custom. Hand -cut the pickguard myself etc... It has a brand new Mighty Mite neck , Tusq nut and new Gotoh tuners. Super fat sounding and great action(I did a fret file etc...).

Both guitars have extra pickguards. As for pickups, I'm not sure yet. They currently have Vintage Gibsons and Duncan hybrids. Depends on price what I could do.
I've owned many Fenders and can say these two totaly match up to any of them. What do y'all think these are worth?

 

[big_black]

Re: Strat and Tele for sale. What's it worth?

You filled it with foam and refinned the body?

Ugh...I dunno.

 

[Hebjam]

Re: Strat and Tele for sale. What's it worth?

Yea, I did . But i find it sounds just a bit 'tighter' now. I only put 1 small peice where the f-hole was. I wanted a bit less acoustic honk. Sounds better now (in my opinion). If someone wanted to strip it, they would have a beautiful thinline body, no flaws...

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Strat and Tele for sale. What's it worth?

Good lord, I thought you meant spray foam for a minute

 

[telemanjam]

Re: Strat and Tele for sale. What's it worth?

Depending on the pickups you put in there, you'd be lucky to get $350. I'd say closer to $250-300. Putting foam in the f hole and refinishing really didn't help resale value. I wouldn't have done that unless I was absolutely sure I'd never sell it. Plus, some cheesy MM neck only makes it far worse. Definately take those Gibson/Duncan pickups out and put something more suitable in there as you're going to have to sell that cheap regardless of which pickups are in there.

I recommend just parting it out as it's a mutt guitar anyway.

 

[Hebjam]

Re: Strat and Tele for sale. What's it worth?

The Tele might be sold but yea, i'll probably just pull 'em apart. I'm on A Les Paul Special kick now....

 

[SoundAt11]

Re: Strat and Tele for sale. What's it worth?

There is nothing wrong with Mighty Mite necks, I've got an all Maple one myself and it plays great, has a smooth finish, jumbo frets and holds a tune perfect. That and it's Warmoth equivalent would cost $200.
I'd assume $150 for the neck (with tuners/nut), $150 for the body. $50 for a pickguard, bridge, ferrules, electronics.
The other two pickguards, probably $20 apiece.
That's assuming you're parting it out.
Pickups would be worth the going rate for Duncan on ebay (I'm not up on Hybrid or Gibson pricing).
It's worth more to part it out. Someone may want the body, but not the neck, or vice-versa. If you sell it intact, you'll have to hope for that lone person that has the exact idea of the perfect guitar as you with the amount of money you want and happens to be guitar shopping at the right time.
Otherwise, just part it out and you open it up to more people.

I like it, though, looks cool and probably sounds great. Mahogany thinline body with a maple neck and humbuckers has got to be killer!

 

[telemanjam]

Re: Strat and Tele for sale. What's it worth?

There is nothing wrong with Mighty Mite necks, I've got an all Maple one myself and it plays great, has a smooth finish, jumbo frets and holds a tune perfect. That and it's Warmoth equivalent would cost $200.
I'd assume $150 for the neck (with tuners/nut), $150 for the body. $50 for a pickguard, bridge, ferrules, electronics.
The other two pickguards, probably $20 apiece.
That's assuming you're parting it out.
Pickups would be worth the going rate for Duncan on ebay (I'm not up on Hybrid or Gibson pricing).
It's worth more to part it out. Someone may want the body, but not the neck, or vice-versa. If you sell it intact, you'll have to hope for that lone person that has the exact idea of the perfect guitar as you with the amount of money you want and happens to be guitar shopping at the right time.
Otherwise, just part it out and you open it up to more people.

I like it, though, looks cool and probably sounds great. Mahogany thinline body with a maple neck and humbuckers has got to be killer!

NO WAY could he get $150 for a used MM neck. Most sell for under $120 NEW! The tuners are nothing special and add maybe $15. I'd say $100 tops for the neck.

 

[big_black]

Re: Strat and Tele for sale. What's it worth?

You can get a Warmoth or USACG neck for $150 on ebay most days out of the week....

 

[Imp]

Re: Strat and Tele for sale. What's it worth?

with the tuners as well?