Just a reminder to not contact anyone featured in this video. Doing so reflects badly on me so please don’t. I understand your frustration, but please keep that frustration here. Thanks.

@gregmerritt9366

3 жыл бұрын

This particular video is a public service. Thank you.

@russellzauner

3 жыл бұрын

I am sure anyone you're hating is already used to the hate, judging by the comments below. You can't hide on the internet, either, so you may as well just up and confront them. That's what you do.

@ryanx7170

3 жыл бұрын

@Mr Bones sad act

@ryanx7170

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously such a wet wipe 🤣

@davidwalker7383

3 жыл бұрын

Do you make any videos where you are not crying about someone else's actions?

Imagine thinking "I must have this 21k Dave mustaine banjo"

@jonathanrossmusic2509

3 жыл бұрын

I tried, and I just can't. :/

@dr.hawkraps8457

3 жыл бұрын

No banjo is worth 20 grand. I don't care if it's the banjo from the movie deliverance that Burt Reynolds actually used to beat John Voight to death!

@thecopenhagengod3174

3 жыл бұрын

Why the hell dose he have a banjo signature in the first place

@Josh-by8er

3 жыл бұрын

@@thecopenhagengod3174 i would if i could

@kuikoman

3 жыл бұрын

@@thecopenhagengod3174 why not

Yep all Mustaine fans hate the guys at Essex Recording Studios and rightly so

@stingingroger7576

3 жыл бұрын

As a massive Megadeth/Mustaine fan I hate them

@user-yv2cz8oj1k

3 жыл бұрын

Burn it down, preferably with them inside? ;)

@RP-dy5mu

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of this PS5 fiasco. People who buy scalped items are the biggest cuckolds. I have no respect for people who so badly need to consume, that they're willing to pay like 3x the price knowing they're getting screwed. It's a matter of principle, i'm not giving some greasy fuck money thinking he's being clever.

@BrunodeSouzaLino

3 жыл бұрын

The answer is very simple. Don't buy the darn things. People have to stop with this annoying practice of whining about stuff and still giving the offender money. If someone wants to upsell a piece of gear by that much, than that person better keep it forever because you shouldn't even complain about the price. The market regulates itself quite well if people do this.

@svart42

3 жыл бұрын

Dave was basically selling USA Deans (used by him) at the price of Korean new ones. We can all agree they were cheap. Probably a USA Dean used by a random guy would cost more.

I love how the Essex Studios guy also put the condition of every instrument at ''excellent'' when Dave himself put them at ''Very Good'' at the best :D

@Sir-Thrash

3 жыл бұрын

The dumbass would probably sell a chair used by James Hatfield for $90,000 because James used it

@garycrant4511

3 жыл бұрын

Remember, he started off as a used car salesman...

@KingBlackened

3 жыл бұрын

And a James Hetfield "I am the table!" Table $200,000

@Sir-Thrash

3 жыл бұрын

@@garycrant4511 really his ego and greed are precious to him

@JustAdude291

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sir-Thrash he'd probably sell his own mother if he could.

How Keith/Essex have managed to get away with this for SO long genuinely baffles me. He bought a guitar from me a few years ago, through his wife’s account and trying to pretend it was someone else, lied to me about knowing the previous owner of the guitar (which he couldn’t, since I’d owned it from new), and initially sent me an offer so low it was actually insulting. I know this is minor, but he also never left feedback from the purchase. He sold a guitar to a friend of mine and had managed to conveniently hide that the clear coat lacquer was peeling from the guitar in all of his photos. When my friend asked about it he got a dismissive answer back that it wasn’t a big deal when, to my friend, it very much was. I also, through a friend of a friend, know that Andy Sneap recently sold him a bunch of gear, which Essex has now put up at significantly higher than what he paid for them. He bought the drum kit used on one of the recent Megadeth albums (I forget if it was 13 or Dystopia but don’t worry, I’m sure his listing will tell you in all caps) for about £6000. It’s now up for sale at £35,000 last time I looked. He also relentlessly flexes on his Instagram about how much he loves his Bentleys and other way-too-expensive luxury items. Don’t let this scalper buy another Bentley. Support the decent sellers on Reverb/eBay instead.

@jonroberts986

3 жыл бұрын

@@EssexRecordingStudios hi Keith! Good to know you were definitely not mad at all and that’s why you replied at 2:33am. I also note that you don’t deny anything from what I said.

@EssexRecordingStudios

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonroberts986 looks like I'm living rent free in Jon's head

@wadefaulkner73

3 жыл бұрын

@@EssexRecordingStudios wow dude, I was kinda on the fence until now. you really are a dick.

@d4rkhound388

3 жыл бұрын

@@EssexRecordingStudios Bit cringe dude literally scoping out people who dare talk about you aha...

@EssexRecordingStudios

3 жыл бұрын

@@d4rkhound388 I think it's hilarious, and a bit cringe you're fishing for some attention and a response

"People only scalp because people pay these prices." You said it yourself.

