F4 Availability

[garryh]

Already own a '23 Gibson F4 and I've been trying to find another old F4 in very good to excellent condition. I'm really having trouble finding any. They used to be all over the place (plentiful) but for some reason the supply seems to have dried up. The intruments that are out there are not in that great of condition and selling for premium prices too. Hate to think what a VG/EXC mando will cost me if one surfaces. Anyone know what's going on? Know where I can find any?

[Eric F.]

I think Charles Johnson has a few of them. The price is clearly rising with the demand for them. People see them as beautiful, collectible instruments. They have probably been undervalued for some time. Just compare today's price of your '23 F4 with an F5 of the same year. ... You get the picture.