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Went into guitar center last month for the first time in a couple years. I was clueless about current market prices for new models from the big names. $1400+ for the bottom of the barrel bog standard models from Gibson and Fender and decent quality strat customs starting around 2.5-4k!?! Gibson's definitely demanding higher prices. The high wall really nice stuff covered in $6-8k guitars?!? Like whut??? In this economy? They're smokin crack!!! 😆 If I hadn't seen that with my own eyes I would've thought the deals and prices for your swap was crazy. I'd say you did good. You threw in all those extras and it was a real great condition 70's strat. He got a good quality strat he can make a good sale on in his store to the right person. That Les Paul looks to be an easy $3.5-4k turn around in todays model prices.
Great deal. I may be biased as I am not a huge Strat fan (I hate bolt-on necks, it’s like reaching under a girl’s skirt and finding a coq! They also sound very banjo like to me). On the other hand Gibson have significantly raised their prices… that Les Paul would have cost $2200 new a few years ago, I don’t think you will get $2500 for it, probably $2000 to $2200. You got what $350 in cash? So that puts you at $2350 to $2550 and frankly your Strat was worth more than that given the asking price for the 2 same year and model at the other booths. I also think, at guitar shows, everyone is looking for “a deal”. Personally I would put it for sale on Reverb for $2800, taking home $2625 or more after fees and shipping costs (provided you offered free shipping, I tend to personally). Could you have made out better financially? Yes but it would have 1.) taken longer and 2.) more hassle. By the way, one thing you didn’t say that I think is worth mentioning is dealers with booths will usually act like something is not special or act like it is near worthless WHEN something is nice, it’s a tactic to wear down the seller. They do this when they want it, but they want it super cheap and you’re expected to sell for less because “hey buddy I gotta make profit” that’s not our problem so feck that noise LOL
I pray to God thing correct-Some of the prices are sick. This event looks great. I would love to attend one. There is nothing like it where I live. These people are genuine.
Diablo Guitars is owned by Parker Lundgren, former guitarist for Queensryche and former son in law of Geoff Tate. He was standing next to the guy looking at your strat, the Zach guy.
I'm an uninformed buyer , but so many of these shows seem to be full of inventory but the demand side looks thiner , and the demographics always look similar, if the totality of Gen z/x is starring at a phone , where does all of this inventory end up , and add to that the new instrument pipeline is running at 100% , just a bit perplexing , interesting landscape
@@buckodonnghaile4309 I’m a Gen-Xer staring at my phone right now. Staring at the phone makes it easier for me to spends hundreds(if not thousands) of dollars a year on Reverb. Plus, the wonderful app we are on right now called RU-vid shows me all the cool new stuff as soon as it comes out.
the cowhide esquire with the plain looking headstock is modeled after leo fender's early prototypes that were made between 1945 and 1949, they had that 3 on each side headstock and the volume/tone knobs with no selector and were called 'snakeheads' since the headstock looked sort-of like the head of a snake.
My first amp was an Alamo. No reverb but it broke up really early and sounded good. Never went to the Dallas show but had friends that had booths every year. Did the Nashville show a couple of times and had some decent sales on parts and pick guards, pick ups and bodies at my booth. Met Vince Gill and man what a nice guy.
I'm all about the used market shitting the bed for a few years. I held off from buying anything during the the guitarmageddon that was going on as a result of the Covid lockdowns beyond necessities: like strings, cables, etc. There were a couple guitars, an amp and several preamps and pedals. I have one of the guitars. It's 3 years old, and i got it for 60% of the price new. I was seeing them selling for like $50 off the retail and i just refused to do it, in spite of being able to buy it. The other guitar's price has dropped dramatically too, but I'm putting that off for a couple years. I wanted to pick up an Egnater Rebel 20. I had one years ago and i remember it was awesome for slaving preamps and modelers. You can run it from 20W down to 1W, or switch between 6V6's to EL84s. It wasn't even that bad of a price, considering the absurd prices of everything else, but i held off and ended ponying up $60 more 10 months ago, for the Rebel and a 15W Tweaker 12" combo. I sold cars for several years before i started working on guitars and amps. It doesn't matter if it's guitars and amps, pedals, or a mid-sized crossover SUV; i don't mind paying what something is worth. Sometimes, for various reasons, the price of something will spike. Maybe a component is suddenly unavailable and they no longer build them in that form, or maybe someone sees it on John Mayer's pedalboard and the price goes up. Covid created a widespread, but predictably temporary large increase in demand. People were locked in their homes for a year with nothing but time and enhanced unemployment benefits on their hands. Eventually that would end, followed shortly by a lot of gear suddenly starting to they the used market. -Sunrise, sunset.-7 I do feel for the independent shops getting squeezed.
