gmm213 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I have a guy that is wanting to trade some cash and a guitar for my wheeler. He wasnt sure what it was so after research I came down to it being an ET 276. What is the going price for a good one? The only examples Ive found are around $200-$300 but hes saying hes seen it up around $800. My only concern is that the inlays are pearl but the only ets with pearl inlays have gold hardware At first i thought it might be a crestwood but the head style and pickguard and knobs and vibrato dont match up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardog Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 it is a crestwood. the price will be based on the age and condition. one's with a tremolo and mini humbucker fetch the most money. I think your in the ball park at 200.00 Others on the forum maybe able to give a better answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmm213 Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 it is a crestwood. the price will be based on the age and condition. one's with a tremolo and mini humbucker fetch the most money. I think your in the ball park at 200.00 Others on the forum maybe able to give a better answer. so are ets and crestwoods the same other than one being japanese made and being better quality? I thought they were different models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardog Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 i just did some looking on line and there are a number of variations during the time the et series was made. But, from what I am seeing, they are crestwoods. But, based on the link I could be off. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 This guitar might actually be a Japanese Wilshire. Not an ET-Series or original Crestwood or Wilshire. The best way to tell is to see if the guitar has a set neck and the elongated headstock. Here is the Japanese Wilshire: http://epiphonewiki....oku.2C_Japan.29 Here is an ET Series headstock: Notice the difference between the shape of the two headstocks. The Japanese Wilshire was a high quality instrument made for the Japanese Domestic market only. During that time Epiphone was exporting the ET guitars everywhere else. If this is indeed a Japanese Wilshire, $600-$800 may be a fair price depending on condition, though I am not certain of the actual market value. I do know that they are worth quite a bit more than the ET guitars. A pic of the headstock and neck joint will determine what this guitar is for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmm213 Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 the plate on it says adjustable neck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 the plate on it says adjustable neck If the neck joint looks like this, then it is an ET-Series guitar. Not really worth more than a couple hundred dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmm213 Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Thats what it looks like but its gold or brass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmm213 Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 i now have a guy willing to do a mxican strat with cash on top. I know this is a Gibson board but anyone have an opinion? Plus anyone know what the Strats used value is being Mexican made? Im not lookin to sell either just want to get my wheelers worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 A Mexican Strat is worth about the same as these ET Series guitars. I can find them on Craigslist for $250-$300 all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Thats what it looks like but its gold or brass The colors dont matter and at this point there is no reason to determine the exact model. They are what they are and not worth all that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmm213 Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 ok thank you. that helped a lot. My question now is which one is more playable. Is it a choice thing or are there more factors. Ive always played cheaper guitars or other peoples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Thats really a matter pf preference. I dont find most Fenders to be playable for me because I dont like the neck width & radius. Only you can make that call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmm213 Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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