@molochsorcery4357

3 жыл бұрын

Some folks have far more $$$$ than common sense.

@russelblacker2562

2 жыл бұрын

well it's gonna be some rich collectors who probably don't even play guitar who buy them at the prices. Which musician in his right mind would pay that much for a guitar if he could get custom made for less.

@MetallicA29

2 жыл бұрын

@@russelblacker2562 welcome to capitalism.

@naegleriafowleri2230

2 жыл бұрын

rich people only but there is always some broke retard who spends all his money on gear lmao who loses only him, the rich guy and scalpers win

@beefnacos6258

Жыл бұрын

​@@molochsorcery4357 and skill.

Unfortunately, there are people who make enough that $25,000 is not a lot of money to them and this guy knows it. What makes it unfortunate is that Dave was being really cool and tried to give the average fan a chance to buy a part of his story and this dude went out of his way to take it out of their reach to cash in.

@JM00237

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing we can do about it now it just sucks

@auntjenifer7774

Жыл бұрын

No one's goin to buy it so the jokes on Essex.

@juvedoo99

Жыл бұрын

@@auntjenifer7774 People will though. That’s why people buy 59’ gibsons for stupid prices. It’s all hype more than anything. And there’s always an idiot willing to shell out thousands for it.

@herrcobra4144

Жыл бұрын

​@@JM00237 nothing legal 😏

This type of inflation is about to happen on Alexi Laiho RR Jackson’s.

@nissenilsson9158

3 жыл бұрын

Probably his ESPs as well

@BloodyVulnona

3 жыл бұрын

@@nissenilsson9158 Well those are still in prouction, we will see what will happen to those. Maybe his family is gonna keep continue working with esp, the same way dean still sells dimebag signatures

@hollow3122

3 жыл бұрын

can i have an f for all the yellow striped jackson rhoads' gentlemen

@BloodyVulnona

3 жыл бұрын

@@hollow3122 Well jackson still sells yellow striped rhoads models so one could mod them

@Cycopace

3 жыл бұрын

Its already happening by the way...

Gonna shit on a hm-2 and put it on reverb claiming it was on tour with gg allin.

@CarpeDiem23

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@ronniefnd

3 жыл бұрын

I won't buy it unless it's at least $2400.

@thesept4057

3 жыл бұрын

There's a HardTimes headline in there somewhere

This reeks hard of a possible essex guitar studios audio audit.

@aureliusthegunsmith7203

3 жыл бұрын

PLS MAKE THIS HAPPEN

Also Essex Recording Studios falsely advertise most of their guitars as "Rare"

@barra6709

2 жыл бұрын

I bought a red MIJ Charvel 291 for €300, he has an identical guitar for sale for €1,230. 🤣

The cheapest double necks POSSIBLE are like $400, that was an amazing price by Dave for those

I've noticed that, recently, scalpers have been rebranded as 'resellers'. These people suck no matter what you call them. They deprive legitimate people from purchasing items at a normal price. I'm sure Dave would be extremely pissed off to see this.

@WearyKirin

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-rc4re5fo2f just because the guys at Essex could choose to be assholes doesn't mean they had to this isnt Dave's fault

Just wait until people start selling "Pre-Gibson Mesa/Boogie" amps.

@richardharrold9736

3 жыл бұрын

Eh, Gibson owned Orange for a while and it's completely forgotten now.

@GhostDragon1182

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardharrold9736 eh, I would argue though that from '93 to '97 when that that happened, Orange wasn't as well know as it is today. They were big don't get me wrong, but not Marshall or Mesa big.

@richardharrold9736

3 жыл бұрын

@@GhostDragon1182 true, it's only been since they regained independence that they have become a big thing. Gibson clearly didn't know what to do with the brand, Matamp had been run off...

@performancetesting1

3 жыл бұрын

I find it distasteful to try to sell something at far above market price because it makes the seller look like a fool. But if someone is willing and able to pay for something, then therein is proof it was the market price. There has to be some way to divvy up scarce instruments if so many people want them. If you offered below market price, it would merely give you something else to complain about: that the first person to click “buy” (via lucky timing to be aware, best Internet speed, or other factors) got the prize, not necessarily who wanted it more. My own solution was to quit pining over rare gear as a musician. Instead, I take the middle path of using gear that resonates culturally with myself and others so I can build musical connections with it. Some of my best musical experiences happened playing on my first practice 10 Watt amp and knock-off Strat with my friends in 7th grade. Gear is merely a platform, but will NEVER be the music. Ever.

