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63 lefty jag. Advice needed
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 12:17 pm
by timbo86
Hi guys,
Was wondering if anyone would be able to offer some advice on what would be a good price for this guitar?
It seems that a lot of it isn't original;
Guard
Tuners
Wiring Harness
Upper plate and volume and tone controls
Bridge.
They are asking £10k+ which i think is pretty high, id guess that around £4/5k is closer?
Any advice or comments are welcome!
Cheers!
Re: 63 lefty jag. Advice needed
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 1:09 pm
by sal paradise
£5k sounds about right. But lefty Jags are super rare so prices are impossible to predict. An all original ‘67 Mustang sold in days for £5k not long ago. But then I picked up a ‘76 Mustang with no case & non-original pickups for £1400 a few months back.
If it had an original guard I’d be tempted to say £6k & be ready to pay another £500 on top.
Re: 63 lefty jag. Advice needed
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 1:33 pm
by ainm
Hopefully some Cobain nut doesn’t buy it, route it for humbuckers and hang it on their wall. I’ve seen a couple 60’s Jags given that treatment lately and this one’s a lefthander.
Re: 63 lefty jag. Advice needed
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 11:35 pm
by timbo86
sal paradise wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 1:09 pm
£5k sounds about right. But lefty Jags are super rare so prices are impossible to predict. An all original ‘67 Mustang sold in days for £5k not long ago. But then I picked up a ‘76 Mustang with no case & non-original pickups for £1400 a few months back.
If it had an original guard I’d be tempted to say £6k & be ready to pay another £500 on top.
Agreed RE rarity but $13,000 is way too high for something that is 50% non original. I did offer 5/6k for it but was turned down sadly as they wanted closer to 10k for it.
Will just have to keep waiting. One day i'll find one
Re: 63 lefty jag. Advice needed
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 11:38 pm
by timbo86
ainm wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 1:33 pm
Hopefully some Cobain nut doesn’t buy it, route it for humbuckers and hang it on their wall. I’ve seen a couple 60’s Jags given that treatment lately and this one’s a lefthander.
Yep its a major problem, the person who buys it will either be a Cobain fan, which I am, but not enough to butcher a 60s lefty, or someone like me who is a lefty and plays/collects vintage fender.
I think I saw the jag you are thinking of online recently, 60s one which has a couple of dimarzios dropped into it, didn't look good.
Re: 63 lefty jag. Advice needed
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:15 am
by clintburgess
I saw this listed recently as well. While a lefty 60s jaguar is indeed a rarity, it's sad that an instrument like this will probably languish on the "listed 2 years ago" pile because a seller is waiting for the 1-million buyer to come along and a player will not be able to swing the asking price. It is what it is but hopefully a better fit of a vintage lefty jag will come along your way.
Re: 63 lefty jag. Advice needed
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:48 pm
by timbo86
clintburgess wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:15 am
I saw this listed recently as well. While a lefty 60s jaguar is indeed a rarity, it's sad that an instrument like this will probably languish on the "listed 2 years ago" pile because a seller is waiting for the 1-million buyer to come along and a player will not be able to swing the asking price. It is what it is but hopefully a better fit of a vintage lefty jag will come along your way.
Yeah thats it, its not being aimed at a player at all. I don't think offering 4/5k is a lowball or offensive price for this. Thank you for the positive thoughts
us leftys have a tough time out here, especially in the vintage market.
Re: 63 lefty jag. Advice needed
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:54 pm
by clintburgess
Well I know this is out of the price range timbo86, or I assume it is, but this little beauty just popped up on Reverb. A lot more rare and collectable than the sunburst you were asking about. Even at this price, I'm guessing someone will snatch it up to flip...
https://reverb.com/item/75395756-fender ... k-and-ohsc
Re: 63 lefty jag. Advice needed
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2023 2:28 am
by timbo86
clintburgess wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:54 pm
Well I know this is out of the price range timbo86, or I assume it is, but this little beauty just popped up on Reverb. A lot more rare and collectable than the sunburst you were asking about. Even at this price, I'm guessing someone will snatch it up to flip...
https://reverb.com/item/75395756-fender ... k-and-ohsc
Thanks for sharing this! That one went with the quickness, I wonder how much for....
Re: 63 lefty jag. Advice needed
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:25 am
by clintburgess
timbo86 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 2:28 am
clintburgess wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:54 pm
Well I know this is out of the price range timbo86, or I assume it is, but this little beauty just popped up on Reverb. A lot more rare and collectable than the sunburst you were asking about. Even at this price, I'm guessing someone will snatch it up to flip...
https://reverb.com/item/75395756-fender ... k-and-ohsc
Thanks for sharing this! That one went with the quickness, I wonder how much for....
Oh man, it was gone within an hour of listing. As I said, even at that price, someone probably paid asking and they are planning on "flipping" for a reasonable $16,500...
Re: 63 lefty jag. Advice needed
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 12:45 am
by timbo86
I'm not a huge fan of this "flipping" culture. I get people need to earn a living etc but its a bit crazy with guitars, and especially lefties.
I saw a Cobain LPB mustang on ebay for ages. Ended up going for £750/800ish and then got re listed after being cleaned by someone else on reverb for £1750+
Re: 63 lefty jag. Advice needed
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:36 pm
by JVG
Agree 100% on the flipping, particularly of lefty stuff.
Sure it’s legal, but occupational flippers get no respect from me. I view them as parasites.
Re: 63 lefty jag. Advice needed
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2023 12:56 am
by timbo86
Agreed. Just this morning a 2012 KC mustang has been listed on ebay for $6999 and the reasoning behind it is that Kurts actual mustang is being sold at auction. Not sure how the two are linked but it has gone crazy.