USED GUITAR AND AMP PRICES ARE DROPPING

[@Marcmcilroy]

I love both of you. I’m from Birmingham England and I got very ILL and I was in hospital and was given a very short amount of time to be here. I during that time watched all of your KZbin content. Being a guitar nut. I thought if I’m going out I’m going out watching what I love and I watched both of you and your channel and it was the only thing that made me smile throughout the whole ordeal. I made a massive u turn heath wise. And I made it through the danger zone to be fine happy and watching your videos now. So thank you even though you had no idea your helping people like me through tough times. One day I will come over the pond and say thank you in person and hang out at casino and say hi. Keep the videos coming there the best cheers boys 👍🏻

[@drippinglass]

Welcome back! Glad to hear you are feeling better! 😎👍

[@johnrodriguez2013]

wow same! I found Baxter and Jonathan while awaiting a liver transplant in 2020. Casino daily vids absolutely was one of many factors that kept me going in those dark times. BUT what is more important is that your health is much better now, dude!

[@30smsuperstrat]

The only time I ever felt worried in a parking lot deal was when the local drug dealer came up thinking we were dealing drugs on his turf😂😬.

[@davidcraft4919]

I bought a crack head special stratocaster. great deal, perfect condition, and much loved at my house! I had a pistol and a friend with a pistol with me!

[@aflashfloodofgear]

This super relevant! I feel for the authorized dealers sitting with new old stock of models that are getting discounted. Margins in that world are tough enough as it is!

[@dandylion6]

Successful Reverb experiences make me feel like I have more access to gear. Being able to sell, trade, and buy this way is a great way to start.

[@ivanrosemusic]

Bring back the wall of guitars!

[@Tweed_Tone]

Buying used is always great since most custom shops I see used are kept in extremely well condition. I’d buy new if the figuring/top and weight are exactly what I wanted.

[@clos87]

I gave Kemper and Quad Cortex a chance for gigging and do not regret it. I love amp and pedals setup but it's just too inconvenient to take to gigs, and hope nothing fails. I held onto my amps and pedals for a few months to make sure the Kemper and Quad Cortex were going to work out. Last week I listed all the pedals on reverb for the prices I had paid for them (I bought them used in excellent condition) and almost all sold within the week. Very excited that people keeps buying gear :)

[@MayorMcCheese2000]

I have cleaned up on a few purchases in the last year. I found items on reverb that were listed a year or so ago, sent some very low offers, and was pleasantly surprised when they were accepted! On the flip side though, I purchased a Gibson p90 from 1954 about 4 years ago and the value of that hardware seems to have tripled in that time with no sign of coming down yet.

[@davidcraft4919]

During the post COVID sell-off, I found my dream guitar: a VERY high end Gibson Les Paul Standard, 1950s spec, born on my birthday the year I retired. It was star-crossed, meant to be, and I love it.

[@user-no1cares]

Exactly what I did. I’m not done with guitars, I’m even more into guitar. I just bought the wrong guitar & now I have the one I actually needed. Got what I needed for the Tele I didn’t need.

[@jfiery]

What did you end up with?

[@user-no1cares]

@@jfiery A sweet 2008 Les Paul Studio that was unmolested, just needed set up for my own style & feel. I guess we don’t really ‘need’ guitars but now I have the one I want. Thanks for asking.

[@jfiery]

@@user-no1cares congrats! They are superb guitars. The LP is my favorite guitar bar none.

[@bluzzjazz]

We need to see the guitar wall while listening to your spiel! It's too dark without it! Have probably gone the longest in a while, (8mos) without purchasing or selling. Standing pat for the time being. Not sure what is going to happen with this economy in the next year.

[@zero318]

Yeah, there’s definitely something to getting older and wanting to try all the stuff you never could have as a kid. Well, yes and no. I don’t necessarily buy vintage, because sometimes the latest and greatest is actually latest and greatest! I recently got a couple of 40th anniversary Squiers…the Jazzmaster and the Strat. Got them home, gave them a solid setup and they are two of the finest gig guitars I’ve ever had! Anyhew, I could go on for hours, but yes…absolutely, age certainly does push the clock on things.😌

[@DirtyDirkDiggler]

The Squiers are getting better, and I have one of those Jazzmasters but lets not get carried away with the hype… they’re great guitars for the price.

