Re: Re: Old Roland equipment value

In message <b38jim+epfh@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "russell holloway 
<superman859@xxxxxxxxx>" <superman859@xxxxxxxxx> writes
>All the
>same, I never use any of it except the gr-505, and that is just for
>practicing for the band using the standard jack.

Personally, I find my 505 not as pleasant as my 707.

Price wise, here's what I paid in the UK for most of my gear:

G-505 with EMG humbucker in place of first coil - lost the LFO 
touchplates, it seems, but otherwise VGC, with poor condition case: £275 
The seller said he'd have felt guilty taking much more, I was entirely 
satisfied with the price - it's a good quality telecaster clone and was 
priced similarly to the best Squiers (made in the same factory), but has 
the hex-pickup.

110V GR300, mint, boxed, with 240V-110V stepdown, plus fair condition 
GR700 (ends loose, minor dent), cable, and mint silver G-707 with mint 
case - £450, less £125 for two Carlsbro pedals included with the deal 
which I sold, and something vague for an MXR Phase 90 swapped in another 
deal.

G77, red, apparently mint with mint case and cable - £400 - should have 
that on Tuesday.

Korg Z3 I can't remember, but it wasn't much, either £50 or £90

Two new cables from Roland last year - £104.

Prices I've seen have been quite variable. If you want an idea of how 
silly they can be, I've seen G-303s go on eBay for figures approaching 
$2,000, and Unionday is a regular seller of early GR gear with 
relatively high (I'd say 'retail') prices, but presumably much more 
predictable than eBay. When I wanted a 707, asking prices tending to be 
nearly double what I paid for my 707, 700 and 300 together, and one guy 
in the UK asked for £250 for a 707 /without/ the electronics when I 
wanted one to practise guitar-playing with.

It all depends on who you're selling to. Sometimes there will be a buyer 
who absolutely must have the stuff, and will pay a fortune for it. But 
like I said, I think those people either have the gear, or are tired of 
it and are selling too.

FWIW - Analogue synths /don't/ get crazy money, really. A new Minimoog 
is £1,500, used ones are slightly lower. Only genuine rarities get 
serious money, even such classics as the NED Synclavier barely break 
£2,000 unless they're fully specced - and this is a system that cost as 
much as a house new, around £25,000 in the very early 80s.

Richard
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