Fair selling price for a Wildwood Thin Skin '65 neck?

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Fair selling price for a Wildwood Thin Skin '65 neck?

Post by Wavedash » Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:45 am

Got a Warmoth 10-16" roasted maple replacement Jm neck that is a huge improvement over the stock neck in terms of feel/playability... after my luthier burnished it, the roasted maple feels like the smoothest neck i ever played. Have no real use for the stock 9.5 radius neck, and luckily the serial number is not on the neck but the neck mounting plate.

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Re: Fair selling price for a Wildwood Thin Skin '65 neck?

Post by jmarcovis » Thu Aug 16, 2018 6:42 pm

I would say $550-700. I have seen 65AV necks sell in that range. What color is the headstock?

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Re: Fair selling price for a Wildwood Thin Skin '65 neck?

Post by Wavedash » Thu Aug 16, 2018 7:48 pm

Matching--- firemist

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Re: Fair selling price for a Wildwood Thin Skin '65 neck?

Post by MattK » Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:26 am

Keep the original neck in case you ever decide to sell, that way you can keep the Warmoth.

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Re: Fair selling price for a Wildwood Thin Skin '65 neck?

Post by bluenote23 » Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:07 am

I really agree with MatthewK. Unless you really, really need the cash, you will seriously damage resale value of the guitar. The guitar is worth much less with the Warmouth neck, no matter how much better it is for you.

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Re: Fair selling price for a Wildwood Thin Skin '65 neck?

Post by arkivel » Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:06 am

The neck is the whole guitar and this case its doubly true. Sell the guitar if you dont want the neck.

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Re: Fair selling price for a Wildwood Thin Skin '65 neck?

Post by Jazzmastervsjaguar » Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:25 am

I'm a staunch believer in doing what you want to your own guitar. That being said parting with the neck would be a huge mistake.

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Re: Fair selling price for a Wildwood Thin Skin '65 neck?

Post by El Pelo » Wed Aug 22, 2018 4:44 am

I would say 500-700 dollars is probably fair. That being said its got a painted headstock which might make it a bit more difficult to unload.

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Re: Fair selling price for a Wildwood Thin Skin '65 neck?

Post by Embenny » Wed Aug 22, 2018 5:14 am

El Pelo wrote:
Wed Aug 22, 2018 4:44 am
I would say 500-700 dollars is probably fair. That being said its got a painted headstock which might make it a bit more difficult to unload.
Difficult to unload, and also shortsighted since anyone who wants a thinskin wants it because of the neck. Painted headstocks and bound necks don't grow on trees.
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Re: Fair selling price for a Wildwood Thin Skin '65 neck?

Post by helvetg » Wed Aug 22, 2018 7:04 am

mbene085 wrote:
Wed Aug 22, 2018 5:14 am
Painted headstocks and bound necks don't grow on trees.
I mean... Necks kinda do though :whistle:

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Re: Fair selling price for a Wildwood Thin Skin '65 neck?

Post by edwardskim » Wed Aug 22, 2018 7:55 am

It would sell fairly easily for $500-600 on Reverb I reckon.

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Re: Fair selling price for a Wildwood Thin Skin '65 neck?

Post by Embenny » Wed Aug 22, 2018 9:50 am

helvetg wrote:
Wed Aug 22, 2018 7:04 am
mbene085 wrote:
Wed Aug 22, 2018 5:14 am
Painted headstocks and bound necks don't grow on trees.
I mean... Necks kinda do though :whistle:
That was the whole pun!

Subtlety doesn't come across well on the internet.
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