[@davidcraft4919]

Vintage guitars are a lot like vintage cars.... they usually need a lot of work and upkeep, can be very finicky, and may not be quite what you were wanting.

[@BasementGuitarSuperstar]

I don’t want the used market to collapse completely but it would be really nice to have the market shift so I can acquire some of my bucket list guitars and amps for way less than they are going for right now

[@84kjk]

I bought a Greenback 10 inch from Sweetwater gear exchange. Great experience.

[@rylieriley]

There are definitely some amazing deals out there. You just have to keep your eye open for them and be prepared to nab them while you can..

[@daveduffy2823]

I am glad. From what I see on Reverb, a lot are really over priced. It looks like the seller is trying to recover their cost.

[@Max-million]

I haven’t bought a guitar in 10 years. I did buy guitars for the 20 years before, I now have over 60 guitars and 9 Fender BF amps. 😁✌️🎸

[@jwtplayer]

I liked the old background better

[@brostoevsky22]

It's the same in the used car market. Stuff is finally going down. During the pandemic everything became ridiculously expensive for no good reason. Also, there's an influx of of unused used gear. How much do we really need?

[@EclecticHillbilly]

I miss the old studio, one camera shot.

[@gtr1952]

I bought my first new Strat ever, hard tail burst 33% off as a demo. It was going to have a nick/dent within a couple weeks anyway!! LOL I give up on Craigs List though. I bought a 10 year old Firebird. Went to the bank, got the cash, drove 30 miles to the guys house, and he changed his mind. It was a very fair price, he just changed his mind. Nice guy. What do you do? I just went home and had a beer, played something else and tried to forget about it. Peace --gary

[@nickjackson6375]

I hope this is true. Hope to see you guys in Philly next weekend.

[@bottomkitchen250]

Are they coming to Philly?

[@DrMattWalton]

Can you guys explain the advantages of using the Brown Box with modern amps. I thought they were just mainly used for vintage amps. I know they normalize the voltage input.

[@tonekilltech]

It doesn't "normalize" the voltage, if by that you mean hold it at a constant voltage. It would be pretty amazing if it did, but that would require significantly more circuitry and tech to pull off that kind of adaptive voltage regulation. What it does in simple terms is take the incoming power (line voltage) and reduce it by incremental settings 3%, 4%, 6%, 10%. I use one with my vintage amps, and I find that line voltage swings wildly from below 120V (not often) into the upper 120s. Generally at my house, it runs around 124-125V. I'll usually bring it down to 115V and keep an eye on the display to watch for changes and adjust accordingly. Vintage amps can be modified to run better on 120V, but my observation has been that they feel smoother when running around 115V or lower. The other thing to keep in mind is that running an amp that was biased on line voltage (>120V) at 115V is going to change the bias. Ideally, you want to bias the amp at the voltage you plan to run it on. As to your main question about modern amps, it depends. If it's an amp that includes components like channel switching relays or any digital functions at all, effects, power switching adapters, or even digitally controlled internal functions that might not be obvious externally, I would advise against reducing the voltage below 120V. If it's a handwired tube amp in the style of a vintage amp, you can run it on reduced voltage, but again, I'd bias it at the voltage you intend to run it at. It all depends on what you're trying to achieve with it. Classic example, Edward ran his Marshalls on reduced voltage to reduce the volume while keeping them "dimed". There were unintended side effects of that, maybe it was part of his sound (aka the brown sound) but it's hard to say.

[@Steve.Cutler]

I've gotten some great deals on guitars in the last couple of months. Found a 2019 Manhatten midnight Gibson Les Paul on Facebook marketplace, two months ago for a great deal. Guy bought it at guitar center new in 2019 with hopes of learning to play. It's spent its whole short life in the original case. Not even a pick scratch. I paid $1,600 bucks!!! Best guitar deal I've ever found.

[@EclecticHillbilly]

I bought a Mexican Strat under similar circumstances. Guy said it had scratches on the pick guard............turned out the cellophane had never been removed.

[@vancesnyder2426]

I still keep buying pedals that I do not use.

