onewilyfool Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I guess Craig's list is kind of a hobby of mine…lol….I find it humorous, entertaining, and SOMETIMES I find a gem in the guitar classifieds, which makes it all worthwhile…..but I digress….I've noticed, as ads come and go…..that there is very little premium for guitar with factory pickups on acoustics. It doesn't matter which company or model, the pure acoustic model winds up selling for the same price more or less than the same model with the factory pickup. In fact, a lot of sellers don't even mention that their guitar has a factory pickup!!! I guess because most often, factory installed pickups are the lowest price and quality pickup available. A lot of sellers strategically take photos that hide those "barn door" pickups cut into the sides of guitars, which is out of integrity, but I digress again…..Here at our local luthery shop, they charge about $100 to install an after market pickup. Pickups can cost from $100 upwards to $500 so that is $200 to $600 for an installed version. I rarely see those guitars with after market's installed getting much of a kick in sale price over the pure acoustic models! I guess in some people's mind, the guitar is "modified" from original, and now worth as much??? Anyway, something I've noticed and thought I'd bring it up for discussion….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Tuning machines, bone bits also. Just like a car with new wheels, paint, gets the same price it was before. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 On some electric guitars also....the sum total of the parts can be much greater than the price of the guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phelonious Ponk Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 On some electric guitars also....the sum total of the parts can be much greater than the price of the guitar Yep. You don't build parts guitars for the investment. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 If I were playing 'out' still, I'd probably want to get pickups installed in my acoustic guitars....but since I don't, and most of the time, (probably 95% of the time), I'm not amplified anyway..... But the reason I don't add them...even to my old Dove... is TOTALLY because I don't want to modify them at all from the way they came from the factory. Unfortunately, that includes adding a strap button on the heel of the neck.... NONE of my birds have them, which causes me to use a strap shoe on the headstock....but.... I just can't bring myself to modify them in any way. But that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 If I were playing 'out' still, I'd probably want to get pickups installed in my acoustic guitars....but since I don't, and most of the time, (probably 95% of the time), I'm not amplified anyway..... But the reason I don't add them...even to my old Dove... is TOTALLY because I don't want to modify them at all from the way they came from the factory. Unfortunately, that includes adding a strap button on the heel of the neck.... NONE of my birds have them, which causes me to use a strap shoe on the headstock....but.... I just can't bring myself to modify them in any way. But that's just me. Rob, you are not alone in this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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