[info_please73]

Gibson SG 1967 | Guitars | Hamilton | Kijiji

I purchased this guitar in 1998 from the original owners parents that lived next door. The guitar during my ownership has remained unplayed in a smoke free, humidity controlled house. It does have a couple of minor blemishes from some slight handling prior to my ownership, which I've tried to...

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i have been watching this guitar since it was first posted, it's also on reverb. It's been listed for sale since late march or early april. The owner doesn't play and can't answer any questions about it. I'm new to the vintage world and am looking to make my first big ticket purchase. To be honest, i'd rather buy from a reputable store like Folkway music but any time they have something i want, everyone else wants it too and it gets put on hold or sells immediately.

I don't even know where to start... my intuition tells me that if the guitar has been in its case forever and has never been played and is in such immaculate cosmetic condition then there is nothing wrong with it that can't be adjusted with a thorough setup or some contact cleaner. But shouldn't i be concerned about anything structural? its easy to verify if its never been broken or repairs at the headstock or heel, especially considering the shape its in.

Again, just reaching out some insight. It's a lot of money, he likely won't budge below $10k but this guitar checks a lot of the boxes ive been seeking for a long time now.

thanks!

 

[BlueRocker]

Seems like a whole lotta money for an SG (like double). And "original strings" smells like bullshit to me. I'd find out where the guy lives, and never go there.

Neck joints are weak on these.

 

[laristotle]

It's a lot of money

a whole lotta money for an SG (like double)

And then some more.

 

[GeorgeMich]

That’s an absurd amount of money for a 67 SG original or not. If you are gonna jump into the vintage market your money can take you a lot farther than that .

 

[nonreverb]

That's a lot of scratch for a pencil-neck guitar.

 

[2N1305]

I don't know much about vintage guitars either, like exactly what to look at on such-and-such model, but it looks almost too good to be true, although possible. The aging on the machine heads looks real, but I was expecting the pickup covers to suffer the same tarnishing, yet they look new. Maybe I'm wrong.

If I were seriously interested, I'd ask the owner (who isn't a player) to take the pickguard off in his presence, and look at the inside and KNOW what to look for. There are websites out there that discuss SGs.

I noticed the seller is also selling a Vintage Mustang and a new Boss Mustang. Wow.

 

[player99]

$14k

 

[BlueRocker]

 

[laristotle]

If you're seriously considering this, insist that you meet up at a reputable guitar shop to have it appraised in your presence?

 

[player99]

If you're seriously considering this, insist that you meet up at a reputable guitar shop to have it appraised in your presence?

Reputable guitar shop? Lol

 

[info_please73]

If you're seriously considering this, insist that you meet up at a reputable guitar shop to have it appraised in your presence?

would a shop like folkway provide a service like this?

 

[info_please73]

That’s an absurd amount of money for a 67 SG original or not. If you are gonna jump into the vintage market your money can take you a lot farther than that .

go on…. I’ve seen slightly late 1960s SGs without an original case go for in around $7k. I would have thought this instrument was worth negotiating down to $9k or $10k but based on this thread lol it seems like a horrible idea hehe

 

[laristotle]

would a shop like folkway provide a service like this?

I think that they do. There's also 12th Fret in Toronto.

 

[info_please73]

I think that they do. There's also 12th Fret in Toronto.

the seller is in Burlington so it’s probably easier for him to go to Waterloo. I live in Toronto and I can’t even get to the 12th fret lol

 

[laristotle]

the seller is in Burlington so it’s probably easier for him to go to Waterloo. I live in Toronto and I can’t even get to the 12th fret lol

Maybe feel him out by sending this link (from my post #3) and ask him to justify his pricing?

Gibson SG Standard "Large Guard" with Maestro Vibrola 1966 - 1971 | Reverb Canada

The Gibson SG was introduced in 1961 as a complete replacement for the Les Paul. The new design was thought to be a more modern solidbody guitar, with sleek beveled edges and two sharp cutaways. By late 1963, the Les Paul moniker was dropped, and the SG (or Solid Guitar) became an entirely&n...

reverb.com

 

[BlueRocker]

I want to know who buys a guitar and sits on it for 24 years who doesn't play. Something doesn't add up here.

 

[2manyGuitars]

Take him to an L&M. They’ll look it up and tell him that guitar sold for $449 brand new in 1967. Therefore the used price would be $325 and they’ll offer him 70% of that.

 

[info_please73]

Maybe feel him out by sending this link (from my post #3) and ask him to justify his pricing?

Gibson SG Standard "Large Guard" with Maestro Vibrola 1966 - 1971 | Reverb Canada

The Gibson SG was introduced in 1961 as a complete replacement for the Les Paul. The new design was thought to be a more modern solidbody guitar, with sleek beveled edges and two sharp cutaways. By late 1963, the Les Paul moniker was dropped, and the SG (or Solid Guitar) became an entirely&n...

reverb.com

I sent this to him and asked him if the price was negotiable and like a bat out of hell he just messaged me back all offended saying “I’ve seen SGs of this vintage sell in shops for up to $20,000 to people who can afford them and want them… this guitar has never been taken apart and it will remain that way as long as I’m the owner. It’s in a humidity controlled Environment because I have a $100,000 Steinway” lol even if his initial story is true, he just seems like such a fucking douche bag who doesn’t know the different between a 1963 SG and a 1967 SG

 

[Budda]

Time to keep looking.

 

[BlueRocker]

Seems like a whole lotta money for an SG (like double). And "original strings" smells like bullshit to me. I'd find out where the guy lives, and never go there.

Neck joints are weak on these.

Smelled that one coming a mile away.