I mean, like CB I have a lot of nice guitars, and while there are some that I'd like to own, I pretty much have all my bases covered, so does a new one fill a void, is it a duplicate of something I already have in terms of what it will do for me, or is it just 'I need that'? Semi related, but as to supply/demand/price, I took the Fender factory tour a few years ago, and they boasted of producing 800+ guitars a week, Gibby was saying 1200+, add to that the dozens or so of other mfgrs and who is buying these thing? even at discount prices. It's a great guitar for what I paid, but at today's prices, not so much. Bought mine in Oct of 2010 and paid just south of $1300 thx to my Sweetwater rep. Methinks that would be a mistake, but who am I other than a happy Elitist Casino owner. Them, so their unit sales will fall short of 'need,' and therefore they can justify doingĪway with the last 'Elitist' model, altogether? I have a feeling it might work.Īre they trying to 'phase out' the last of the 'Elitist' line, overpricing I also might say, if you really WERE interested in buying such as the Elitist Casino, you could ask or offer 1500 or whatever. It would be curious to see what the increase is in dealers prices, and/or what they actually sell for. I still have ONE connection I could ask, IF he knows. Don't know if my region is the same as others, either. There ISN'T a lot of choice around here, as each GC only has 1-3 at any time compared to hundreds of solid bodies. Maybe they have priced them too high and aren't selling enough. I don't have a real explanation for it, except to say maybe they aren't making enough. Now, right now, I can go buy a 'clearance' 335 satin for 1600, or a gloss for 1900. (The price spread is due to the 'faded' or Satin ones, as opposed to the 'Custom shop' or reissues.at least as far as I can tell or remember). At least in the 3 GC's here, which are the only game in town right now. Shortly after, in the corse of one year, the asking price for NEW 335's was/is a LOT more, from maybe 2800 to 4k.

Shortly before that, and for a good amount of years, a 'standard' normal 335 was selling new for around 1900-2200 bucks.

Just one or two short years ago, a Gibson ES-345 NEW was listed at 4200 bones, but could be easily negotiated to 3900.

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