@kampfkustomer2343

3 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to hear how Gibson 'ruined Mesa', lol like go watch a Guitologist repair video on one & get back to me on that.

tbh: you actually never NEED "this" guitar, its just your GAS ( gear aquire syndrome ) after beeing really dissappointed with high price guitars that ive bought, i switched to buying cheap guitars and modding them ... much fun and i can have whatever i want and its waaay cheaper

@juanvaldez5422

3 жыл бұрын

That's my experience to

@craigshewchuk9018

3 жыл бұрын

I got a nice mid line fender for a grand and am doing the same, have spent 3000 on Gibson's before

@BOBANDVEG

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, it gets to a point where you're just paying for paint jobs and prestige. Pickups can be bought and rated by "k" and magnet type. Outside of minor differences, it's just a bobbin of copper. I used to buy locking tuners for all my guitars until I found out how to wrap lock my strings. Now any tuners will do. When converting a trem to a hardtail, it isnt neccessary to buy a hardtail, or block it. It literally only adds like 1/4 second of sustain. Just tighten the 6 bridge screws and adjust springs to level. Theres nothing wrong with small pots. Potentiometer tech is from the 50s. They were used in old radio , sonar, and everything else. 5$ strings are fine. If you dont live nextdoor to the guitar factory, frett work is a gamble. Where you live has different humidity and temperature than the factory. If the guitar was made in Florida, and you live in Minnesota, there is definitely going to be frett sprout. Buy a $1 metal nail file and fix it. I could go on, but the point is , if the neck and body are sound, there isnt a whole lot more to hope for. You can buy $100 guitar, get a $100 in upgrades and have something more than stage worthy. Is it nice to hold a pristine $4000 work of art?.....yep.....is it worth $4000....nope

@arthostheheretic

3 жыл бұрын

@@craigshewchuk9018 i do own 2 guitars that were a grand, one another for 800 ... and ive touched/played many other expensive guitars from friends/stores ... i did mean with that, that i usually buy 100 - 200 euro guitars like harley bentons/g4m and mod them :D my band guitar is a 99 harley benton with EMGs, 150€ total, some hours setup and it plays like a dream ( because i know how to setup my guitars for me :D )

@arthostheheretic

3 жыл бұрын

@@BOBANDVEG i completely agree except strings i usually put elixir strings on all guitars cuz they last years. 5 years ago i prepared a guitar for a good friend cuz he wanted to start... well he never did but the elixir strings still look and sound NEW O_o but im a guy with damn acid sweat, guitar strings just melt/instarust without coating ;/

That's just insane. Immoral, actually. Very generous of Dave to ask for such low prices for his instruments as well. Great video as usual!

@LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes

Жыл бұрын

Dave's cool. He put out an autographed limited edition 4 record compilation album: clear vinyl with a super high quality hard back comic book called "Death By Design". I was on the Megadeth mailing list and he dropped the price of last few to $100...I couldn't believe my luck. Thanks Dave

I remember waiting to buy a Mustaine guitar but that scalper bought them all! That Essex Guitar Guy is a such a prick.

@ironblast5

3 жыл бұрын

Bought a ton of of the ellefson basses too and jacked the price on those too

@putridabomination

3 жыл бұрын

Damn

@beefnacos6258

Жыл бұрын

It's greed. Everybody should stop buying from people like Essex and trogly

I'm embarrassed everytime one of his listings pops up in my reverb feed. The prices are fucking astronomically higher than Dave himself priced them.

@beefnacos6258

Жыл бұрын

Clownery

That guy with all of Mustaine’s gear is just crossing his fingers and hopes some drunk millionaire Megadeth fan who money is no object to sees the ad and buys it.

@olivier42100

3 жыл бұрын

true of all scalpers

@mallninja9805

3 жыл бұрын

That's his entire business model. At one point he was selling planks of wood at a ridiculous price, claiming they were the floorboards from Abbey Road Studios & the Beatles had walked on them or some shit. Dude runs scams that would make PT Barnum blush.

Did anyone else think the title of the video was misspelled and it was gonna be about KDH not liking scalloped fretboards?

@moominosaurus

3 жыл бұрын

Uh-huh....

The crazy thing is, the studio that bought the DM guitars then BROUGHT them to a concert at Wembley to have Mustaine sign every single one

@CarpeDiem23

3 жыл бұрын

Really?

@MCBEEFALICIOUS

3 жыл бұрын

@@CarpeDiem23 Yeah. There's a little video he includes for the buyer showing him and mustaine at the signing

@caretheis6779

2 жыл бұрын

If only Dave knew at the time he probably would've punched him in the mouth

@Livelaughlimpbizkit

Жыл бұрын

@@caretheis6779 Dave knew, he just didn't care

@auntjenifer7774

Жыл бұрын

@@Livelaughlimpbizkit he kinda looks like he cares, like WTF he wanted to just get it over and get that guy away from him. Can I get another picture Dave !? While trying to drive a sharpie into Dave's hand.

Damn man... Would love to hear Dave's thoughts on this..

@josephhutchins8

3 жыл бұрын

I’m sure Dave would fucking hate it

@JosephArata

3 жыл бұрын

Dave's a lot of things, but he'd be furious if he found out someone was doing shady business with his name attached to it.

