Shelbyman

I'm a big fan of JB and have been since his first album, that’s right..album in 1972. I've followed JB over the years and have been to about 8 of his concerts. It's interesting to me that he actually endorsed a sig series from any company regardless of how much he made in the deal. As for the guitar, I've held and played one and they are great guitars. They are comfortable playing, very well built and have a nice BOOMING tone. The one I played needed a set up in terms of action adjustment and had a lil issue staing in tune. The JB model I played was impressive but not enough for ME to lay down the cash for that particular body style and Sig series guitar. Any item will bring whatever someone is willing to pay on any given day and the price paid can vary more than you think. I owned a retail guitar business for 15 years before going corporate consulting and observed this interesting buyer behavior on more than one occasion. I'd watch several guys hem & haw over the retail price of a Jimmy Page Sig Series LP and the next day a guy comes in with a gold card and pays full price. Even on used gear…..I’ve had Townsend & Presley used acoustics, Slash LP…and someone will always step up to pay the asking price. I even had several Fender or even Sig Series Rickenbacker guitars including a Susanna Hoffs Ricky NIB, which I bought and sold 3 different times. Each time I got more $$ for it than I did when it was new. Sig series will always be desirable to collectors more so than hardcore players. There are always going to be buyers out there interested in these types of guitars and it only takes ONE to pay big money. $7700 & $5800 MRSP is hefty, especially for an artist that most people don’t know and a fraction of players recognize. Ultimately, I bet you’ll see the folks that own the JB models are more JB fans than speculators on investments. Now, to actually get to answer your question (lol)….here’s an A that sold for just over 4k on ebay recently. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&item=300660391317&nma=true&rt=nc&si=5ep6VB5Y%252B8odsUqyBouzLUv5D10%253D&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc If you can get either model below 50% of cost in clean condition, you cannot lose. My advise is to find someone in a message board that has one and see if you can get into it via trading. Always better to be the ONLY guy negotiating with a seller than to get into a competitive situation on CL or eBay. I ALWAYS made out in trades, whether it was when I had a retail business or even to this day. Beware…wanting almost always feels better than having. lol That being said, go get yourself one of the JB acoustics and enjoy!! Interesting exchange on the JB model here…. http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=218373 Jackson playing his model...