Guitar shows are a bad place to try to sell a guitar if you want close to what it's worth. They are gonna treat you just like you were walking into guitar center to sell it... Ive been going to dallas guitar show for 25 years, the venders are all a-holes
I would think a Guitologist Reverb store would do really well... I know packing and shipping aren't fun, but I would think your audience would pay a premium for your gear where as the average reseller buyer at a swap meet would want to offer bottom dollar. Just a thought. Great video none the less. A super fun watch!
Its called the (Cuatro) (4) Its a very nice sounding instrument when played the right way , so happy to see you playing one Brad , hats off , Alfred NYC /PR
Man the world has changed….the first dealer…..well not sure if it’s been gone over…no idea of price…and them maybe I’ll look into it for you….what the ?
My advice, after nearly 50 years buying and selling guitars as an active player in gigging bands is this: Buy what you like to play. Don't speculate financially on guitars that you wouldn't or don't like playing. If you don't like the way Gibson Firebirds play or feel, don't collect one.
Hey Brad, thanks for taking us along, looking forward to the continuation. Great negotiation on that trade. You’re right, you will offload that LP much quicker. If I was there with you, the drinks would be on me brother! Cheers 🍻
swamp ash, of the very same tree, the wood harvested that is underwater is half the weight of the wood above water, the light stuff come from under water & the heavy stuff is above water level. fun fact!!
And in Cuba they make the (three) (3) some with 6 string in pairs of 2 , and they also make one with 9 strings in pairs of 3 , which sound like a piano , the 3 Cubano , Alfred NYC / PR ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z2R5Z-V2vM8.html
42:25 Y’all, that is the great Larry Briggs (Amigo Guitar Shows) that Brad is talking to. That’s the mist I’ve ever heard him talk. That a great moment. The stories he could tell about the famous guitars he’s sold. Wow. Without saying too much, Mr. Briggs and The Guitologist have a fair amount in common relative to their feelings on stagflation. 😉 Larry Briggs is one of the good ones.
I for one love the Paul you got, I think you did good. For the record it was made on the 89th day of 2022. 323rd of the first batch that day. Great looking top on that thing also.
Cool. Like that Kendrick amp. And being a Carvin guy the X60 is a rare one.Also when I was a kid my best friends gramps had a 20’s arch top with that small 5watt Gibson tweed amp. That he bought in 1927. He used bring it out every time I came over. Because he wanted me to play it. I was always so amazed at just how good it sounded. This was in the early 80’s.
It's the same at all trade conventions: comics, cards, toys and videogames. These events are primarily held for Boomers and older Gen X, since they are the ones who have the expendable income to buy and trade expensive, rare or vintage gear. There's more guitarists under age 44 than there is over 44, yet they're not at shows like this. They're, for the most part, struggling to pay rent or mortgage, trying to remain gainfully employed in this economy, and not throwing $2590 away on a 1920s Gibson amp. They're buying Harley Benton, Epiphone and Squier and hoping that one day they can own a home or land. The "greatest guitar generation" made it impossible for them to do otherwise, and they can't wait for the day that generation finally kicks the bucket. A 1970s Hardtail Strat is a $200 instrument, not $3000.
Shows like this near me never have guitars I’m interested in. 7&8 string and baritones high gain tube amps more metal than classic rock “metal” I love and have les Paul’s and all but also lots of Ibanez 7 and 8s. No Mayones or other brands I’m interested in seeing. I still go to see but that’s another reason people my age aren’t buying
The original 6v6 reverberockets are some of the best sounding amps ever built. One of my greatest gear regrets is trading one for a silverface fender back in the 90s
Love this channel, mad respect to the Guitologist. I don't know about these prices though, maybe they are worth it for some of the hand made guitars and Martins, but I'd rather hook up a kit guitar than pay some of these prices. Musical instruments are just not geared to the working folks anymore. Keep on guitoligyn and such Brad!
