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sourmash
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DEC 04, 10:18 AM
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Over the past year I've turned into a thrift store junkie, which might bge an improvement from being a pawn shop junkie. Every now and again something grabs my interest.
It's amazing to me what people give away. This is a GP4 from 1987. Pretty well seasoned but not seen much anymore.
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Monkeyman
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DEC 04, 12:30 PM
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Looks cool. I don't play so I don't know much about axes. What's it worth and what did you pay for it?
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82-T/A [At Work]
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DEC 04, 12:37 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by sourmash:
Over the past year I've turned into a thrift store junkie, which might bge an improvement from being a pawn shop junkie. Every now and again something grabs my interest.
It's amazing to me what people give away. This is a GP4 from 1987. Pretty well seasoned but not seen much anymore.
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If I'm not mistaken, this is the style of guitar that Rufus gave Bill & Ted in the garage at the end of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure after they rescued the girls and Rufus was saying goodbye in the garage...
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css9450
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DEC 04, 12:41 PM
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sourmash
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DEC 04, 12:51 PM
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These GPs originally were around $1000 new when made, and are USA built versions. Made to be more affordable than the GL full graphite body and neck version, which was a bunch more I guess. These have a bolt on graphite neck only. Steinberger developed a graphite guitar so it doesn't move around like a traditional wooden neck guitar, making them more stable. Humidity and temperature don't alter it's straightness and tuning. It's the same repeatable player in all conditions straight out of the case.
The current values are kind of an unknown to me since they're less common than the more expensive model. The profit margin for Steinberger was a failure so they only made them for about 3 years. It has the original active EMG pickups which were an upgrade option so that helps value. It's been a work horse which doesn't help. The make lesser versions from overseas factories.
I paid $140 with tax. Not sure what it's worth. $700? Maybe even $1500 with a little work? I don't really know. It's supposed to be red. They only made black, white and red GPs. Red is the least common. The yellow looks good on it. I barely play guitar but even so, the placement of the front knob interferes with my strumming. It's a technicians layout. I'm a hack player.
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sourmash
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DEC 04, 12:52 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by css9450:
Good 2112 reference! |
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You nailed it.
| quote | | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:If I'm not mistaken, this is the style of guitar that Rufus gave Bill & Ted in the garage at the end of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure after they rescued the girls and Rufus was saying goodbye in the garage... |
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Yeah, when I got it and started surfing I kept running into that reference. Haven't followed it up but yeah, I saw something about it several times.
I can play bass and it's weird because just over a week prior was thinking it was a mistake not buying a bass version one of these when they were always in pawn shops. But they were always too much monies. Never see them anymore, and then there was one in a thrift store..boom. Weird. Always look behind the counter for stuff even if the young girl back there thinks you're being a creep.[This message has been edited by sourmash (edited 12-04-2020).]
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sourmash
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DEC 05, 09:12 AM
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Reverb.com has several that have sold and it looks like $1300 is the lowest selling price, which would be a good return but I don't want to sell unless a bass came along for the right/similar price. The condition of the body on this one is pretty beat up compared to most. A respray back to red would fix the best part of it.
Over the past year or year and a half there have been other excellent finds, but this was the best. I've found 2 Fender American made basses, an American Telecaster and a Gibson SG all way under priced. The pricing really was just stupidly good. "What's wrong with this one?" is what I kept wondering when I found them. The Tele was missing the $3 switch knob I bought on the way home. The SG has finish checking that makes it look like a neck crack, but it's not cracked.
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blackrams
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DEC 05, 11:03 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by sourmash:
Reverb.com has several that have sold and it looks like $1300 is the lowest selling price, which would be a good return but I don't want to sell unless a bass came along for the right/similar price. The condition of the body on this one is pretty beat up compared to most. A respray back to red would fix the best part of it.
Over the past year or year and a half there have been other excellent finds, but this was the best. I've found 2 Fender American made basses, an American Telecaster and a Gibson SG all way under priced. The pricing really was just stupidly good. "What's wrong with this one?" is what I kept wondering when I found them. The Tele was missing the $3 switch knob I bought on the way home. The SG has finish checking that makes it look like a neck crack, but it's not cracked. |
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If they make you happy, I'm happy for ya. I wouldn't know what to do with them if I had them. Unfortunately for you, if I did have them, I would have given them to you.
It is, what it is.
Rams
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MidEngineManiac
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DEC 05, 11:30 PM
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Last time I tried to play one, cops threatened to arrest me for torture and war crimes under the Geneva convention.
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RWDPLZ
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DEC 05, 11:36 PM
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I've wanted one ever since I saw them in 'Bill and Ted' decades ago, never seen one sell for less than $1500, usually see them priced around $2000, with people on eBay ASKING (not getting) $3-5k
Here's the clip, at 2:15
http://www.steinbergerworld.com/P-series.htm
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