Martin, ovation, taylor, alvarez, epiphone, takamine, washburn, gretsch, and guild, as well as many independent luthiers and custom builders. To find a guitar, simply locate the manufacturers first initial az, then the manufacturers name fender, gibson, martin, etc. The new 12th edition of the blue book of acoustic guitars is now available. Fjestad 2014, paperback, revised at the best online prices at ebay. Blue book of acoustic guitars 15th edition sheet music. A lot of us turn to blue book price guides for instrument valuation. He is the author of several vintage guitar guides and is a vintage instrument dealer in nashville tn. Find answers to some of the most commonly asked product dating and value questions to learn more information about your martin guitar. Blue book of acoustic guitars 15th edition hal leonard. The number one source of guitar and amplifier pricing and information so you can find the price and value of your used guitars and amplifier. Valuation reports for used acoustic guitar products. I have found this service to be accurte and extremely useful. Blue book of acoustic guitars 15th edition, series.
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The martin chapter has been divided into the usual series like special edition or golden era, but that means for instance that the original om28 and the recent om28v are listed together but the om28 ge is listed under golden era. The official vintage guitar price guide vintage guitar. The blue book of acoustic guitars 14th edition is now expanded to nearly 900 pages including a revised 16page color photo grading system. He writes the guitar trash or treasure column for premier guitar magazine. I believe this is a good resource for arriving at an estimate of an instruments current value. Collectors who grew up in the 1950s often want different guitars to those that grew up in the 1980s. While these are just a starting point in determining the value of a given guitar, they are an important reference. From smallest to largest, they are 0, 00, 000, also known as the nought, doublenought and triplenought. Kelley blue book new and used car price values, expert.
The guitar buying and selling community is as advanced as any, and there are a number of blue book reference books that are updated each year. The shenandoah series guitars were considered a midrange model priced between the sigma series and higher end martins. Fair market product pricing online blue book values. Free online blue book of electric guitars electric guitars. If you want a completely accurate evaluation of your martin, my advice would be to go to the experts at blue book of guitar values. The most valuable guitars in america premier guitar. Fjestad make every dollar count with the new 15th edition blue book of acoustic guitars. Make every dollar count with the new 15th edition blue book of acoustic guitars. The company behind used price works in conjunction with orion bluebook, which makes this the largest website dedicated to pricing used musical instruments. Martin guitars the choice of musicians worldwide c. New 14th editions of blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book.
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Martin company created a number of concert 0 series, parlor, and smaller guitars, starting in the 1890s and continuing until the 1990s. Its been so successful that its spawned a whole series of more specialist books, such as the paul reed smith pocket guide, and a special edition book on marshalls legendary bluesbreaker amp. Nov 01, 2012 zachary fjestad is the author of the blue book of acoustic guitars, blue book of electric guitars, and the blue book of guitar amplifiers. Free online blue book of electric guitars electric. Each delivers a unique blend of tone characteristics, yet all feature the unmistakable sound of a martin acoustic guitar. Find the current blue book value and worth of your new and used guitars, both acoustic, electric and amplifier. One should bare in mind that blue books cant predict changing economic times and regardless of an estimated value, its only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, as they say. Reverb analyzes realtime transaction information to represent values for used musical instruments in their original condition. It also has guitar reference information and values on over 900 guitar manufacturersdistributors including gibson, martin, ovation, taylor, alvarez, epiphone. This edition boasts 900 pages of content, including a color photo grading system and guitar reference information and. To determine the value of you martin guitar, you must know the model and the year of manufacture. The blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book of electric guitars are the two leading reference and value guides in the guitar industry, along with the blue. The blue book of electric guitars and basses comes out once a year in.
I have looked up numerous martin models and found it very hard sometimes to find them. Boasts nearly 900 pages of content, including a revised color photo grading system for vintage, modern and new guitars. Taylor, like martin, has become a wellknown name brand in the acoustic guitar world. The blue book of guitars of course compiles data from sales to determine values, as they do for cars. When appraising your guitar, the first place to begin is the average market value of the guitar. Theres also blue books for acoustic guitar and guitar amplifiers. Pairing the solid sitka spruce top with mahoganygrained high pressure laminate hpl back and sides, the dx1ae mahogany features fishman.
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The blue book of acoustic guitars, 11th edition is now expanded to 720 pages including the 16page color photo grading system. Theyre the choice for iconic musicians and those just beginning their careers. The vendors explained to me that the blue book of acoustic guitars 12th edition is a good guide for getting an estimate of what used martin should sell for, particularly between folks like us who arent dealers. The new 14th editions of the blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book of electric guitars provide detailed information and current realworld values on guitars and basses with more than a combined 2,200 pages and thousands of guitars listed, these books are. The new 14th editions of the blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book of electric guitars provide detailed information and current realworld values on guitars and basses. Fjestad is author of blue book of acoustic guitars, blue book of electric guitars, and blue book of guitar amplifiers. New 14th editions of blue book of acoustic guitars and. I could tell it needed work, but needed to know how much and how soon. Dec 15, 2014 blue book of acoustic guitars paperback dec 15 2014 by zachary r. Blue book of acoustic guitars 9781886768741 by fjestad, zachary r fjestad, s.
Be it ibanez, fender stratocaster or ovation guitars. I use the blue book for all of my evaluation needs and i have found it to be accurate and extremely useful. Blue book price guides on cost a fee, available as a yearly subscription or as a peritem purchase. Blue book of acoustic guitars 15th edition elderly. The dx1ae acousticelectric guitar features a d14 platform and a dreadnought body design that produces the rich, dynamic sound and look that martin is known for. Make every dollar count with the new blue book of acoustic guitars 14th edition. Welcome to the reverb price guide, the ultimate resource for music gear pricing and information. Use this site for a pricing guide and source of information on all guitars. Shenandoah series guitars included tortoisestyle pickguards and the martin thinline pickup as standard features. Other features include hundreds of intricate images, a detailed serialization section, and a trademark index that lists all current contact information for.
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