IMO there is about to be a HUGE crash in the 1970-1990 Vintage instrument market . The golden era stuff will stay overpriced but the later is about to drop . Guitar & bass "music" was last popular with Gen X . Boomers were the biggest generation that experienced this era but they are selling their stuff and riding into the sunset . Most are selling and buying new stuff just to play . These Boomers would rather sell their vintage stuff for top dollar and use that money for retirement . The only reason 70's and early 80's stuff have risen in price is because of nostalgia . Most 70's and 80's stuff is "meh" . There are some gems out there but you have to look . And a new Gibson Custom is more than likely feel and sound better than an 1981 model . I've played 70's Les Paul's and compared to my newer Les Paul , my newer Les Paul sound and feel better . Now before someone gives me shit , yes , there are some good ones but tbh , their not great . The market is FLOODED with instruments and the population or folks who are into instruments is getting smaller . You don't see many 20 somethings looking for stuff at these shows .
I think you did good on the trade so far. I have a 1974 Deluxe Reverb with new original spec caps that' has been completely gone through by a Tech. Its in almost new condition. I think I got a deal at $1850.00 + $90.00 shipping from Reverb 3 years ago. I love this amp, Its no doubt my favorite except maybe the 50 watt Fender Bassman head I have. Thanks Brad for filming this, cant hardly wait for part 2
I agree with you 100% in regards to the guy that ASKED YOU if you were selling the strat, you wished him well at the end and he almost gave you a cold shoulder. People suck! I thought the same thing as you did before you started talking about it. I like the way that you carry yourself and subscribed to your channel 20 minutes before I got to this point in the video! Cheers 🍻
There's always a guy that thinks he's all that , but you were a pro , you showed him how it's done , and like he said "you didn't have to" Alfred NYC / PR
..... I was at the Amigo Guitar show in Costa Mesa in Jan. & it's the same thing there. Prices are jacked to the moon. Don't think I will ever buy anything at one of these shows, I can get a much better deal elsewhere. But as far as your deal? I think you got the better end of the deal (if the Paul has a thick profile neck) Sure, it's a newer one but 70s strats are garbage & I've owned enough of them to know)
@@crosswalklarry That’s an excuse for a world that has no respect anymore. I’m older that 90 % of the dealers in the video. I agree there is the odd one, but morality and respect 🫡 has left this place sadly, as well as a simple thank you as he stated. I wish it wasn’t so.
The ones who vocally demand respect are always the ones who least deserve it. The one who takes offense when old people remain seated, when in his glorious presence, has led a very lucky life, to have reached old age with sych a kid's attitude. Maybe those disrespectful old people didn't know who you are? You should've insisted: "Do you people know who I am?! Stand for me, now!"
Brad , I traded my white SG that I paid 1900 dollars for to a dude who wanted to trade me a 2500 dollar Gibson SG modern in blueberry fade and I didn't like how neck heavy it was so I traded it for a fender American ultra stratocaster in cobra blue and I love the fender , it's a keeper
Wait you traded your $1,900 white SG to a dude for a $2,500 Gibson GS modern in blueberry which turned out to be weight balanced as neck heavy so then you turned around and traded the neck heavy Gibson for a Fender Ultra Stratocaster in cobra blue and you love it?
just being honest, but the premium you're probably expecting due to the "light" weight isn't perceived as that high to justify the asking. but good luck!
That one guy passing on the deal was jaded and rude. I've dealt with guitar stores like this that didn't even know what I was bringing them. I would rather sell cheap to a friend than a jerk like that. Don't treat customers like trash. They may want to spend their money with you! I stopped going to the particular store In referring to and they are out of business years later while others thrive. I've had good trade deals from other stores, even Guitar Center no less.
I would take that trade, I started in the 80's. My first electric was a Japanese Arbor Explorer. I ended up painting a metallic gold Ankh on it. My first real guitar was a brand new 85 Kramer Pacer Deluxe which my drummer stole 20 years ago when he was on Heroin before he OD'd. I used to have an original 1980 Fender Lead II that I bought for $150 along with a 1980 tube screamer in like 1993 but Hurricane Katrina took it along with a dozen others along with a 72' Ampeg V-4 head and a 70's Marshall 4x12 plus various odds and ends irreplaceable gear. Life sucks, and then Joe Biden is president.
