Narragansett Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Hi, I recently inherited this guitar and an SJ-300. I am looking for the approximate value for insurance purposes. I know the new list price, and I have the original sales receipt. I realize it is not an ES, but I posted in the Custom forum for a week and no replies. It is basically unplayed, and i believe there were only 25 made. A major vintage dealer told me that this was an exceptionally rare guitar, and many have left the country for private collections. The one answer I got in the custom forum, said try this forum. It also has the green zippered canvas case bag with the heritage logo. The size of the file is 224 KB, and bigger than the 221 allowed, so no pic, but the pic is posted in the " Custom " forum. If people would please go back and look. I will try to get another pic that does not miss by 2 KB Any information would be appreciated. Thank You,......Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jdgm Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) Yes it is a special very limited edition with the heart inlay. I think the info you have so far is correct. Basic version: http://legacy.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Archtop/Gibson-Custom/Wes-Montgomery-L-5-CES/Features.aspx These get advertised for $8-10k now AFAIK (or more than that in £GBP - I am in the UK). So yours should be worth more IMO. The guy here who knows most about this sort of thing is @JimR56 so I hope he sees this! For an accurate insurance valuation you will have to pay. Might be worth emailing either of these: Archtop.com - https://www.archtop.com/ac_sales.html Gruhn's - https://guitars.com/appraisals Best wishes! Edited July 24, 2021 by jdgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narragansett Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, jdgm said: Yes it is a special very limited edition with the heart inlay. I think the info you have so far is correct. Basic version: http://legacy.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Archtop/Gibson-Custom/Wes-Montgomery-L-5-CES/Features.aspx These get advertised for $8-10k now AFAIK (or more than that in £GBP - I am in the UK). So yours should be worth more IMO. The guy here who knows most about this sort of thing is @JimR56 so I hope he sees this! For an accurate insurance valuation you will have to pay. Might be worth emailing either of these: Archtop.com - https://www.archtop.com/ac_sales.html Gruhn's - https://guitars.com/appraisals Best wishes! It was Bill Gruhn personally that told me that this is very rare, and that a lot of them have left the country. I may have to do the appraisal thing, but I wanted some other well informed info if possible. BTW, the 8-10K figure you mentioned, is the lowest I have heard yet. I can't sell it, because of the way I received it. I have to pass it down. However, I believe that should I sell it, the only way to do this would be at auction. Thanks Edited July 24, 2021 by Narragansett correct mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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