If I'm going to sell a guitar that has been upgraded; i.e. stock tuners changed to locking tuners, String Butler added, would you advise just selling it with the upgrades intact or removing them and selling them separately?
I'd think maybe, unless the buyer specifically wanted those mods, they wouldn't spend any more for it than they would if it was stock.
On the other hand, I might not get much for the upgraded parts if selling them individually (if they even sell) so it might be a better idea to just add them in as a bonus and possibly it will make the guitar more likely to sell for the normal price than if it was stock, even if I'd be losing a small amount of money that way.
What would you do?
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I'd stick them in a parts drawer ready for any future upgrades you might want to carry out.
Personally I wouldn’t buy a guitar with a String Butler on unless I was certain that removing it would leave no marks, and I’m sure I’m not alone.
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The suggestions to store the extra parts for later use would be sensible for most people probably but my decision to sell the guitar is actually part of a plan to move away from LP style guitars in general so I don't plan on having any guitars that they would fit on.
Given that they probably wouldn't sell for much money, it might still be better to keep them just in case I change my mind in the future.