49:58 Diablo Guitars. I bought a used Jackson Custom Shop Pablo Santana Extreme Warrior from them just a few weeks ago via Reverb. Made an offer on what they were asking and got it for a good price. Good sellers.
The market is saturated with very decent inexpensive Asian guitars, and hoarders, who have driven up prices on vintage instruments, now want to unload them. For that to happen, prices have to go down.
Given the bases that I've owned the quality of construction of 70s, Fender guitars very widelete. You must play them in order not to get a pig in the poke.
Thanks for this shooting from the hip walk and talk document Brad. Really cool. for those of us stuck on the far ends of the globe, this is a valuable insight.. Particularly liked your old school interactions with most stall holders, something truly rare in this day. Love the focus on old amps and unusual guitars too, especially the guy with the customised Marshall style amps. Alex ( South Africa ).
@@TheGuitologist you starting a tube factory? Because changing the tubes to a different tube is exactly why ampegs are worthless. A 59 bassman converted to run el84’s isn’t worth crap.
Nice show update. Great commentary on free market economics! And kudos for respecting a dealer throwing out a lowball offer. You never know if someone is desperate so might as well test the waters, so to speak!
38:54 😂 That sign is not 70 years old like the guy said. Possibly fun the 70's at the oldest but more like early 80's and it's probably not from England either but you could find out by checking the wall plug.
MAN!! I love the idea of the Old'sCool guy's idea of a variable headroom knob. I'm sure I'm not repeating this idea correctly. But I've never heard anyone with something exactly as he's describing, and I know you can't really hear through a live video with a lot of background noise and using a camera microphone, but the idea intrigues me. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the idea. They say there's nothing new under the sun, but I suppose with technology that might not be true. Gimmick or possibly a good idea?
Yeah, as in…. I’m not going to share how I’m doing this with anyone. But honestly I can’t really blame him. I suppose that’s the chance you take buying from a little guy/boutique company. If it breaks, can you get it fixed if they’re out of business? Probably. But I certainly couldn’t. Brad probably could because he understands circuits. IDK….
Great video. I think you got a fair trade at the end. I'm not sure what I would have done in your position. Value wise is good, but there is something intangible about having a vintage guitar that I might not be able to get over for trading it for a modern production guitar.
The mustangs are cool but a ton of bread. Damn those Martins were nice. Every 70s guitar I ever sold was a huge mistake. Early on, the Vibroverb was steal
Had a pretty nasty interaction with Ninja Pedals years ago on Reverb. Dude took 10 days to ship a pedal from Texas to Oklahoma. No apologies and made up some excuse about payment processing taking to long....Gave him a bad review, and he blew up my messages with all sorts of weirdly veiled threats. It's like, I just want my $40 behringer pedal that I made the mistake of buying from you dude.
i had a small vox tear drop, phantom and hollowbody collection. electric 6 and 12 strings thats some of the stuff i miss most having lost all me guitars and amps around 25 to 30 of both guitars and amps to drug addiction. most of the stuff it was just gear but there are a few piece i really miss a teardrop is one of them. ive got 13 years clean from hard drugs so maybe ill come across one and have the money to buy it they have gone up in value quite a bit though. violin guitars also i had some mij ones never the real vox though
Not that you got a bad deal, but I think that old guy was slicker than you think. Obvious he wanted to dump that Les Paul. Right in front with Trade as an option. Its probably a harder sell at these kinda shows since most are looking for vintage. Congrats on the new Axe.
It's a buyers market, has been for the last 2 years, the one thing good about covid was all the people buying guitars to learn to play then giving up, soooo much to chose from.