@thatscottishdude2058

3 жыл бұрын

I hope someone asks him in an interview

@WalkenDead

3 жыл бұрын

Being that the prices he listed the gear at were in the realm of possibility it's obvious that he wanted these to go to his fans and the fans of the band. I wouldn't be surprised that if there were other artists in the future that did a similar selloff, that they would include a thing that only one item per buyer and address. You get a piece of history and a keepsake to hold on to, but you leave some for everyone else too. What this guy did, detestable and anyone who pays these prices are fools. I love Megadeth and Dave seems like a cool guy, but these aren't Dime's "Dean From Hell" or Stevie Ray Vaughan's #1. The true Mustaine collectibles are gonna be those early Jacksons

@trillrifaxegrindor4411

3 жыл бұрын

who cares,buy low,sell high american fucking way.it will never stop

Same thing's bound to happen to discontinued Alexi guitars and old Jackson RRs now that Alexi's gone. Scalping is fucking disrespectful and disgusting.

@nckhed

3 жыл бұрын

Your last statement really applies to the entire world. Humans are naturally extremely selfish and it's only getting worse in these times because iniquity, selfishness, self-love, etc., are being fully embraced. If you thought humans were shitty already, you've seen nothing yet.

@mikeimmonen6619

3 жыл бұрын

@@nckhed I think I've seen my fair share. I know how it is. People=shit

@alecmullaney7957

3 жыл бұрын

I find it hard to blame scalpers, though. Working any job is just as disrespectful and disgusting to my humanity.

@mikeimmonen6619

3 жыл бұрын

@@alecmullaney7957 u wot

@alecmullaney7957

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeimmonen6619 working for a soulless corporation that grinds my will to live is just as gross as someone scalping gear to rich blues lawyers, if not more so. So I don't hate on the scalpers. If I didn't have to work and had a way to make cash with super little effort, I'd do it. I am sitting in front of my work computer trying to justify not kissing a speeding train.

Good ol Essex Guitar Studios, a yankee in the UK.

@TheJammaHaanes

3 жыл бұрын

It's co-run by an Essex lad but unfortunately the American is the main face. He's a wanker

@TheGreatBaronOBeefDip

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheJammaHaanes The guitars he would post were awesome, but I cannot stand him, and I'm American, it just sounds so wrong to hear this asshole go on about more shit he is going to inflate.

@DMSProduktions

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheJammaHaanes Cor blimey Guv'nah!

@jochen970

3 жыл бұрын

Jew york?

@Livelaughlimpbizkit

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheJammaHaanes oh really? That dude talks like he owns the studio

Most people when a legendary guitarist dies: OMG wow gone too soon they were such an inspiration to me and so many others RIP Scalpers when a legendary guitarist dies: YES!! WOO HOO I FINALLY GET TO SELL THEIR SIGNATURE PEDAL FOR 700x THE ORIGINAL PRICE GET IN

@notthebannerboys

3 жыл бұрын

It can't be both? Same when someone like Picasso died. It was sad that a great artist had passed, but if you owned a Picasso I can see feeling zero guilt in feeling good that its value rose.

@StallionStudios1234

Жыл бұрын

@@notthebannerboys Actually most Picasso's are worth shit. You can get some originals for under 1000 bucks. Some a few years ago were going under 200 bucks.

The same thing is going on with a lot of BC Rich guitars, especially ironbirds...my god, a cheap, bolt on ironbird is going for the price of a professional-made jackson

Essex guitar studio's prices are mental. They have a jackson KE3 for 500 quid, I got mine for 315 from a local shop

@dalocknessroxter2027

3 жыл бұрын

5 years ago, here in the states, you couldnt sell one of those for over 200 bucks (148 gbp). Same goes for all of those Japanese Professional Series guitars. Now they're all double that, or more.

@Masterfighterx

3 жыл бұрын

I've gotten all my ESP 4 knob Eclipses for around $800-1200, he's selling his at retail or above and is calling them rare... THEY'RE ALL OVER EU lol.. He's a liar, fraud and a scammer. He even expects you to be your very own pro guitar tech as they come as is, meaning, if they're unplayable when they get it, you get an unplayable guitar. LOL!

Thing is, if everyone refuses the scalpers prices, they are out of pocket, and then they have to sell for a reasonable price. Really Dave Mustaine should have put a one item per customer limit on it if he wanted to be fair. Because ultimately what this scalper has done is rob Dave Mustaine of money he could have earned for them, and made it unlikely that any artists will be sell for their fans ever again.

reverse scalping: I sold a piece of my legacy gear to a known artist, at a reasonable price.

All of us hate ESR with a passion

@EssexRecordingStudios

3 жыл бұрын

All 3 of you 🤣🤣🤣

@guycorbin9209

3 жыл бұрын

@@EssexRecordingStudios it’s definitely more than 3 Keith, I know at least a dozen people who think you’re a piece of shit, remember the Jackson WR1 absinthe frost you sold, the Purple Les Paul Reissue, The Graffiti Yellow B7 you bought how many people you do you think were happy after doing business, I’ve met no one. It’s a shame because the SMP you have from Joss looks great but I’m worried you’ll be hiding other shit like you did from last time.

