$2k for a used Grosh Retro Classic

[mike@nortoncable.com]

Rosewood/maple neck, sunburst, tort pickguard, stock, mint. $2k asking.

think its too much $$$ola?

[iamdavea]

For that money, it had better be absolutely mint, and have the EXACT specs you would order for yourself. Even then, I would not pay more than $1,750. I bought a mint Grosh about a year ago that is the greatest guitar I own; paid just under $1,600 for it. THAT was a good deal. But, as always, if you know in your heart it's going to be a keeper, then..................sorry, $2,000 is still too much.

[Rex Anderson]

If it has Brazilian Rosewood, that is a $400 option.

Look at the Grosh website and their current price list to see options prices.

Does the seller have the build sheet?

Little things add up.

They are mighty fine guitars.

[mudster]

Retro classics from about 2008 on are amazing guitars. If the guitar has upgraded options like Brazilian or Birdseye Maple etc., then they are worth more as those options were very expensive.
A guitar that is well over 3K new should be worth 2k used if the condition is still VG+.
Lots or poorer made guitars are posted on the for sale board that have had 3 owners and are still valued above 2/3 of original sale price (see Gibson, Fender) and some other excellent guitars (LsL) are selling for about the same amount off. Grosh shouldn't be any different.
The real question is how much you like the guitar. If it is a good guitar you enjoy playing and meets your personal needs, then it is worth it (you'd never get a new one for that).

Disclosure: I am selling a Grosh Retro Classic and it is worth every bit of 2k and then some.

[iamdavea]

There's lots of variables around this issue, though. The Grosh, that I mentioned in my first post, I would not sell if someone offered me $2,000 for it. That's a "lifetime" instrument. HOWEVER, if I were to offer it right now on Ebay, I would not expect to receive a bid above, say, $1,575. That's just where the market is for Grosh guitars. There's a perfectly fine Grosh on Ebay right now, with a starting price of $1,450. The guy has had to list this guitar about 7 consecutive times now--no one wants it, and people are probably tired of looking at it. Again, if a guitar has your name on it, buy it and don't look back. Just don't feel crappy if the honeymoon wears off and you sell it for a $500 loss.

[iamdavea]

I would also add that Grosh guitars have been "amazing" for many years prior to 2008--I'm not sure where the magical 2008 perception comes from.

[1radicalron]

In a few more years Used Grosh Guitars are going to be worth $3k and up, Get all you can now while they are still cheap!

[bearbike137]

A few months back, I bought an ash Retro Classic with a birdseye maple neck, fralin pups,excellent + condition for $1600. Here she is:

[mojocaster.com]

That seems high to me, but I've been away from the used market for several months. As for used Groshes being worth $3K and up in a few years, there's frankly no way to predict that.

[stratpaulguy86]

For $2K I'd play a few dozen CS Strats of various vintages and buy the pick of the litter. I found an unbelievable '60RI Closet Classic for $1600 that killed nearly every Strat I've played up to that point. If you ever needed to resell I would bet that a real Fender guitar would retain it's value better and be easier to sell.

[loudboy]

I sold a VGC Retro Classic this summer w/a Braz Board, 2-tone burst, Med/Large neck for $1400. Went fast, but absolutely no bites at $1600, a few months earlier.

They seem to be in the $1300-1400 range, which is a heck of a lot of guitar for the $.

[stout-hearted]

I'm sold and hooked on Grosh guitars. The most I've paid for a used RC Custom was $1550 shipped & Paypal'd. I went that high because it had stainless frets.

The very first one I bought in 2006 was mint with a matching headstock and that was a $1350 purchase.

Now I'd really love a sunburst and if it were "dead mint" I'd do $1600 - $1700. But that's me, because I love sunburst finishes and no one does them better than Don.

[pickaguitar]

Everything is too much these days lol

[robbinsteele]

love groshes,have a couple,but the market,, as others have said is around the $1500 mark.that said if you like the guitar enough and can't find another like it-well you know

[mike@nortoncable.com]

specs from grosh.

- Alder body
- 59 burst finish - nitro lacquer
- maple/Brazilian rosewood neck (Brazilian fingerboard is a $400 upcharge)
- large roundback neck shape with oil finish
- 1 5/8" nut
- 6100 jumbo frets
- tortoise guard
- Fralin vintage hot neck and middle, fralin steel pole 43 in the bridge
- vol, tone, blend control
- 1088 tremolo