expiredjk6812 | Staff posted Jan 24, 2025 03:24 AM
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expiredjk6812 | Staff posted Jan 24, 2025 03:24 AM
Epiphone ES-335 Traditional Pro Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar (Metallic Gold)
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These Epiphones are easily the best 335 style guitars for under $500, and if you spend an actual couple hundred dollars more for better pickups (and another $100 to get them installed if you aren't a DIY person), they're easily the best 335 style guitars for under $1000. If you live close to a Guitar Center, they generally will have a couple of these in each color, and it is worth playing and inspecting each one to see which feels and sounds best, and which ones they haven't thrown off the truck.
I'm not doubting that what you paid for those guitars was accurate even a couple of years ago, but it no longer reflects what the used market actually is. It also demonstrates that guitars don't simply depreciate; they do usually tend to until they become vintage, but weird stuff can also happen. For example, Gibson's current exorbitant 335 pricing along with perceived QC issues over the last few years have actually pulled up the prices of the guitars you are referring to.
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I also never recommend buying anything new. Like a car, driving it off the lot lowers the value significantly.
That's just my advice. Happy hunting!
I also never recommend buying anything new. Like a car, driving it off the lot lowers the value significantly.
That's just my advice. Happy hunting!
These Epiphones are easily the best 335 style guitars for under $500, and if you spend an actual couple hundred dollars more for better pickups (and another $100 to get them installed if you aren't a DIY person), they're easily the best 335 style guitars for under $1000. If you live close to a Guitar Center, they generally will have a couple of these in each color, and it is worth playing and inspecting each one to see which feels and sounds best, and which ones they haven't thrown off the truck.
I'm not doubting that what you paid for those guitars was accurate even a couple of years ago, but it no longer reflects what the used market actually is. It also demonstrates that guitars don't simply depreciate; they do usually tend to until they become vintage, but weird stuff can also happen. For example, Gibson's current exorbitant 335 pricing along with perceived QC issues over the last few years have actually pulled up the prices of the guitars you are referring to.
I also never recommend buying anything new. Like a car, driving it off the lot lowers the value significantly.
That's just my advice. Happy hunting!
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I've picked up some absolute steals over the years, eg. a mint condition Taylor 800 series dreadnought for just over $1k, a 1972 Les Paul custom "fretless wonder" for $2k, a brand new (!!) Martin Custom Shop listed at $10k for only $3k (and let me tell you, it would be worth every penny of $10k).
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If you want to spend a bit more cash, I recommend cross shopping Sire guitars especially their 335 models (Sire H7)
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