1800s American settler listening first 10 seconds: "Oh me too I hate- oh he is talking about music"

@nathanwiginton2464

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated commentttttt

discovered you recently and now easily my favorite channel to watch at the end of my work day, absolute champion! i love your absolute honesty, it's very refreshing.

I'll have to respectfully disagree: ▩ The only problem here is that Dave meant it as a chance for fans to get hands on his gear, and instead it got bought by an a-hole dealer who chose to brag about it too instead of just keeping his lid shut. Dave should have anticipated that all this will be bought for profit - and should have set up a raffle sale instead, choosing the buyers randomly. ▩ As sad as it is, it's obvious that dude is not just reselling the gear, but also the name behind the gear and a piece of history, complete with COA and signature. And as long as somebody is willing to pay the price, it's worth it. That's what dealers and auction houses do. ▩ As for the items that are mass produced, you can still get them at "regular" value, for example MXR Super Comp is widely available for $80, and you can get Dave's signature guitars for anywhere between 700-1500, so it's not exactly "scalping" - as his prices will not affect the market price for this gear.

noticed something similar. I don't follow new guitar releases too much, But a few months ago Fender Japan released a signature Evangelion Asuka telecaster. they were around 2400 if i recall and then with import maybe 3000. Only a small amount were made and after they sold out I was seeing them sell for 6000, 7000 dollars. Not as extreme as the musician owned gear, but still more than twice the amount Fender Japan sold them for. I actually saw a youtuber who bought 4 or 5 of Asuka signature tele's and he said " So fans could get them" He didn't say how much he resold them for , but I'm assuming a profit. You know, instead of buying 5 and "helping the fans get them" The fans could have just bought those 5 guitars from Fender Japan without making him some money. The thing that bothered me the most was he didn't even know what Evangelion was. He just bought them because of the hype and he knew he could resell them.

@JohnDoeWasntTaken

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I like Evangelion so that is actually a little infuriating. It's funny how people will go nuts over a guitar with 3000 produced just because it is attached to an iconic franchise trying to sell it as rarer than rocking horse shit. I know of a few ESP Japan models that have less than 200 produced but thankfully since the Americans haven't heard of these signature and more unique models they can still be had for VERY reasonable prices from Japanese music stores. I am jealous of the Japanese for how great it must be to be a guitarist there compared to elsewhere.

Man I'm glad someone else is addressing this. I see this stuff on a lot of just normal discontinued gear. I remember the rick and Morty pocket operators being sold for twice the price. The special anniversary boss ds1 pedals as well. But I always find it absurd. It's not just high end gear. I remember a while back there were about 4 or 5 Tom Delonge fender strats on ebay. They were all under $1000 or so. They all sold the same day. Next day a new listing for one for $2200. And someone actually bought it. The most nauseating disgusting part of it is. I payed 600 for mine. And thought i overpaid at the time. It was in worse shape than mine as well. Good video though man. Take care!

@StallionStudios1234

Жыл бұрын

Those guitars are going over 2K now. The Squires are hitting 1K. I dont get it...

I was looking at Dave Mustaine's guitars on Reverb the other day and I came across one of these posts and I thought, "Wow the person selling this must have really paid out the nose when they bought this from Dave" but this is really sad to see, that they would just mark the prices up so damned high.

@smirgyjoker2484

3 жыл бұрын

It's literally cheaper to hire a thief then pay the prices. Sad.

I think its just a sign of the times in general. It is so insane with computer GPUs right now. Last gen stuff is going for almost the same as current gen.

@nckhed

3 жыл бұрын

Ever heard "Sign of the Times" by Bob James? Great smooth jazz kind of track.

“Piece sells, but who’s buying.” I blame the buyers 😕

@julianwalter7493

3 жыл бұрын

I wanted one, but i dont pay this price

@nathaniellarson8

3 жыл бұрын

You blame people who value something more than you for paying more than you would? lol

@julianwalter7493

3 жыл бұрын

I mean the 51 grants

@comment.highlighted

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathaniellarson8 You don’t get it... 🤷‍♂️

@nathaniellarson8

3 жыл бұрын

@@comment.highlighted enlighten me.

Haha, love the Trogly s/o. Great video!

Agreed on the point about the Bowie tour piece. I had a pickguard hand wired by Kent Armstrong. After many years playing things needed replacing and I neglected the instrument because I thought it had an added value attached. The instrument eventually did the opposite of what it was meant to do and made me sad. This year I brought it to a luthier in Cork, and completely rewired it and he actually put in more suitable pots and it plays better. More "valuable" to me now.

I work for a fashion brand's IT department, and boy do I hate scalpers. Any time something limited edition is released in the web store, it's sold out within seconds. There are so many countermeasures built in to prevent it yet they keep doing it. The biggest scalper rented several AWS clusters and keeps rotating between IP addresses every few seconds. Fortunately the guitar market is not that bad, as a hobby guitarist I never saw something I wanted on re-sale for crazy prices.

