Need help with guitars I have

My brother left a bunch of stuff at my house before he moved. When he came to get it, he said he didn't want to take all his guitars and I could do whatever with them. Should I just pawn or sell them on craigslist and are they worth anything? I know nothing about any of this and figured I would see if any of you could provide any insight before I start combing the net. Here are all the details I could get off of them.

1) Ibanez GIO bass GSR200. No case
2) Dean electric guitar. There are literally no other markings other than the serial number. Soft body case.
3) Gibson Les Paul Epiphone electric. Hard body case.
4) Gibson Epiphone acoustic plug-in model AJ15ENA. Hard body case.
5) My wife has an old acoustic Takemine & Co. F307 as well. Hard body case
6) Hercules tripod stand.

Any help would be appreciated.

Triceratopsoil wrote:   Also those Hercules stands are the best

The.Crimson.King wrote: johnobvious wrote: 3) Gibson Les Paul Epiphone electric. Hard body case.  If it's a Les Paul Custom (black or white with gold hardware and rectangle, not trapezoid neck inlays) they're very nice and considered by many to be nearly as high quality as their Gibson namesakes.

Slartibartfast wrote: While I can't be of any help I am really curious as to why your brother would collect so many instruments and then just abandon them?

Some lose the fire...the love... The raw passion for music. :(
It just goes...

Slartibartfast wrote: While I can't be of any help I am really curious as to why your brother would collect so many instruments and then just abandon them?

I don't know, ask my dad that.  I would kill for his 70's Jazzmaster, Hagstrom and Silvertone guitars.

Actually I'm pretty sure he had to sell everything to pay for university


Edited by Triceratopsoil - August 26 2013 at 07:32

Thanks for the input, guys. Trying to get some pictures up but haven't had the chance.

As to why he would abandon them. He never was in a band or anything. I really wasn't around much when he was trying to learn to play (we are 15 years apart in age) and nothing really came of it.  He took some lessons and learned a few things but I don't think he was ever looking at it more than a hobby.

If you ask me, he figured out at a young age that chicks dig musicians. Play them a song and look into their eyes and all reason flies out the window as the panties get moist. Now he is 33 and left a good job to go back to school to get an MBA.  He got the girl, got married and has his second kid on the way.  Once you get the girl, what's the point? Rock and Roll stardom seems to be a pipe dream at this point. So yeah, I am thinking that these guitars are probably not anything special.


Edited by johnobvious - August 27 2013 at 14:07

johnobvious wrote: My brother left a bunch of stuff at my house before he moved. When he came to get it, he said he didn't want to take all his guitars and I could do whatever with them. Should I just pawn or sell them on craigslist and are they worth anything? I know nothing about any of this and figured I would see if any of you could provide any insight before I start combing the net. Here are all the details I could get off of them. 1) Ibanez GIO bass GSR200. No case 2) Dean electric guitar. There are literally no other markings other than the serial number. Soft body case. 3) Gibson Les Paul Epiphone electric. Hard body case. 4) Gibson Epiphone acoustic plug-in model AJ15ENA. Hard body case. 5) My wife has an old acoustic Takemine & Co. F307 as well. Hard body case 6) Hercules tripod stand. Any help would be appreciated.

Gibson Les Paul Epiphone electric guitars I've often used for a second guitar on stage in case I break a string on my favorite guitar and need to switch quickly. They come in as very handy and dependable for about 6 months until they need minor repairs. You can install expensive pick ups and it's sometimes worth the distance to do that. On the northern east coast of the U.S. many chain stores have them priced anywhere between $250.00 and $400.00 on the wall , yet they wouldn't give you anymore than 50 bucks if you were interested in selling them one and many of the Epiphone Les Pauls that sell for $300.00 in their stores are used. If you post it on the internet between $250.00 and $300.00 you have a better chance of gaining the interest of a traveling guitarist who is looking into a second hand guitar for road work.