[@zero318]

Don’t sweat it….that’s perfectly normal. Hahahahaha

[@matthewtayloryowieresearch1912]

I keep still peddling to buyers that do use. 🪃Didyabringyabongalong Station🎸Central QLD🤘Australia🦘

[@indiedavecomix3882]

The key is to buy multiples of the same one. 😂

[@tylerdurden5122]

What’s worse would be if you sold them, then bought them back and still didn’t use them. Like I do 😮

[@jasondorsey7110]

​@@indiedavecomix3882I have 2 micropogs and a pog2 on my board...maybe 1 more will do the trick?

[@nekot9274]

I just have the same feeling, less money around since the end of covid driving the prices down maybe? I didn't looked to buy anything this year, as I dont often change my gear, but the same day last week, a 17 years old Yamaha BB614 for 150$ and a 25 years old Yamaha BBG5A for 200$, in that not really played ever, in a closet for years state came up on the swiss local second hand site...got them both :) They complement my Yamaha BB434M to perfection and I have bass for a lifetime now.

[@thesmellycatjazz]

I didn't go crazy during the pandy, but i want to sell my Sterling St Vincent for a reasonable price. Once I saw a 2022 SG Standard for $1200 sit for over a week and a $700 Prestige Ibanez 655 sit for 2 months, I realized I waited too long to sell 🤦

[@30smsuperstrat]

Baxter sounds like how my granny got with Milkglass and Crystal. Then we had to dig through all that stuff when she died.😬

[@oldskoolz8509]

The best justification I’ve heard for new gear yet, “there’s so little time left in my life.” 😂😂😂😂 I’m almost 53 and that’s what I’m using now.

[@timothypotter2137]

I still struggle w/Motolust Italiano, and owning the Guzzi only made it worse...and the Guzzzi didn't last. So now guitarlust is much less expensive.

[@brianknapp2000]

I just got a used PRS Archon 50 combo for $630 at Guitar Center during the 10% off used sale they just ran. Really great amp, especially for that price. The deals are out there, and prices are getting better.

[@jasondorsey7110]

Picked up a blackface bandmaster in great shape during the sale...don't see vintage fenders going back down in price much if at all

[@brianknapp2000]

@@jasondorsey7110 Nice!

[@homegrownson]

I had too many strats and after trading my go to Acoustic, traded a Vintage E Series for Comparable 1985 Alvarez/Yairi DY85A in Mint Condition and like Baxter said met a new friend. Many older playrers are giving up their acoustics because they become harder or even painful to Play, a Sweet low action Electric many times is the answer to someone enjoying years more playing an instrument then looking at it in a closet, sitting in its case

[@the92project]

I’m done buying guitars. No joke. Zero interest in instruments. All the interest now in writing and recording. Actually using the damn guitars 😂

[@indiedavecomix3882]

Wait...what do you use them for? I just hang them on my walls or let them decorate the inside of my guitar cases.🤣

[@jasondorsey7110]

​@@indiedavecomix3882Me too, I'm done buying guitars...now I've moved on to amps =P

[@thelastnic]

Bought a Fender Duo Sonic in excellent condition for not even half of the 799 new price. Was at a guitar show, Guitarlington and they wanted to move it. Maybe it was one of yours..................................

[@user-tz2zz5ij1s]

I miss the old background of guitars.

[@robertdavidtingstrom118]

I just bought a Jerad James Nichols gold blues power for $400! They’re $600+ on American Musical Supply!

[@stephandelaney4097]

My Strat type on reverb was selling for 700 when this video dropped. Now it’s about 750-850 on average. I guess it just depends. (But found my 13 AmStd Strat for 700 used) on marketplace

[@GarrettRodman]

Sold my Gretsch pro players last week that I only bought last year. It was pretty but not my style. Debating on two workhorses: amproii Strat or Les Paul Special -- both more my speed

[@stevegamiello6476]

New background ? Now I have to look at you guys instead of looking at the guitars behind you.

[@ivanrosemusic]

❤

[@Journey-of-1000-Miles]

I’ve been waiting the entire time for the title wave of used gear to hit the secondhand market.

[@evanogden]

I've got a great J45.. Let me ask a question, totally undrelated, how do you feel about repaired headstocks...?

[@Davidthestratman7]

Not just amps. Been getting great deals on pedals as well

[@Smart-Alex]

Yep. Picked up a used sonic blue Blues Jr for mid 400s this week from GC. Definitely the lowest I've ever seen.