@mikeygabbard9268

3 жыл бұрын

Supreme?

@synco1732

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeygabbard9268 Nah Supreme fell off in hype, it's probably another brand

@richardharrold9736

3 жыл бұрын

It's also a major thing (I hesitate to use the word 'problem') in the exotic car world. Shortage of supply means that lightly used C8 Corvettes are currently trading well above list price. Porsche GT cars are particularly common targets for profiteering flippers too.

This also happened with the Chase Bliss Ayahuasca. It’s unfortunate that it prompted the guy behind the pedals to say he would never do limited runs again, but these gougers are just the worst.

I KNEW IT! THE STRIPES ARE BASED ON EVH! You have very good taste, my man! love your videos by the way! keep at it!

I remember his wholehearted interview with Levi. So “I’m doing this for the fans”. What a clown he is.

I had a George Lynch owned JMP-1 with his presets still on it, bought directly from george. Was actually cheaper than most listed JMP1s. Artist linkage has almost nothing to do with price of an item.

@auntjenifer7774

Жыл бұрын

I got a bunch of 412 cabinets from queensryche and they were free ! I had the truck to go pick em up so I got like 8 or 10 of them ! It was all of them they were giving away free .

7:12 - 28.5276 times Dave’s asking price of $75. Just so we all know.

Love your show. It's so dame good. I get so hooked on the topics. Praise you tube ha

A similar thing happened with the Adam Jones 1979(?)silverburst LP re-issue, only Gibson started them at around $13K. They hadn't even been played by him! They quickly went up to ridiculous prices on Reverb.

Blame Reverb for not having a system in place that prevents one person from buying up all limited edition merch like that. This is as much a publicity stunt for reverb as anything

Dave should've made a clause from those sales...or a limit of 2 maximum per customer...it's a shame ESSEX got it, what's worse he had Dave's signature on all of those guitars to further increase value. It's probably a conspiracy theory but, Dave probably conniving with Essex is highly possible.

Totally stumbled across this. Bro, I'm with you. This is ridiculous. Dave started music talk on the interweb...please tell me he saw this video. Ok. I'll go through the comments now

Really enjoyed this content 🙂

like trying to buy a gpu atm

@jochen970

3 жыл бұрын

I feel ya dude. I hope it settles down by march cause i think its worsened due to ppl having extra end of year money. Im not paying 800 for my 3070

@tim8767

3 жыл бұрын

PC parts industry is a bit of a mess at the moment. I've been researching and pondering if NOW is the right time to build a PC, WELL NO IT IS NOT. LOL.

@lokarrsboots9337

3 жыл бұрын

@@jochen970 Yeah, it's not worth it. Covid and the resulting shortage of stock just drives the prices up like crazy. Just wait a few months.

@McOuroborosBurger

3 жыл бұрын

or a gun

@thedboi1911

3 жыл бұрын

i found a 1070 for a decent ass price i was shocked i could even find it

My favorite KZread channel, loves from Japan!

@EssexRecordingStudios

3 жыл бұрын

It's rather crap. I've had a look

@guycorbin9209

3 жыл бұрын

@@EssexRecordingStudios really classy dude, are you so insecure about how you’ve ripped off and lied to your customers that you have to be here at 2am in the morning?

@smirgyjoker2484

3 жыл бұрын

@@EssexRecordingStudios Tell that to Dave Mustaine's prices lol.

i remember when behringer discontinued their super fuzz clone for a very short time and that was being sold on reverb for over £100 i remember seeing...for a £20 plastic pedal...behringer soon put it back into production to stop this

Dude! Awesome video. Also, I agree that it was very cool on Dave's part for listing them at those prices. Edit- 8:45 😶 You've gotta be kidding me.

I have a speaker that I bought from some guy in Genesis. Sounds the same as the other ones which, as far as I'm aware, were never owned by anyone in Genesis.

Scalpers are even hitting brands like Strandberg, who have relatively low production as is. I don't mind hitting up the secondary market, but companies should do more to ensure end users and reliable dealers get gear first. Also: if that rack mount gear was owned by Revves Gabrels, it's definitely valuable to some fan.

One of my dream basses is a David ellefson signature Jackson CBXM-V. The five string with maple neck, the one that looks more like a fender than a Jackson. I went onto reverb hoping to find it used for maybe $600-750USD. I saw someone sell a stage played model for $5,500USD. That’s a little more than 6 times it’s original value of $850USD. I get that it’s stage played and signed, but I would expect it to be double or even triple the value. The price it was being sold was the same as his USA custom shop basses, for one made in Indonesia.

As a super fan of anything and everything FUZZ, all I wanted was a Boss Wazacraft Tone Bender. Not to resell or profit but to enjoy, play and love. Well.....at the current price of 1K average it doesn't seem this pedal will ever be in my collection.

I just discovered your channel. Your videos are awesome! Subscribed.

