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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:27 am
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I have a guitar on Craigslist up for trade.

I have two offers I'm entertaining but can't make up my mind! Help!

The first guitar is a 1982 Dan Smith era Stratocaster. It's green. The only non-original parts are locking tuners and some idiot in the 1980's put a Floyd Rose on there which has since been removed and replaced with the original bridge. There's now a small gap in the wood.

The second is a 1982-84 Dan Smith era Telecaster. It's kinda blonde. Maple neck, and the bridge isn't the normal 'strings thru the body' type. You can see the ball ends of the strigs on the bridge. Also, someone has attached a small brass plate on the body which has David Gilmours signature on it.


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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:21 am
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Neither sounds tasty here, sorry.

Go with your best judgement...or make the rounds of the music stores and expand your selection.


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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:58 pm
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I would keep the tele.


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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:02 pm
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Maybe I'm not clear, but what are you offering up for trade?


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strato wrote:
Maybe I'm not clear, but what are you offering up for trade?


I have the same question-what do you have? And NO, it's not because I want what you have (I have too much stuff I can't live WITH). Somehow, the guitars you mentioned that you want don't turn me on, it sounds like you're looking at them for investment potential (being the 'Smith' models), but they've been modded, and that's not a good thing.

I've found that trading ends up being a losing proposition, regardless whether it's with a dealer or a private party. Nothing beats cash, plus you can use it anywhere. Go to www.gbase.com to find out what a guitar like yours is being sold for by a dealer-or to look at prospective guitars like the ones you've mentioned to see what dealers are asking for them. But keep in mind that ANY mod will drop the value, sometimes big time. And you probably won't be able to demand the value that a dealer does for your guitar-but the exact same thing goes for anyone else trying to unload a guitar.


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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:06 pm
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strato wrote:
Maybe I'm not clear, but what are you offering up for trade?


I actually did the trade today. I traded a 1988 Gibson SG Special for a 1983 Fender Telecaster. It's vintage white with a maple fretboard. It's a great sounding guitar and I think it's worth a good amount more than the SG Special. I'll post pics later!


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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:46 pm
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Congrats on making a trade! Have fun with your new guitar!

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