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Title: What is a realistic price for a 1964 EB2?
Post by: Basvarken on January 01, 2018, 05:25:28 AM

I saw a 1964 Eb2 the other day in fairly good condition. Some buckle rash and a well executed headstock repair. Color is a sunburst.
What would be a realistic price these days?

Title: Re: What is a realistic price for a 1964 EB2?
Post by: Grog on January 01, 2018, 08:25:59 AM

There is one on Reverb for $2,499 without a headstock repair.

https://reverb.com/item/2210760-gibson-eb-2-1964-sunburst

The VG Price Guide says $2,200 to $3,000.

Title: Re: What is a realistic price for a 1964 EB2?
Post by: Basvarken on January 01, 2018, 09:48:56 AM

Thank you! :thumbsup:

Title: Re: What is a realistic price for a 1964 EB2?
Post by: Dave W on January 01, 2018, 10:12:53 AM

IMHO the VG price guide is usually unrealistically high.

The highest priced recent sale of an EB-2 or Epi Rivoli on eBay is this unbroken 1960 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-EB-2-EB2-Electric-Bass-Guitar-1960-/152748661109?epid=97452124&hash=item2390879975%3Ag%3AxhoAAOSwIJlZ52ex&nma=true&si=%252BPHH8ghWXiqsq14Q1aY%252FzD5AV%252BQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557) with some mods that just sold for $2600.

Title: Re: What is a realistic price for a 1964 EB2?
Post by: clankenstein on January 01, 2018, 06:39:11 PM

Probably irrelevant but i bought my beaten to crap 64 eb2 for nz$400 in 1987.

Title: Re: What is a realistic price for a 1964 EB2?
Post by: 4stringer77 on January 03, 2018, 01:57:22 PM

I wouldn't mind paying north of 2 grand for a decent EB-2, the new Thunderbird might have some people scratching their heads. Sweetwater just raised prices on all the new 2018 Gibsons.

Title: Re: What is a realistic price for a 1964 EB2?
Post by: Dave W on January 03, 2018, 07:17:40 PM

Quote from: 4stringer77 on January 03, 2018, 01:57:22 PM

I wouldn't mind paying north of 2 grand for a decent EB-2, the new Thunderbird might have some people scratching their heads. Sweetwater just raised prices on all the new 2018 Gibsons.

I just looked. January 3rd and they've raised 2018 prices 10%.  :o  That will stimulate sales, all right.