Trogly is charging 7k for the Fender Evangelion guitar that originally cost $1500. Come on bro. Shameless

@richardharrold9736

3 жыл бұрын

He probably starts high and negotiates downward. I guess it's a "make me an offer and we'll talk" situation.

@From_A_Diverging_Timeline

3 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing a youtuber who bought 4 or 5 of them. Was it this guy? i just posted about that. His excuse was "he bought them so the fans could get them" the fans could have bought them straight from Fender Japan asshole. Guy didn't even know what evangelion was either.

@Trog

3 жыл бұрын

Just to clear up some confusion here... My reviewed 420 69 Evangelion was never even listed for public sale. My video just links to one that may still be available. I ordered about 4 of these specifically for people who asked me to do so for them since they weren't familiar with importing guitars from other countries

@From_A_Diverging_Timeline

3 жыл бұрын

@@Trog but they were comfortable wiring or sending you money. How hard is it to order something?

@Trog

3 жыл бұрын

@@From_A_Diverging_Timeline There can be many pitfalls to ordering online from other countries outside of your own - outside of just language barriers. Import duties + taxes, sellers who choose to defraud you, undisclosed issues on the guitar - finding it in stock for hot items such as the Asuka - shipping damage - having to return defective units (customs forms needing to be filled out for returns.) I act as a broker to ensure that they will get a guitar or a refund without any hassle. To some, that is worth paying a premium for. It isn't quite just as easy as submitting an order when it comes to multi-thousand dollar guitars. Also, some shops refuse to ship outside of the country due to manufacturer rules - or because they just don't want to. Having an online presence helps. For the Asuka's - I had to go through 20 shops, just to find 3 that could supply the orders! My service isn't for everyone... but it is there for those who need it

cool, you have a lawsuit model Ibanezx. Havent seen one of those in ages. Really good guitars.

I had to watch this. I recently went looking for a LTD JH200 because I had to part with it about 10 years ago (long story 😢). When I saw how much they are going for now... I had to tell myself to forget about it.

It's already happening with the Laiho ESP/LTD guitars. Anything for a buck.

What about Fedora scalping?

Great video my friend 🤘🏻

Not sure what’s worse, Essex Recording studios taking the time to go through the comments and reply to loads of them, or me going through loads of comments out of morbid curiosity to see how many they’ve replied to...

People are scalping anything desirable. Guns, Guitars, Computer Components, etc.

@TheLonsfella

3 жыл бұрын

yeah man nothing new, its being going on for years!! anything that's desirable and in short supply is gonna succumb to this behaviour.... in some cases the manufacturers don't help because they under produce such items to make the demand for items which they supply... guitar hero is another one, the game and the guitars haven't been made since around 2007, but now all of a sudden its popular again for some reason and the packages ( game guitar and dongle ) are going for silly money right now on ebay and amazon..... where there is a demand some unscrupulous greedy lil mofo is gonna fill it....

@McOuroborosBurger

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheLonsfella Clone Hero and youtubers like Acai or what ot helped that happen. Nothing against Acai, but his content does kinda hype up the Wii and other controller types to retarded prices. surprised you mentioned the gh controllers lol.

@McOuroborosBurger

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheLonsfella Its just a time where the scalping of those things had converged in when they occur. Thankfully guns are only a but above market and not too much lol. but instruments are a bit more up, and consoles and pc components are retarded rn. Its all of it at once that really sucks.

It's downright anti-consumer.

With things like this there has to be a quantifiable amount in which it turns into scalping. What's that amount? And who defines it? Can't use a "feeling" as feelings are not quantifiable. Thanks

It’s funny I’m seeing this today, the thumbnail caught my attention bc I was literally on Dean’s website lastnight wanting to find some of Dave’s cheaper Vs (United Abominations, black, and silver ones) and I literally can’t find them on the site.

The bigger the lie the more it seems plausible. This is the concept scalpers apply along with their belief there is a "sucker born every minute". Good on you for exposing these gear scalpers.

Damn, and I just subscribed to the Essex youtube channel thinking "hmm, this is a lot of really cool gear"...whoops!

@EssexRecordingStudios

3 жыл бұрын

Don't you worry, weird KZreadrs with fake accents love to stir the pot. You're more than welcome to come over and play any of them after kockdown 🤘

@RequiemDead

3 жыл бұрын

@@EssexRecordingStudios No thanks!

@EssexRecordingStudios

3 жыл бұрын

@@RequiemDead cool we'll play them instead. Adios!

I'm absolutely in love with your Ibanez on the wall. That thing is fucking beautiful.

4:46 given you're Irish I wonder if the guitar player was Gerry Leonard. Hope to see you playing in Dublin post covid man.

