£800 for PRS Custom 24?

DefaultM

I've got chance to pick up a PRS Custom 24 locally for £800, but it doesn't have the original pickups and it's quite literally covered in dents and chips including quite a nasty one on the back of the neck that's gone through the lacquer.
I'm not really up on the values of PRS, is this still a good price or should I try get the price down/leave it be?

Its got the stop tail, moon inlays and McCarty wiring.

[Deleted User]

Battered PRSs do not sell well. In this market I reckon if you find a distressed seller you could pick up a much cleaner/more original example for £1000. At slightly more, you should have a choice.

DefaultM

Its been for sale for 3 weeks and at that price I thought it would get snapped up, so the fact that it hasn't makes me think maybe I'm missing something. I thought they sold for a fortune.

fretfinder

While I don't disagree with the above, if the replacement pickups are decent and you don't mind having a beaten up guitar, and it has the original case, the price is not bad... Unless there's a lot of fretwear and it's close to needing a refret, in which case I would pass. Can you find out what the pickups are?

DefaultM

The pickups are Seymour Duncan Jazz and JB.

fretfinder

Good pickups. The fret condition and case would probably be the clinchers for me.

stonevibe

I like battered PRS guitars, but many do not. So resell value is low on PRS with dings. If it is 'battered' it will really affect its value for most PRS fans.

Make sure trem and tuners etc are all working okay as PRS replacement parts are ridiculously expensive.

[Deleted User]

DefaultM;17399" said:

Its been for sale for 3 weeks and at that price I thought it would get snapped up

Assuming its being advertised somewhere where it is actually going to be seen, this should tell you all you need to know. Bargains DO get snapped up....

Si_

richardhomer said:

DefaultM;17399" said:

Its been for sale for 3 weeks and at that price I thought it would get snapped up

Assuming its being advertised somewhere where it is actually going to be seen, this should tell you all you need to know. Bargains DO get snapped up....

+1

Adam_MD

stonevibe;17416" said:

I like battered PRS guitars, but many do not. So resell value is low on PRS with dings. If it is 'battered' it will really affect its value for most PRS fans.

Make sure trem and tuners etc are all working okay as PRS replacement parts are ridiculously expensive.

Huge +1 on the colossal price of prs tuners and trems. Awesome but damn expensive

DefaultM

Its getting plenty of views yes. It's got all the specs I'd want but the chip on the back of the neck looks quite bad. It seems to have gone through lacquer and paint to the bare wood. It comes with the case and he said that the frets were good.

impmann

If the dint has gone through to the wood, the finish can be sanded level around it to alleviate the issue.

But to be fair, I gigged a 335 that had a huge chunk of finish missing from the back of the neck and it really didn't affect the way it played.

I guess what I am saying is don't get too hung up on it - if its local try it and you may surprise yourself that it really doesn't affect your enjoyment of it. If it does, walk away. 

Jalapeno

If it's a player, to be played, rather than an "investment" PRS - go for it.

But still try and negotiate down.

ICBM

That's top money for that guitar and condition in today's market.

Condition and changed parts affect the values of PRSs much more than Fenders, Gibsons etc - most PRS buyers just aren't interested in anything less than near mint at all, even at low prices like that. It's going to be hard to sell.

I love 'played' PRSs, by the way!

grungebob

I wasn't aware custom 24's ever came with the stop tail option?

stonevibe

grungebob said:

I wasn't aware custom 24's ever came with the stop tail option?

I saw that and wondered...

stonevibe

Here is a cheap ish PRS.

Not mine and no connection.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Prs-Ce-22-Usa-Made-/330991337931?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4d109f01cb

DefaultM

I was looking at that yesterday but it's in Surrey and I'm in leeds

CloudNine

No self respecting Dentist/Lawyer/Architect, would be seen dead with dings in his PRS. Resale could be difficult!

chrisj1602

I'd check out the new s2 models.

ICBM

grungebob;17519" said:

I wasn't aware custom 24's ever came with the stop tail option?

Yes, they did. At one time you could get all the variations on all the standard models, but then they started restricting the options. Custom 24s with stoptails are quite rare though.