caper26 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Hi guys. A friend is selling a Gibson and he thought it was an SG. I am no gearhead, but I don't think it is a true SG. So I am requesting help identifying the particulars, as well as the value of the used guitar, as if to buy on kijiji or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 It looks to be legitimate, though well-used. And the pickups may have been changed out, which is typical of a player's guitar. By that serial number, it was made in Nashville on January 25th, 2005. Production Number: 289. According to the Blue Book of Guitar Valuations, it is worth approximately $600 USD in that condition. Clean it up, mount the back plate, drop in some original (covered) pickups, it will be worth $700 to $800. Hope this helps. :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caper26 Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 And the pickups may have been changed out, which is typical of a player's guitar. Clean it up, mount the back plate, drop in some original (covered) pickups, it will be worth $700 to $800. Hope this helps. That helped a lot pal. Thanks. What do you mean by the above? Mount the back plate? I only took it off to take photos... Also, is there a way to tell if the pick ups are better or worse than stock ones for this guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 To my guess the pickups are probably stock. The braided wire is matching original pickups, and the soldering points look unmodified to me. All in all it seems to be consistent with an SG Special Faded in Worn Cherry: http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-Special-Faded/Specs.aspx NOTE: The "i" dot of stamped logos might be aligned with the "i" as well as shifted towards the "G" on Gibson guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 To my guess the pickups are probably stock. The braided wire is matching original pickups, and the soldering points look unmodified to me. All in all it seems to be consistent with an SG Special Faded in Worn Cherry: http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-Special-Faded/Specs.aspx I do believe you are right, capmaster. What threw me off was the unfinished look just inside the pick guard, around the pickups. It give an appearance of some routing-out (characteristic of a home-job mounting of after-market pickups). Heck, maybe they all look that way. I have never held one in person. If it is indeed an SG Special Faded, it is worth, bone-stock: Mint condition: $550 Excellent + condition: $475 Excellent condition: $400 Very good +: $325 Very good: $275 Good: $225 :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 It looks to be legitimate, though well-used. And the pickups may have been changed out, which is typical of a player's guitar. By that serial number, it was made in Nashville on January 25th, 2005. Production Number: 289. According to the Blue Book of Guitar Valuations, it is worth approximately $600 USD in that condition. Clean it up, mount the back plate, drop in some original (covered) pickups, it will be worth $700 to $800. Hope this helps. :mellow: These guitars never had covered pups. Not these models. That helped a lot pal. Thanks. What do you mean by the above? Mount the back plate? I only took it off to take photos... Also, is there a way to tell if the pick ups are better or worse than stock ones for this guitar? That's purely personal preference. In many cases, if the pups WERE changed, they like were for the personal preference of the one changing them, and likely would have been "quality" pups if changed. But also, many bought these because the Gibby pups were good. I do believe you are right, capmaster. What threw me off was the unfinished look just inside the pick guard, around the pickups. It give an appearance of some routing-out (characteristic of a home-job mounting of after-market pickups). Heck, maybe they all look that way. I have never held one in person. If it is indeed an SG Special Faded, it is worth, bone-stock: Mint condition: $550 Excellent + condition: $475 Excellent condition: $400 Very good +: $325 Very good: $275 Good: $225 :mellow: Much better. This is more accurate. These guitars are regarded for being good players and sounding good, but they weren't expensive even when they were sold new. You could buy them all day for 600 bones American. When dealing with inexpensive guitars, in this price range it really doesn't matter if it's bone stock. These are players prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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