OldCowboy Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I stand by the 2 70s era Martins I have owned. I think we agree but it doesn't really matter. Yeah, we agree. We've agreed from the onset. Far as I'm concerned, the more folks who have a realistic context to consider, the less BS there's going to be floating around about Martin guitars from the 1970s. For me, it's not much of an issue. In fact, I should probably just stay quiet since I'd like to purchase one sometime down the line and the negative perspective could well work in my favor in terms of pricing. Then again, since you're selling, the negative attitudes out there could potentially work against you. Interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichG Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I was trying to gauge a reasonable value for my Sheryl Crow SJ and currently there are none for sale that I can find, new or used. So in a sense, one might expect that certain models might hold their value or even increase based upon supply and demand. No, I'm not ready to sell it yet. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I paid about $2600 or $2700... I think... for my SJTV new a few years ago, and sold it last year for $2400. I did way better than I thought. The used market for these SJs are robust in my opinion.... More so than standard J45s etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Martin went to a large RW bridge plates and heavier braces and tops in late 1969. These guitars are noticeably less responsive than earlier models. In addition, one of Martin's four bridge jigs was slightly off, so one out of four guitars had built in intonation problems. To fix the problem, either the bridge has to be moved or the saddle slot has to be filled and re-cut in the correct location. A lot of these guitars were later souped up -- new bridge plates and scalloped braces -- and ended up as structural sound, fine sounding guitars. Let's pick, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I just saw an Epiphone EF500RAVS Masterbilt go for $1050 on ebay. That's $300-400 more than they were a couple years ago. Of course, you don't see those very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Martin went to a large RW bridge plates and heavier braces and tops in late 1969. These guitars are noticeably less responsive than earlier models. I played an incredibly responsive 1970 00-18 for twenty years. One of the finest tones I've ever heard coming out of a small box, rosewood bridgeplate & all. Generalizations can be helpful, but they won't tell the story on every guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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