Teens Gibson A prices

[Capt. E]

At the risk of adding insult to injury. I'm going to suggest occasionally checking Guitar Center's Used Gear listings. Just enter Gibson and select "misc. stringed instruments". Leave to search set to "national". They have a fairly good return policy http://guitarcenter.custhelp.com/app...d1VscWhJMm0%3D and they will certainly entertain offers below the asking price. They won't have a lot but they always have some. http://used.guitarcenter.com/usedGear/index.cfm

I agree, Guitar Center isn't devoid of shopping opportunities and they occasionally get some nice trade-ins. Guy inherits grand-pa's mando but really wants an electric guitar...

[pheffernan]

if you havent yet, you should really try putting on a tonegard on your JR. I put one on mine and was so impressed by the improvement in sound that ive decided to leave it on all the time. Its not just volume, it just sounds bigger, and also had more treble response.

If so, make sure to buy the Vintage Gard for the wider teens A body. I picked up a used one locally on Craigslist for $50 and found it a useful addition to both my Gibson snakehead and my Hester "Loar Tribute" A5.

[pheffernan]

I agree, Guitar Center isn't devoid of shopping opportunities and they occasionally get some nice trade-ins.

Not only that, but they often offer very attractive financing options, like twelve months with zero interest, to qualified buyers.

[LongBlackVeil]

If so, make sure to buy the Vintage Gard for the wider teens A body. I picked up a used one locally on Craigslist for $50 and found it a useful addition to both my Gibson snakehead and my Hester "Loar Tribute" A5.

Is it only the teens As that have the wider body? I use the same gard on my weber as I do my A jr.

[pheffernan]

Is it only the teens As that have the wider body? I use the same gard on my weber as I do my A jr.

"VintageGards (6-ray design) are for mandolins that are 10-3/16″ across the back, such as old round-hole Gibsons, Weber Absarokas, some of the other Webers (including some F models) some Hillburns, Newsons, etc. If you have one of these instruments, please get the Vintage, and don’t try to bend out the arms of a Sunrise or Deco to force a fit. It won't work."

http://www.tone-gard.com/faqs

[LongBlackVeil]

Oh really? So the webers are wider also? That makes sense because I bought a custom tonegard with the weber logo, it was probably made to fit Webers. There wasn't any bending involved to fit it onto the A Jr

Either way Ive really fallen in love with its sound all over again since I started using the tonegard.

[oldwave]

About 4 years ago I bought a plain a paddle head Loar era in pristine shape with original case and pick guard for 1200
I must admit I copped the pick guard and tailpiece cover for my 23 F 4 before giving it to my daughter. It is a superb instrument. Underrated and a great buy these A models.

[manfromankle]

Looking at these prices I'm sure I paid more than I should have for my A Jr (£1300), but I don't regret it because it's such a lovely mandolin, it's all relative to how much you want to pay I guess.