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Topic: Re: Can someone tell me the value of a Carter Starter? |
Eddie Thomas
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Macon,Ga.,USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2019 4:08 pm |
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Can someone tell me the value of a Carter Starter, in really good shape? A friend is wanting to sell it, and I don't have a clue as to what it's value is. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Roger Rettig
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Posted 11 Sep 2019 4:18 am
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I wouldn't feel good recommending one of these to anyone but it must, surely, have a market value. My guess would be in the $500-600 range.
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Eddie Thomas
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Macon,Ga.,USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2019 4:51 am Thanks!
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| Thanks Roger, I am just trying to help a friend. |
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 11 Sep 2019 6:14 am
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I understand. Maybe, if you amend the title of your thread to include 'Carter Starter', you'd get more responses. My figure is a ball-park one and not based on personal experience.
These guitars were a good idea that didn't quite live up to the promise; my opinion is that the knee-levers were far too vague-feeling. There's no doubt, though, that a CS could at least get someone started down the path-of-knowledge - IF it's the right price.
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 11 Sep 2019 6:46 am
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| Surprisingly, most I've seen sell in the $700-$800 range. Yes they're cheaply made and a little rickety, but many are looking for a 3+4 all-pull guitar for under a grand, and there aren't many guitars that fill that void. |
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Eddie Thomas
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Macon,Ga.,USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2019 8:06 am Thanks!
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Charley Bond
From:
Inola, OK, USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2019 1:24 pm A Carter Starter
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If you like your friend, "TELL HIM NO", It's NOT so necessary, that he not buy it, as it is that he understands he may have a difficult time selling it.
A good player can make it sing, no doubt. But if your friend applies himself & he has some talent, he'll outgrow the guitar within a few months.
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Eddie Thomas
From:
Macon,Ga.,USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2019 4:32 pm Thank you.
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| Thank you Charley, but he's had the guitar for a couple of years and he is ready to move on to something else. He knows the shortcomings of it, he just wanted to know, what they were going for these days. But thank you anyway. |
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 11 Sep 2019 4:37 pm Re: A Carter Starter
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| I...he may have a difficult time selling it. |
Whatever one thinks of the guitar, I don't think there's any problem selling them in the price range Roger mentioned. If you buy one for $600, you'll be able to sell it for the same amount 6-12 months later when/if you've outgrown it and then buy a pro model (with more money, of course). But it gave you a chance to see if you wanted to get serious about PSG and it's like you got to rent one for free for a year. Nothing wrong with that (especially since there is virtually noplace to rent one anyway).
There are better student model guitars out there for sure, but not close to this price point, even used.
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Roger Crawford
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Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2019 4:37 pm
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| A buddy recently sold one for $400.00, but it was not in the best condition. My guess for one in decent shape is $600.00 to $800.00, but be flexible. |
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Dick Wood
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Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2019 5:40 pm
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I had never really seen one until a new player brought his to me one night at a gig saying it wouldn't tune properly. I was shocked to find the problem was that the knee lever was poorly made and used a phillips head screw as the travel stop. You could bend the the knee lever very easily if you used any pressure at all.
I would look for something a little better made.
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Jim Cohen
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Posted 11 Sep 2019 5:43 pm
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| Dick Wood wrote: |
| ...the knee lever was poorly made and used a phillips head screw as the travel stop. You could bend the the knee lever very easily if you used any pressure at all. |
You're right. Terrible idea (though it only applies to one of the 4 KLs). Still, what were they thinking?? But good luck finding anything better for $500-$600
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Ronald Heinzel
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Hollister, California, USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2019 6:07 pm
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My first steel was a CS, granted I did a little fiddling with the knee levers, but it was a decent guitar in that it stayed in tune reasonably well, at least to my untrained ear but more importantly it lit the fire to learn. I bought it for $700 and sold it for about the same. Like Jim said free rent !
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Bob Sykes
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North Carolina
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Posted 11 Sep 2019 7:21 pm
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About what they cost new. $500-$800 depending on condition, if it has a hard case, bar, vp, picks, and instructional dvd.
I would never have taken the plunge into psg if there wasn't an entry level axe in that range. It was good enough to learn on and still good enough for light weight grab & go situations. I am taking mine to an outdoor farm camp out music festival gig this weekend. No worries about it sleeping in the barn...
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Eddie Thomas
From:
Macon,Ga.,USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2019 5:14 am Thanks!
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| Thanks for all the replies guys! |
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Patrick Huey
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Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2019 7:04 am
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| Dick Wood wrote: |
I had never really seen one until a new player brought his to me one night at a gig saying it wouldn't tune properly. I was shocked to find the problem was that the knee lever was poorly made and used a phillips head screw as the travel stop. You could bend the the knee lever very easily if you used any pressure at all.
I would look for something a little better made. |
That was the one unfortunate down side of those early Carter Starters....the knee stop. An easy fix by removing screw head and replacing with a small wooden block or something similar. Been there done that lol
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Patrick Huey
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Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2019 7:12 am Re: A Carter Starter
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If you like your friend, "TELL HIM NO", It's NOT so necessary, that he not buy it, as it is that he understands he may have a difficult time selling it.
A good player can make it sing, no doubt. But if your friend applies himself & he has some talent, he'll outgrow the guitar within a few months. |
I’ve not seen a Carter “Farter†in decent condition listed for sale here that didn’t sell in a very short time, couple two days at most. Most have the knee lever stop issue inherent w/ them but they had great tone, stayed in tune, and had pretty smooth pedal and knee action. And four knees and all pull? For the price they were super. Better than a wallpaper covered Mav or Litttle Buddy lol.
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Pre RP Mullen D10 8/7, Zum 3/4, Carter S-10 3/4, previous Cougar SD-10 3/4 & GFI S-10 3/4, Fender Steel King, 2 Peavey Session 500's, Peavey Nashville 400, Boss DD-3, Profex-II, Hilton Digital Sustain, '88 Les Paul Custom,Epiphone MBIBG J-45, Fender Strat & Tele's, Takamine acoustics, Marshall amps, Boss effects, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and it all started with an old cranky worn out Kay acoustic you could slide a Mack truck between the strings and fretboard on!! |
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Patrick Huey
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Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2019 7:14 am
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And seems the ones in good condition are going for close to $1,000 now on Reverb and EBay.
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Pre RP Mullen D10 8/7, Zum 3/4, Carter S-10 3/4, previous Cougar SD-10 3/4 & GFI S-10 3/4, Fender Steel King, 2 Peavey Session 500's, Peavey Nashville 400, Boss DD-3, Profex-II, Hilton Digital Sustain, '88 Les Paul Custom,Epiphone MBIBG J-45, Fender Strat & Tele's, Takamine acoustics, Marshall amps, Boss effects, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and it all started with an old cranky worn out Kay acoustic you could slide a Mack truck between the strings and fretboard on!! |
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