[@misternobody4786]

Used pricing was stupid - panic pricing - shit for everyone - buying guitars shouldn’t be speculative.

[@wrobinson1702]

53 guitars in 12 months?!? LOL-even I'm not that bad! My wife would shoot me. Seriously, you are exactly right. The market has changed in the last year or so. I've been "downsizing" since retirement and I can tell the difference between now and 2021. And my regular meeting spot to sell a guitar is the Fresh Market Grocery store parking lot in Uptown New Orleans.

[@bigdaddystinkeye]

Yeah. That averages out to 4.5 guitars per month. I've been doing this for over 50 years and don't think I've bought 4.5 guitars in a year 🙂

[@gthomson8065]

I’ve probably bought 150 guitars in the past 12 months. It has been an awesome experience trying all these cool instruments. I’m not sure if my wife agrees.

[@baileywatts1304]

Baxter, if you are looking for an affordable vintage amp just skip the guitar amps entirely. If you know a place that works on old electric pianos you can get a rebuilt amplifier section of a Hammond B-3 for around $400 and a guitar with single coils sounds killer through it.

[@gregoaks4413]

prices are falling everywhere except GC if you trade in an instrument there you're getting ripped off !

[@doctersound9630]

I prefer the old studio guys. This one is not as nice as before. Sorry. (Boring to look at, dark dull, yada yada etcetera) Just some constructive criticism. Love Casio guitars. All love. 🤘🏻

[@SurrendertheEctypeofficial]

A lot of talent here.

[@damham5689]

Imo the good collector stuff is way to pricey for my blood. I have some rare guitars, but those are the ones I bought back in the 70s, 80s and 90s before they were rare. Now I spend on guitars usually under $1500 bucks, more on under $700 range. A couple hundred on a good set up and they play just as good as $10k guitars. And if I want to get rid of them I either trade them in on another guitar, or give them to a local kid who is learning guitar.

[@damham5689]

Do you have investments with Providence Equity Partners ? They own sweetwater

[@JGAbstract]

Me on reverb: Whoa this fender is only $500? Shipping: $198 Me on reverb: whoa this classic vibe is only $250? Shipping: $250

[@LucasJRice]

Make sure the guitars you’re looking at aren’t shipping from overseas.

[@misternobody4786]

CL is for the daredevils looking for mayhem/deals that scream

[@MrSmiley1964]

getting older does cause a sense of desperation in your forever 25 mind. There's all those guitars and adventures you haven't tried that you feel the clock running out on. That's why I'm 60 and giving a casual side glance to Firebirds and Penguins and the 20 y/old red head cashier at the gas station. But at least I'm not lusting after an Explorer and a Peavey Butcher full stack.

[@mknchpssimmons4281]

Just bought a new PRS SE for less than what was being asked for new….

[@slingman1981]

I cant get enough fender custom shop guitars, in fact i have 10 gibson to trade

[@misternobody4786]

I wouldn’t hold out much hope for pricing on brown Stratocasters

[@YesItsWitticus]

Seeing multiple listings from the same people on marketplace right now.

[@rottenpizza84]

You could smell the recession.

[@roberthart666]

How well are they priced at your store?

[@chuckfarley7642]

Why are people freaky about parking lots? It seems like going into someone’s private residence would be a lot more dangerous. Plus parking lots are easy to find.

[@EclecticHillbilly]

The safest place is the parking lot at the police station/sheriff's office.

[@Highland_Paddy]

Everybody's broke. Big shocker. Good time for that X-mas geetaw?

[@Highland_Paddy]

I don't tink Geetaw Center would ever cut me off, but they might be less able to get them here in one piece???

[@Highland_Paddy]

[If I had unlimited funds or otherwise?]

[@Highland_Paddy]

The acoustic I want is five grand. Sigh. The OTHER acoustic I want is about two grand? I might settle for one around $700??? Maybe next year...

[@Highland_Paddy]

So, bad time to SELL used gear and make $?

[@WinstonWhite-l9j]

Speak for yourself, some of us are having the best earning years of our lives…

[@DiegoApunto]

Yeah right, you wish!

[@jtyoung706]

Hey another episode with Paul Stanley's nephew and Wal-Mart brand Jim Root.

