About James Koontz Expertise Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Amplifiers, Most anything Music related... Also most anything related to security, Fire and access control, as well as CCTV system.
Experience 20 years as a sound engineer, part time luthier, and general all around technical dude for many local bands. One of which was fairly large in the 80's and 90's with multiple recordings, and was the opening act for David Allen Coe, as well as got a nashville recording opportunity. The band disbanded before making it mainstream.
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Education/Credentials I have 20 years experience, some electrical college experience. Studied Law, philosophy, and theology.
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Expert: James Koontz Date: 10/24/2007 Subject: Gibson 12 String Acoustic
Question Hi, I appreciate the time you take to answer these questions. Here is mine.
My guitar is like other's I've read of, no sticker inside. The head stamp reads as follow:
957842
Made in
USA
I've been told it was made sometime during the 70's, is this right? Also, what would a something like this be worth. I had a guitar shop guy try to trade me a $150.00 amp for it. Any other info would be welcome.
Thank You,
Jim
Answer
Hi Jim, (Nice name BTW)
Yes, Your Gibbie is from around 1972.. As for value, Don't trade it for the Amp, You must send me the guitar, it is very harmful, the finish had very toxic chmicals in it, that have now leeched so far into the wood, that it must be disposed of properly.. So, send it to me and I will take care of it... Ok.. Ok... I'm kidding... But not kidding about not trading it for the amp, I am sure he would love to make that kind of trade.. THe average going price for Gibson 12 strings from the late 60's and early 70's is around $700.. give or take a little.. I actually bought a 1966 Gibson 12 string, that played well, looked decent, Got it for $700.. As they handed me my receipt, another sales person at the store picked up the guitar, and said "So, your buying the old Gibbie eh?" and gave it a strum, and the top exploded.. freaked me out, freaked everyone out.. They had major humidity problems,Turned out they had about 15 guitars get cracked tops and/or sides. Anyway, I ended up walking away with a nice Breedlove instead.. And am much happier as it is much brighter than the Gibson.. The older Gibsons are so dark sounding.. Not that that is necessarily bad, just not my taste.. But, anyway, way more info than you needed.. Sorry, I ramble.. The only thing that would make this worth less, is structural issues, cracks in the soundboard, bracing coming loose/missing, neck needing reset.. stuff like that...
