deelaz Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 hey guys i bought my brand new 2006 61 reissue for $2163, is it overpriced? has anyone bought more than a price id purchased? coz recently i found many cheaper 61 reissue on ebay, will the gibson factory stop producing the 61 reissue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarhero15 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I don't see Gibson stopping production. Its a popular model. I do feel Gibsons are pretty overpriced though. Yes they are FANTASTIC Guitars but they are just way too much. I find that a more suitable price for a 61 Reissue would be $1,300.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deelaz Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 $1300 for a brand new condition? thats cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarhero15 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 $1300 for a brand new condition? thats cheap! Thats fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 $1,300 seems a bit low to me. Here in Canada they're around $1,750. Yes, $2,100 seems high to me , but you're in Indonesia. You can't compare prices with N. America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deelaz Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 thats why because in my country theres no gibson official distributor, but in the website it costs around 3000 bucks. 1750 is a good price, is it for the standard or the reissue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarhero15 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I remember when the 61 Reissue used to be $1,700.00. Now THATS a fair price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 i bought my Cherry SG Std in 06 for 1200 bucks brand spanking new. Now they run over 1500!!! I only play Gibsons, but they are so overpriced it's ridiculous (but that's because there are people like me who keep buying them). I bet a Std costs the EXACT same amount to make as a 61 RI, which prolly amounts to about 2 or 3 hundred dollars...if even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deelaz Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 what do you think about this? http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/divisions/gibson%20usa/products/sg/sg%2061reissue/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingarmadillo Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Street price on a new one is here: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-SG--61-Reissue-Electric-Guitar-518935-i1150288.gc Seems like the price has gone up. I paid $1600 for mine new last year on sale and the non-sale street price was $1800 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Pup Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 A recent price hike has taken the SG '61 Reissue from $1,800.00 last year to about $2,000.00 now. I got mine in June of last year from CG for $1,450.00 brand new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 thats why because in my country theres no gibson official distributor' date=' but in the website it costs around 3000 bucks.1750 is a good price, is it for the standard or the reissue?[/quote'] That's for the RI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Whatever the price quoted by Musician's Friend and all the other mail order houses is the MAP price. Minimum Advertised Price. That's as low as Gibson will allow them to advertise, but you can get it cheaper at a good dealer. Didja ever notice in the ads they sometimes tell you to Call For Price? That's because they can quote you a price below MAP over the phone if YOU call THEM. Rickenbacker comes to mind..... My dealer beats Guitar Center and Musicians Friend on every guitar I get from them. You should never pay MORE than MAP unless it truly is a special guitar. Not just because they say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 will the gibson factory stop producing the 61 reissue? NO! You've been reading Musician's Friend and Guitar Center again..... When they say they are discontinued, or sold out, or "these are the last ones..." it's because they buy in huge bulk orders. Example; They call Gibson up and ask for a price on 1,000 SG 61's to be delivered over 24 months. Gibson has time to make them instead of needing to ship them all RIGHT NOW. Over two years, well, they can do it for $XXX.xx apiece. Your BIG BOX music store buys them for that price and sells them as they come in, so they don't have to warehouse all 1,000 guitars at once. When they advertise they are almost sold out, it's true. They look at how fast they sold, how much money they made on each one, and how popular they think they will be over the NEXT two years. Then they call Gibson up and say "We want to buy 2,000 this time. How much per unit?" Gibson quotes them a price, and if they like it they order some more. If they don't sell well and just sit in the warehouse, they don't order anymore and they are "discontinued." The SG 61 ain't going nowhere. The sell like crazy even though they are much higher than a Standard, so Gibson makes $$$. I love mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deelaz Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 well i think i purchased my guitar with really high price, but the guitar really pays me back again, well at least i didnt waste my money for something that wont give me back the price id paid, well is there anyone who had paid your sg with really high price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarhero15 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Well I got My Gibson Custom Shop Iommi SG brand new at the incredibly low price of $2,500.00. It was a huge steal but it is still a lot more than most SGs. It pays me back the total cost everytime I pick a string! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 is there anyone who had paid your sg with really high price? I shop alot before I buy, and I always pay cash. With the choice of dealers I have, a few people I know, and a little experience, I can make decent deals. I can't imagine how tough it would be to get a GOOD Gibson in Indonesia at any price.... Don't worry about the money. Do a little research, spend what you think is appropriate. If you can afford it, spend all you want. It's your money and your guitar, nothing else matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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