For someone like me when I was hunting a swap meet in my teens in 92 and had zeeero funds. Would love to see you do a "find the cheapest deal in the show" on day 2. Whether it's a box project wreck in parts and pieces or a beat to hell late 80's honkin boat of a Hondo bass! LOL Only stipulation is it's all there so if put together it should work. You know the Ghetto Gig special. Cheapest dang deal at the show! Don't have to buy it just find it! LOL Maybe also the best value to dollar "best buy" Guitologist pick guitar. Same deal just give us a what you would hunt if it was for your personal enjoyment and a good value not necessarily welfare level but fair budget buy in today's market. Thanks man for walking the show for us. There's so many nice way over the top for my blood priced guitars out there at these shows today. Lot's of beautiful rare picks for the financially frivolous. Not too many nice in the hand and on the pocket book, a lil ruff on the eyes but soppin with mojo models these days. And is it seriously like not much less then 4 bills is the bargain bin price right now at a show like this???🤨 Left all the 1 bill wonders on the pawn shop wall I guess.😏 I know this is not a low end swap meet by any means but someones gotta have a few cheap beaters out there. Anyways, whatever tomorrow brings I'll be watching. Happy huntin.🤘👽
Those Spectra 225 amps were good sounding amps. My friend had a music store in the 80s and was a dealer for them. They were sold through Dean Markley. I wish I bought one of them. They also made tube amps.
That's how I've done business for over 45 years. Being self employed for over 32 years, I had 1 check/payment bounce, and that was rectified about a week later. Treat people how you want to be treated, do any work on your clients home as you would do in your own home, and do what you said you were going to do. No shortcuts, bait and switch, or white lies. Do your job, and you will be rewarded in life.
Brad- Everything is "stagflated" I have a mint KISS concert t-shirt from 1995-1996 tour. Perfect condition complete with KISS Army logo. People offer $20-$25 for it. A t-shirt from a concert today is $50-$60...
For guitars, there is a bigger problem. People my generation are aging out, selling equipment, and younger buyers are not interested in the guitars we bought because their heroes didn't play them to the same high degree. We are the largest generation, and we kept the industry afloat. It's going to crash. No stopping it.
Gear is so cheap nowadays, this generation of guitarist are just cheap, frugal, whatever you want to call it lol.. I started playing guitar in my mid teens in the late 90s and gear prices were bonkers, but that was the norm even a crummy Squire bullet Strat would set you back 200-300bux and you were still paying 200-400bux for a "well used" Kramer or Ibanez at a pawn shop when minimum wage was 5-7bux and hour, it wasn't uncommon back then to blow your whole paycheck on a "used mid level guitar" or a very nice pedal lol.
Love your guitar exhibition/sale episodes. On a slightly different note, can you an episode (or two) on neck throughs? Just wanna hear your perspective. Thanks
Hey Brad, Wow a lot of great stuff at the show on day one. Most way out of my price range though. I look forward to seeing what's up on day two. I also wanted to say thanks for the video on the Enya Nova go Sonic. When I saw it, I had to have one and I love it. Thanks again!
You came out pretty good, Brad! I'm going to have to check out Old's Cool amps! I have a hankering for a Bandmaster, and he is not too far from me! Thank you for all the content you provide! You're as REAL as it gets!!!
Me and my grandpa recently modified my tube amplifiers we put silvertone 6V6 tubes in it for the preamp We also added a noise gate circuit and a Danelectro fab echo circuit I play country rockabilly and bluegrass and the strings I use are Thomastik flatwound strings 11sb We also want the speakers for Jensen P8R speakers
Hobbies = Stagflation, Basic Necessities = Rampant Hyperinflation. It's just the way it works. A roof over your head, groceries in your stomach, keeping the electricity, water & sewage utilities paid will always take precedence over a really cool looking preowned guitar. There is a lot of politics involved & at the end of the day, keeping the money you worked hard for over a career is a constant assault when society retires you for age.
@@TheGuitologist It's crazy what is going on locally here. The residential growth & taxes by developers & politicians is going after generations of poor & middle class labor like they were paid 6 figure incomes for decades. Somehow a $ 15/minimum wage is supposed to fund inflated projects. Virtually every infrastructure project remains unfunded to as much as 50% funded as approved. One project was victimized for a fraudulent $ 719K payment to a wire transfer phishing scheme (FlaglerLive article, With $719,000 Almost Certainly Lost to Fraud, School District Turns to Insurance in Hopes for Recovery). I'd love to reward some of these guitar manufacturers for the work invested, it's just not in the budget.
By the way . . . I absolutely LOVE these Dallas International Guitar Festival videos that you're doing. I watch last year's video from start to finish and I did the same with this one. Thanks again for a great video! Rock on, brother man!
Its all very nice eye candy 😊but unless i hit the number i will stick to buying new guitars 🎸 and my grandchildren can reap the benefits like those on your channel that are worth more.i like aging my own guitars 🎸 from new its more enjoyable 😉