[@216trixie]

Never meet someone in a parking lot that's where you get ripped off. Always have them come to your house. It's your turf. I have no idea why you would not have them come to your place.

[@WinstonWhite-l9j]

When I sell, I request to meet in the lobby of a police station or county courthouse with a bailiff, safe for buyer and seller

[@216trixie]

@@WinstonWhite-l9j Lol. just have them come to your house where you’re safe.

[@WinstonWhite-l9j]

@@216trixie What about ‘buyers’ who fear going to a stranger’s house with a pocketful of cash?

[@216trixie]

@@WinstonWhite-l9j As a buyer you are much safer going to a house with a known address that can be found again, where these people live. Instead of a parking lot where they can do you in and leave and no one will know who they were. It would be much safer going to their house as a buyer. No question

[@216trixie]

@@WinstonWhite-l9j Another words, if you went to a house and got ripped off then we would know who ripped you off and they could be arrested.

[@Bob-Whiting]

@Casino Guitars Dag Nabbit boys! Raeford Walmart super center?! I'm sitting smack dab in the middle of 3 super centers, Raeford is just over there a few miles, Fayetteville is just up there, and um, Hope Mills is just a few down there. lol If I knew you guys were gonna come out of your hidey hole, we coulda met up and I coulda given you guys a New World Order Handshake, AKA a fistbump!

[@TheFeelButton]

I start warming up to buy when I see the desperation in their eyes! Cheers Casino!!

[@30smsuperstrat]

Jonathan is the best friend in the Bible outside of Jesus.

[@jasondorsey7110]

God called Abraham his friend, so he must have been pretty chill

[@jjvh66]

Prices are going down because nobody has any money

[@WinstonWhite-l9j]

Speak for yourself, my income this year is higher than the previous ten…

[@misternobody4786]

Crackerjack pricing out there - just got an L-00 for 1k

[@RyanAmplification]

Want an amp? Let me build you one!

[@jameshughes9706]

Collector here who goes on guitar safaris around the US… the Boomers are now dying off and their families are liquidating their vintage gear for cheap. Happening nationwide

[@christianhunter777]

The one saving grace of playing guitar is that there is quite steep barrier to entry insofar as unless a person is a serious talent, they will suck at guitar, not just at the beginning but likely throughout their entire playing "career." The one notable exception to this would be my good friend Darren Householder, who played like a pro pretty much from day one. When I met him at Berklee he had been playing about six months, and already was shredding Nuno and George and doing crazy scales and using tablature and PRACTICING 12-plus hours a day. A very unusual and precocious development schedule. But as I said, he is the exception rather than the rule.

[@LucasJRice]

Have you heard of skeptical hippo eyes?

[@markspurgin8225]

Hate the set. There I said it

[@tylerdurden5122]

You not the only one

[@sethlover6498]

It is crazy yall stole MTV'S logo and now continue to promote it even harder... Yall should probably be sued just based on your brazen lack of care that you stole their logo.... The new set and back drop is bad... really bad... it is too dark... can barely see the both of you... go back to the guitar room... way more original ... way better small shop feel... which is exactly why you grew this channel to the point you did...

[@ivanrosemusic]

Amen

[@vancesnyder2426]

What's with the virtual? It reminds me of my MTV days.

[@robertclarkguitar]

Yes I will help 😂

[@cowwhisperer8927]

Just buy a Harley Benton not some old piece of Gibson shit

[@Shovel-om7kn]

Inevitably, the influx of Covid new guitar players, will follow the yuppie Harley Davidson riders into Disco Heaven. Lol

[@EclecticHillbilly]

........just wait until the relic craze goes bust........

[@shaun64vet]

I cannot wait for the arse to fall out of the second hand market and for all the bedroom grifters to get what's coming to them.

[@liamguitars]

I can vouch for dropping prices. I just got a heritage h150 flame maple top in washed blue for 1280. I love this guitar. I also got a epiphone thunderhorse for 500 bucks. but it had no pickups (well he threw in a Hetset free super nice guy) If anyone is on the big island of Hawaii come visit soundwave music and play some awesome guitars.

[@matthewtayloryowieresearch1912]

@7:00 🚓Cheech & Chong...😵‍💫 'you keep on knockin' but ya can't get in!' 🤘Didyabringyabongalong Station🎸Central QLD🦘