Jack FFR1846

nope I am in Atlanta GA! Names Andy. got some family on the vinyard and in boston but thats about it!

Hmmm...sounds expensive for a Benji. There's a silo in the Boston Craigslist for $700 (and an AL for $900)......not that I'm looking......(and a peavey wolfgang evh in black for $700).....again...not that I'm looking. The Benji only has a single pickup. I'd play one first.....although that's my rule for any guitar. I won't buy until I play it for enough time to understand it.

I have not seen big drops in EBMM's used yet, but Fender Americans are dropping like a rock. I'm travelling on business in the car tomorrow out 100 miles, so searched the craigslists in CT. Fender american metal strat for $375, nice american tele for $700......none of these were below $1k 3 months ago. Lots below $650. (I've never owned a Fender, but they're a good gauge since there's so many of them). Now....if I can find an Axis for under $600 or a Wolfgang for $500....I'll have to start thinking up more excuses for the wife.

jack

Or the forearm contour. I used to not care about them, but I've really become a fan of the Silo Special body shape.

I actually did own a SUB 1 at one time, and while I liked the tone, I didn't like the weight. They've always hit me a little heavy. It a subjective thing though.

I'm actually trying to just save my money up. There is a used EBMM Benji at an online retailer for $799, and I'd really like to get that one. It's not so much the name. It's the pickup combo, the body style, and the color. I love that metal flake green.

Auction ended without a $199 bid. I'm not surprised....they sold for less than that new. That being said....when I had mine setup...the guy did not know the brand and guessed that it cost me $400. When I told him I paid $100 for it, he was stunned.

For the $400, you could find a real Sub1 if you look around hard enough. And the sub1 is waaaay more of a guitar. The only drawback (in my opinion) is that the sub1 doesn't have the maple fretboard.

jack

My pic??? Do you have a link? I sold mine to a co-worker.

I just put my Jackson up for sale on Craigslist locally, but that's the only guitar I've currently got up for sale.

jack

BTW . .is yours for sale? I saw an ebay auction and a CL ad with your exact picture in it??

Awesome .. . thanks. I might have to pick one up. I've had my eye on a couple on craigslist, and one on eBay.

I really liked the OLP. I do a lot of reading about them and other people sometimes find bad apples, but I think that if you get one that you can play first.....or order from someone who takes them back in 30 days like Guitar Center, they are a killer deal. The neck was the selling point for me. It was as close to an Axis as I've played besides an actual Axis or a Peavey EVH. What were the downsides? Hmmm. Care in detail for things that (to me) were less important were not up to EB standards. The pickguard did not sit flat to the body. I'd say that someone drilled a hole just slightly off in the body and did not correct it. If I still owned it, I might have removed that, painted the body to look like a JP and redrilled to flatten the pickguard. When I had it setup, I was told the the frets were not perfectly straight down the neck. I think a half hour with a hammer and straight edge could have made it perfect, but I was able to get good, low action without buzzing, so I let it be.

I have noticed that people selling OLPs used......for some reason.....want more than they go for new. Usually with discontinued models...but I've seen a JP in the CT Craigslist for a couple months for $350. They're selling new for $250. They play nicely enough that if someone did not do their research, they'd likely pay the $350 as it's worth it. I paid $100 for the Benji used at Daddy's Junky Music. I passed on an EVM Axis copy for $175 since the few new ones that are still out there are only $189.

Oh....I did sell my OLP for more than I paid for it. Not a lot, but made a few dollars and recovered the guitar cost, the new strings and the extended warantee cost plus maybe $5 or $10.

jack

Out of curiosity, what did you think of the OLP Benji you used to own? I've thought of picking one up for kicks, and I be interested to know what yours was like?