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I have a 2003 standard, with the slim taper neck, its a great guitar. Really sings. I am a fan of the burstbucker pros too. Its possibly my favourite guitar.
I will say one thing about my 89 custom, it was ridiculously heavy. The only reason it went in the end.
Looks really nice, but by the time you add duty (assuming you are doing it legally) and a CITES certificate, you are looking at £3900. That's assuming it's an Indian Rosewood board. If it's a Brazilian board, then you have a major headache. My understanding is that you couldn't legally import it these days. If you went to Japan, you could bring it back as a personal possession, but you couldn't legally sell it if you decided to move it on. You could "lose" the paperwork, and almost certainly get away with selling it, but it wouldn't be legal.
In your shoes, I'd just take advantage of the deals on offer on new R9s at the moment. You are saving £400 over the price of importing this even if it's an Indian Rosewood board. The new ones may well be better guitars as well.
I don't see why you can't "legally" sell it thereafter, provided you're not shipping it cross-border.
Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
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So I'll deliberately counter it: there is no year that it is not worth picking up and trying. And on that basis, just play stuff, and pick something that is good, whatever the serial number, weight, tenon length, or orientation of saddles.
To legally sell it in the UK you'll need an Appendix 10 CITES certificate and one question on the form is where/when did you acquire it and they will require a copy of the original similar Appendix 10 paperwork and CITES number - If none was ever issued on the export/purchase order, then you won't get one and they can't be issued retrospectively - Best bet is to enjoy it and don't get hung up about it and/or jump up and down about it
Ah so on that point, I currently have a residence in SEA so would be shipping it there. So no VAT, and extra costs would be minimal. I was also thinking of making an offer below asking. If it was £3.9k I'd have no interest at all!
Ah so on that point, I currently have a residence in SEA so would be shipping it there. So no VAT, and extra costs would be minimal. I was also thinking of making an offer below asking. If it was £3.9k I'd have no interest at all!