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Quick Summary
Quality Guitars with Poor Resale Value
[almost all lose 50-75% value unless rare or limited edition. Household brand names hold more value]
[*]Reverend --> not as well known
[*]Music Man --> not as well known
[*]PRS --> too many models, market saturated
[*]Tokai/Japanese guitars --> Japan, not as well known.
[*]G&L --> US, not as well known
[*]Godin --> Canada, not as well known
[*]Framus --> German, not as well known
[*]Ibanez --> too many styles, models, mass market
[*]Heritage --> lower brand than Gibson
[*]Carvin/Kiesel --> custom guitar options make it hard to resell
Quick Summary
Quality Guitars with Poor Resale Value
[almost all lose 50-75% value unless rare or limited edition. Household brand names hold more value]
[*]Reverend --> not as well known
[*]Music Man --> not as well known
[*]PRS --> too many models, market saturated
[*]Tokai/Japanese guitars --> Japan, not as well known.
[*]G&L --> US, not as well known
[*]Godin --> Canada, not as well known
[*]Framus --> German, not as well known
[*]Ibanez --> too many styles, models, mass market
[*]Heritage --> lower brand than Gibson
[*]Carvin/Kiesel --> custom guitar options make it hard to resell
