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Topic: Bigsby volume/tone pedal, any value?? |
Jon Kostal
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Westmont, Illinois, USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2004 6:41 pm |
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A friend's widow has his Bigsby volume/tone pedal that she wants to sell. Any idea of it's value? Any offers?
thanks,
Jon
 [This message was edited by Jon Kostal on 25 October 2004 at 07:42 PM.] |
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Al Marcus
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Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 25 Oct 2004 7:05 pm
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Jon -I had one of those that I bought new from Ted McCarty when he left Gibson and took over Bigsby in Kalamazoo. ...They were a great pedal all those years and had great power and tone. It might have been the origianal Pots, but it didn't draw power from the amp. As a collectors' item, it should get a good price.....al 
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Marco Schouten
From:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 25 Oct 2004 8:55 pm
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I,ve seen one of those on Ebay.
I believe it went for $350 or so.
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Marco Schouten
Sho-Bud LLG; Guyatone 6 string lap steel; John Pearse bar; Emmons bar; Evans SE200 amp
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Smiley Roberts
From:
Hendersonville,Tn. 37075
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Posted 26 Oct 2004 10:49 am
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That thing looks like its "been around the block" a couple o' times too. May need some "internal" work.
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db
From:
Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2004 4:23 pm
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Yes, At least $300.
Nobody is making anything like it anymore.
I looked into purchasing the manufacturing rights and inventor from Fred Gretsch.
I did a pricing / cost evaluation and if I were to have done it they would have to be priced at about $250. (The initial outlay was way to rich for my wallet.)
So, Yes again.
Add the rarity factor and you are up around $350 No matter what the condition!.
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Dan Balde
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Jon Kostal
From:
Westmont, Illinois, USA
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Posted 2 Nov 2004 6:39 pm
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Thanks for all your replies and opinions. I'll pass them along.
Jon |
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Ben Elder
From:
La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2004 11:37 am
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| $599.99 at Guitar Center Hollywood...been there a few months. |
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