Caramel H/S USA Jackson Dinky Custom shop

[RampantLion]

It's been ages since I have purchased a guitar, but I am interested in a Jackson Dinky Custom shop. I own a USA made Dinky, but I am having an impossible time trying to find a fair price to offer for this Custom Shop Dinky with passive pickups. All advice is much appreciated:

[neilli]

Is that the one that's been on craigslist for ages, for 1500?

[RampantLion]

CL

Is that the one that's been on craigslist for ages, for 1500?

Yeah, it's been on Craigslist. I really like it, but I honestly can't even guess at a real value for it.

[toejam]

I'd think $1,500 would be more than a fair price for a Custom Shop.

[RampantLion]

Does anyone know if these were made in a batch for a store or what? I managed to find the same exact guitar sold in Australia.

[roccotanto]

that's a great looking guitar, and $1500 is a little high - but if you like it, it's worth it! i love the neck, love the finish, and i think it's worth $1500....
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[Mudlark]

A CS is totally worth $1500 in my opinion. People pay that for USA Selects.

[toejam]

A CS is totally worth $1500 in my opinion. People pay that for USA Selects.

Exactly.

[roccotanto]

is that an ash body? or alder? either way, that guitar is a beauty, and the more i look at it, the more i am convinced it is worth every penny of $1500. it would probably cost $3500 to order that new.....

[xenophobe]

I'd say it's WORTH $1500, but the market sucks right now so a price of about $1200-$1300 would be fair for both the buyer and seller.

[toejam]

is that an ash body? or alder? either way, that guitar is a beauty, and the more i look at it, the more i am convinced it is worth every penny of $1500. it would probably cost $3500 to order that new.....

It's swamp ash. http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/msg/5651364979.html

[roccotanto]

that swamp ash is beautiful......and probably goes very well with the ebony board tonally.....

[RampantLion]

I paid $1300 for my Soloist SLATQ which is basically a Custom Shop, I guess that's why I find it difficult to find a fair price. I am not trying to beat the guy up, but it is a Dinky and has a single coil. And I don't know much about swamp ash or why there would be an identical guitar sold in Australia. I couldn't find any other info on these specs, which is why I came to the professionals!

[neilli]

SLATQH is a nice guitar, but it's not a custom shop. When it comes to the dinky, if you don't want a single coil or a bolt on, it's not the guitar for you - if you do want those, then $1500 for a recent, as new condition, custom shop Jackson is pretty damn good IMO..

[Hellbat]

All I know is I wish I had a spare $1500 for a guitar!