'63 Explorer for over $200,000 at elderly

[Lungimsam]

Why is this so expensive? What is "Korina"?

I didn't;t think Explorers were so special. Never knew much about them though.

https://www.elderly.com/collections/all/products/gibson-explorer-1963

[Sgt. Pepper]

A type of wood. I think it's from Africa but don't quote me.

Edited June 12, 2020 by Sgt. Pepper

[rct]

Korina was a wood they wanted to use in place of what we typically call mahogany.  It is from Africa.  It is not special, no super duper tone, no resonance, no tap tuning magic.  Just wood that they could get tonnes of cheaper than mahogany.  But it didn't work, for whatever reasons.

rct

[Big Bill]

2 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:

 "I think it's from Africa"

Look what I just did here.

[brad1]

6 minutes ago, Big Bill said:

Look what I just did here.

You did what he asked you not to do. 

How very mean 😄

[Big Bill]

9 minutes ago, brad1 said:

You did what he asked you not to do. 

How very mean 😄

[Sgt. Pepper]

1 hour ago, Big Bill said:

Look what I just did here.

Big Bill is here all week. Rim Shot. 

[jdgm]

Yes it does seem like a highly optimistic price, even if it is a rare/legendary guitar produced in small numbers - perhaps there is something in the provenance.

Elderly know what they are talking about so theoretically it just might be worth about that, but I think the market for this in 2020 must be very small...at half or less of the asking price.

Edited June 12, 2020 by jdgm

[SteveFord]

If you pick up shipping and do PayPal Friends And Family I'll let my 2007 GOTW Explorer go for $50K.

It has new strings on it and comes with the original case.

P.S.

I'm keeping the truss rod adjusting tool.

Edited June 13, 2020 by SteveFord

[Sgt. Pepper]

27 minutes ago, SteveFord said:

If you pick up shipping and do PayPal Friends And Family I'll let my 2007 GOTW Explorer go for $50K.

It has new strings on it and comes with the original case.

P.S.

I'm keeping the truss rod adjusting tool.

49k and I'm all in.

[SteveFord]

NO LOW BALLERS!!!

[Sgt. Pepper]

3 hours ago, SteveFord said:

NO LOW BALLERS!!!

I still have a Gibson  truss tool and since you said you wanted to keep yours, I  thought 49k sounded fair.

[Lungimsam]

39k$ And you can keep the case!😀👍

[SteveFord]

Keep the case AND the truss rod tool?

Sell the case to RCT, I know he's got a case fetish and this one is a beauty.

Let me sleep on it.

[rct]

I won't go a dime over $49,900 for that case.

rct

[SteveFord]

You guys are killing me.

 

[Eracer_Team]

12 hours ago, rct said:

I won't go a dime over $49,900 for that case.

rct

 

Shouldn't that read $49,900.09

[SteveFord]

That's different.

SOLD!!!

[Sgt. Pepper]

11 hours ago, SteveFord said:

That's different.

SOLD!!!

I was just about to make a counter offer, d-amn.

If it falls through do you accept personal checks?

Edited June 15, 2020 by Sgt. Pepper

[gdecantoo]

On 6/13/2020 at 4:49 AM, SteveFord said:

NO LOW BALLERS!!!

So how tall do i have to be to buy your explorer?☺️

[Sgt. Pepper]

Just now, gdecant1 said:

So how tall do i have to be to buy your explorer?☺️

Its like going to an amusement park. You must be this tall to play an explorer. You can't have heart issues or be pregnant either.

[SteveFord]

I just got an offer from a Nigerian Prince and a Western Union Money Order is being FedExed to me at this very minute.  Strange how I have to send him the overpayment of $20,000 but I guess they do things differently over there.  We eat tonight!!!

Seriously, I'd have to be really hard up to sell this guitar.  It took me 11 years to get another one and I've played it pretty much non stop since I got it.  I now remember why I missed it so much.  Picture a cross between a Lucille and a Firebird and that's this guitar.  

[Sgt. Pepper]

I dug my Explorer when I had one 

Enjoy your ramen.