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nomadh wrote: Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:06 pm 20220128_104039.jpg20220128_104048.jpg
Like new agile strat $300 at gc in San diego. Maple neck and that nearly opaque beige body. Never thought I'd ever see one in person. If some one was real interested I could check it in more detail.
It doesn't show up on the GC used site, either searching for left handed or Agile
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tobijohn wrote:
nomadh wrote: Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:06 pm 20220128_104039.jpg20220128_104048.jpg
Like new agile strat $300 at gc in San diego. Maple neck and that nearly opaque beige body. Never thought I'd ever see one in person. If some one was real interested I could check it in more detail.
It doesn't show up on the GC used site, either searching for left handed or Agile
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honyock wrote: Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:13 pm
It doesn't show up on the GC used site, either searching for left handed or Agile
Still on pawn hold to next Thursday

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Thanks, I forgot about that. It's tempting from a collectors perspective but the fact that they went for $25-$35 less than that new kind of gives cause for pause...
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Not mine:
https://reverb.com/item/6168708-agile-a ... p90-s-blue
Seems worth it, even with random P90s.
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Friedl wrote: Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:19 pm Not mine:
https://reverb.com/item/6168708-agile-a ... p90-s-blue
Seems worth it, even with random P90s.
That sold fast! If it was lefty I would be sorry I missed it.
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Friedl wrote: Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:19 pm Not mine:
https://reverb.com/item/6168708-agile-a ... p90-s-blue
Seems worth it, even with random P90s.
125?!? Holy hell! That's a deal
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nomadh wrote: Tue Feb 22, 2022 2:46 am
Friedl wrote: Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:19 pm Not mine:
https://reverb.com/item/6168708-agile-a ... p90-s-blue
Seems worth it, even with random P90s.
125?!? Holy hell! That's a deal
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Someone buy this before I do! $299!!

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RiverDog wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 4:25 pm Someone buy this before I do! $299!!

SVK ELP-S500FMCS on GC used: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/SVK/L ... -Guitar.gc

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If it helps these typically sell around the $220-$250 mark, so at about $350 shipped this isn't exactly a deal :mrgreen:
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slowhand84 wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:42 pm
RiverDog wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 4:25 pm Someone buy this before I do! $299!!

SVK ELP-S500FMCS on GC used: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/SVK/L ... -Guitar.gc

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If it helps these typically sell around the $220-$250 mark, so at about $360 shipped this isn't exactly a deal :mrgreen:
Really? Wow I guess I haven't seen that. Or, I have [what seems like] many moons ago and now I'm completely jaded by what the musical instrument market has become. :x
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BTW, these guitars punch above their weight class IME.
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RiverDog wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:49 pm
slowhand84 wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:42 pm
RiverDog wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 4:25 pm Someone buy this before I do! $299!!

SVK ELP-S500FMCS on GC used: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/SVK/L ... -Guitar.gc

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If it helps these typically sell around the $220-$250 mark, so at about $360 shipped this isn't exactly a deal :mrgreen:
Really? Wow I guess I haven't seen that. Or, I have [what seems like] many moons ago and now I'm completely jaded by what the musical instrument market has become. :x
Yeah the thing to remember about the market is that value is determined by SOLD listings, not just listings. If you go by some psycho Reverb seller's prices, the SX Furrian tele I have under the bed collectin' dust is worth like $700 :lol:
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slowhand84 wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 11:40 pm
RiverDog wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:49 pm
slowhand84 wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:42 pm

If it helps these typically sell around the $220-$250 mark, so at about $360 shipped this isn't exactly a deal :mrgreen:
Really? Wow I guess I haven't seen that. Or, I have [what seems like] many moons ago and now I'm completely jaded by what the musical instrument market has become. :x
Yeah the thing to remember about the market is that value is determined by SOLD listings, not just listings. If you go by some psycho Reverb seller's prices, the SX Furrian tele I have under the bed collectin' dust is worth like $700 :lol:
Of course. I just don't see enough SVKs on the market to gauge the value the way I do with other brands.
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10 sets GHS Boomers 10-46 $39.99 + Free Shipping
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Monoprice.com

Indio Retro Classic Electric Guitar (Blue) with gig bag $69.99 + Free Shipping

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=610264
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I have the blonde one; wish it had the maple fretboard.
With a new nut and pickups, I love it.

I'm considering buying the blue, switching necks and selling off the blue.
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jtcnj wrote: Fri Jul 29, 2022 11:05 am I have the blonde one; wish it had the maple fretboard.
With a new nut and pickups, I love it.

I'm considering buying the blue, switching necks and selling off the blue.
At that price, just keep the second one and put a set of pickups you've been curious about in either...
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I would like to try another of the Bootstrap tele sets, either the original or Palo Duro.
Hmm.

I bought one.
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I ended up returning the blue Monoprice Indio tele.
The neck had a little twist to it.

Also, the tuners were really crappy compared to the Blonde one. The neck was unfinished bare wood, and both the neck and maple fretboard were really plain white wood, no character at all.

Even so, I would have kept it and swapped the necks like planned if it wasn't twisted.

Instead, I elected to keep the rosewood board neck and did a fret dresss / level job on it.
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Fender.com has the Squier Classic Vibe 50's strat 50% off for Labor Day sale.

https://www.fender.com/en-US/squier-ele ... 05500.html

I'd pick one up, but I don't need another strat.
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That is an exceptional deal.
I have one, and paid more than that used.
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I'm not in the market for a bass, but there's also this: CLASSIC VIBE LATE '60S JAZZ BASS $239.99

https://www.fender.com/en-US/squier-ele ... 35502.html
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Fortunately, there are few if any deals on left-handed stuff. If I'd been born right-handed, I'd be broke and homeless, standing on the exit ramp of a major expressway holding a cardboard sign with "Will work for electric guitars" scrawled on it, my collection in a long train of shopping carts...
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tobijohn wrote: Thu Sep 01, 2022 8:41 pm Fortunately, there are few if any deals on left-handed stuff. If I'd been born right-handed, I'd be broke and homeless, standing on the exit ramp of a major expressway holding a cardboard sign with "Will work for electric guitars" scrawled on it, my collection in a long train of shopping carts...
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