wtd - Gibson Custom Memphis '61 ES-330TD

Marshall

Just missed a couple of these that came up in last year or so - sell me yours if you’re thinking of moving it on

Marshall

Cash awaits!

Fishboy7

Its your lucky day

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373008592274

  

hyperben

That’s a very overpriced 335. He’s looking for a 330. 

Fishboy7

Ah, sorry.  Read that as 335 for some reason. 

Definitely, massively optimistic price though.    

BowynMadley

Fishboy7 said:

Ah, sorry.  Read that as 335 for some reason. 

Definitely, massively optimistic price though.    

Optimistic!? That's the understatement of the year! Haha easily £1200 overpriced I'd say

hyperben

Peach sold a second hand one of those for £2995 last year, and that’s from a guitar shop. Second hand private value shouldn’t be more than £2500, so easily at least £2100 overpriced!

Fishboy7

Yeah - I sold one identical to that for £2,500, and I'd probably shave a bit off that now in the stagnant market.  

Apologies to @Marshall for the thread deviation.  

brooom

I recently sold a really great Wildwood spec 59 ES-330 well below that price point. I've also sold a great 59 Rusty Anderson ES-335 below that price point. The market is a bit stopped, but it seems like a lot of people are still overpricing their Gibsons. 

I'd wait for one to show up here in the forum. At a more realistic price.

Marshall

Fishboy7 said:

Yeah - I sold one identical to that for £2,500, and I'd probably shave a bit off that now in the stagnant market.  

Apologies to @Marshall for the thread deviation.  

No harm done and thanks for all the contributions (and giggles!) guys  Humour in these dark times is never more important!

On that eBay 335 listing price - I know 330s are in a completely different ball park in price point, but original 330s can be had for that kind of money if you look hard and long enough! IIRC I’m sure a couple of the ‘61 Custom Memphis RIs went on this board for around the 2k mark in the last 18 months or so?

DB1

They did. I bought one fairly recently - lovely guitar, and I only sold it because it had a Bigsby (which I don't like on a 330).  Absolutely lovely guitar though. In fact, I think I bought a couple plus a Wildwood spec '59 one like @brooom - I sold it in the end as the neck was just too chunky.

I bought my old one back in the end - '64-ish type neck, which I think was a limited edition from 2018 , in cherry - I'd recommend them as well. One sold on here a few weeks ago for about £1800, which was a very keen price indeed.

Marshall

Thanks @DB1 How does your 2018 Ltd neck compare with the Memphis '61 Reissues? 

DB1

From memory - very, very similar.  Possibly mine (64-ish) is a little more rounded, and from memory the '61 was slightly shallower, but both lovely necks without being too chunky. Very comfortable actually, although it's horses for courses, obviously. Here's mine - I'm not sure if they're all the same colour (the limited edition 2018 models).

Marshall

  is that a Nocturne Brain and 5e3 in the background? nice! Loving that Dansette too! 

DB1

Close - it's a Jr Barnyard, but yes, one of Tavo's! Excellent bit of kit. The amp's a Blues Jr, but that's gone now and been replaced by by a Tone King Falcon Grande. The Dansette is lovely - looks fab, sounds rotten. 

Marshall