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If you are interested in selling your guitars or amps, or just wanting to know their value i do have. Is there a site for guitars in the same vein as the kelley blue book. Unfortunately the book only covers some bass guitars so i wonder if there is a blue book that is specific to bass guitar. When it comes to bass guitars, some colors are more common than others. Blue book of guitar values 1994, paperback i bought this book for my boyfriend as he is a collector of old bass guitars. The blue book of electric guitars the blue book of acoustic guitars the blue book of guitar. It would be cool having a website to put in the model maker condition and other specs that would calculate the average price paid. The bass guitar is a similar looking instrument to the guitar, but there are several characteristics that make it a completely different instrument. The blue book of acoustic guitars and blue book of electric guitars are the two leading reference and value guides in the guitar industry, along with the blue. A lot of us turn to blue book price guides for instrument valuation. This edition boasts 1,400 pages including a revised color photo grading system.
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