Edika
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I've had some good deals in my life but this is insane! Congrats man and awesome guitar!
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I paid $1k for a mint black pre-refined a few back and thought that was a steal. Great score!
Think pre fender CBS. Pre refined is what I thought was when different owners took over. However I believe it was when they revised the Parker process making various components and features cheaper quality. Like I heard they cut the cost of manufacture of the bridge by half etc.Can somebody explain this "pre-refinded" thing to me.
Can somebody explain this "pre-refinded" thing to me.
Think pre fender CBS. Pre refined is what I thought was when different owners took over. However I believe it was when they revised the Parker process making various components and features cheaper quality. Like I heard they cut the cost of manufacture of the bridge by half etc.
Pre-refined are the older Ken Parker guitars, then they were acquired by US Music Corp which changed the design a little. Pre-refined have the spring tension adjustment wheel, dimarzio pickups, and more knobs. The refined models simplified stuff like MaxAidingAres said, as well as switched to seymour duncans, and eventually changed the distinctive headstock.Can somebody explain this "pre-refinded" thing to me.
I know you guys hate me lmao. The worst part of the transaction was how little the Sam Ash employees knew about it. They thought it didn’t have a trussrod because they couldn’t find the hole. Like seriously??? They also told me it was so cheap because the resale value for these guitars was so low. I’m just like a simple google search on there part was too much??
That's not a steal ... this deserves a new word
Think pre fender CBS. Pre refined is what I thought was when different owners took over. However I believe it was when they revised the Parker process making various components and features cheaper quality. Like I heard they cut the cost of manufacture of the bridge by half etc.
Exactly when I asked if anything was wrong with it the clerk said “nothing”. Then proceeded to say the resale value for these is really low so I can even imagine someone coming in with it and knowing what it was but NOT know how it truly functions as far as setup etc and therefor getting screwed. Or maybe it was a family member that doesn’t play guitar knows nothing except it ain’t a fender or a Gibson and goes based off of what Sam Ash tells them. Sad.the really sad part is how little the previous owner of the gutiar got for it. If the store sold it to you for that cheap, that means theya re making some profit on it, even if its 20-50$
I get the store clerk on the day had no idea as he prob only knows about Fenders. But to the previous owner to not know????, seriusly dude, a quick google/ebay check would show you the re-sale price. I get it, he was desperate and needed the cash and couldnt wait months for the gutiar to get sold. Biut you need to draw the line somewhere.
I was on a similar position. Way behind my rent, closest gig I was working was too far away. So I took my LTD with upgraded EMGs and a flightcase into a pawn shop. The offered me half of what the pickups alone cost me, in other words if I had come with the pickups in their box I would have gotten same deal. The guy was a guitar player so he knew what it was. Either trying to rippme off to keep it for himself, or for me to not sell it and keep the guitar lol. Bottom line, it didnt matter how little they offered me I couldnt sell it for that
I have no idea how this guy sold a PArkeer Fly for 80-100$ at the best case scenario. Even putting that guitar at 200$ on ebay would have sold quicker
Or maybe it was a family member that doesn’t play guitar knows nothing except it ain’t a fender or a Gibson and goes based off of what Sam Ash tells them. Sad.
Stolen. Had to have been at sometime. I doubt someone bought that legit and then sold it for nothing. Reguardless, that dude at the store should be fired and never allowed to even THINK about a guitar again. Good deal for you though bro.