What’s really stupid about the EVH things when Eddie died, you could still buy some of them new.... for less

@rogerfelez7478

3 жыл бұрын

Completely true, I work at a guitar store and we had a new old stock EVH limited edition wah (1000 units) and we sold it a month after Eddie's passing for 199€, less than the street price

@kennethh2430

3 жыл бұрын

I was lucky a few years ago and picked up a used (new condition) USA Peavey EVH Wolfgang, red Flame top, birds eye neck and fretboard, original case too. Absolutely gorgeous and I think I could profit at least $1000 USD. To sell it is knowing I'll never get my hands on something like this ever. It stays safe in its case in my climate controlled room. I will say it's probably the nicest guitar I own, rarest for sure, given the condition.

Adam Jones' guitars got me like:

@evitative462

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly this. And despite what KDH might have to say about it, Trogly doesn't get a pass. There were 245 that hit the market. At least 4 of them went through his hands. He's currently listing one of them for about twice what they retailed for and his own listing describes it as looking like it was gouged with a metal pick.

KDH you channel is awesome. Can you explain to an idiot like myself - what stops the manufacturers from being the scalpers themselves?

Great and interesting vid as usual - Sadly stuff is worth what people are willing to pay for it and it has little link to the 'intrinsic value'. I remember earlier in the year some youtuber celeb making the news for paying thousands for first gen pokemon card!

in other words "legal doesn't mean ethical" I guess....on the other hand though, thats a brilliant move if there are people willing to pay that kind of money....although I highly doubt that there are that many, so wealthy megadeth fans out there so eventually prices will come down to more reasonable levels....

Dave Mustaine played it really well with pricing. Slash and Gibson on the other hand...

@gergoretvari6373

2 жыл бұрын

Ironic the Dave joined Gibson, so..

It happened with the Spark amps, in fact it was happening with that product around the time you uploaded this video.

I liked that after purchasing and putting them back up in his description is like (Paraphrasing) "Yeah the pandemic hit so I need to sell them off to fund my recording studio." Cool dude, Good luck.

I see a new KDH video- I watch!

@KDH

3 жыл бұрын

❤️

I'm quite surprised, maybe even impressed, by Mustaine's prices.

I really wanted a MIJ graffiti yellow strat that was limited edition. Really cool guitar but on the resale market it costs the same as as ultra, right now I can’t find one period. I regret not trying to scalp a couple, I’ll be kicking my arse for the next few years.

Same for the Kh Ouijas from ESP/LTD... been looking for one over 1 yr but pricing is ridiculous...

Dave should not of sold them all to that guy ... he should of spread the love and made sure they was going to different people.

@totaltonality8046

3 жыл бұрын

it was reverb he cannot control it like that

You should try send this video to Dave. I say he would be pissed if he saw what being done with his legacy.

Reminds me of a certain guitar shop in California that rhymes with "Warm's Chair Sitars"

I thought the bit towards was going to be 'scalpers only scalp when it's raining'. What brand is that Les Paul in the background?

@WillyKidd

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a '70s Ibanez LP copy.

Imagine what's gonna happen to the explorer when james hetfield passes on

@jongbong1912

3 жыл бұрын

He's not allowed to die

@floridianthrasher5426

3 жыл бұрын

Esp would lose their income

Man, didn't knew Lana Del Rey was rocking an yngwie sig marshall, but can she play I'll see the Light Tonight tho?

@karolybendeguzbok4119

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think so!😂 Amúgy üdv:)

Its funny that I knew instanty who you were talking about even when I did not know he had bought all daves' guitars.

How do you feel about stores that get limited gear and then don’t even sell it through their store and the owner of the store sells it on reverb for an inflated price. He used the storefront to obtain it but ended up selling it outside his store for more. Idk how to feel about it because it’s a perk of owning a store but then again it’s unfair for a customer that wants to try to get it for retail but since stores do this it makes the stock even more limited

Trogly’s definitely been guilty of scalping in the past 👀 But he’s mostly okay.

@adgtr383

3 жыл бұрын

Meh he's not too bad I'd say 99% of the time. Especially bearing in mind he has to make a profit as its his main job I assume

@HellcatCustoms

3 жыл бұрын

How many times has he said "I'm just going to throw this up on Reverb for a ridiculous price and if someone wants to buy it, blah blah blah". It's happened more than a few times

@gunkyzip

3 жыл бұрын

seems like he puts a bit unreasonable premium on his listings, but not truly egregious. More like the "high end of acceptable". then again, he puts in all the work and promotion by producing a video which piques your interest.

@haydenkayne

3 жыл бұрын

how many vintage silverburst and adam jones signature guitars do you think he has he scalped recently?

@adgtr383

3 жыл бұрын

@@HellcatCustoms OK but he's not buying out every single guitar in a line and selling them for an unbelievable amount. He's doing a premium based off who he is etc and he drops prices if they don't sell. He isn't buying all of them so it doesn't matter if he charges higher

Hey if they can sell them at that price good for them.

@smirgyjoker2484

3 жыл бұрын

No that's bad, scalping is terrible especially in the case of Dave

@fortyseven1832

3 жыл бұрын

@@smirgyjoker2484 Why is it bad? Because you can't afford it? If you had that guitar and someone offered you that money for it you wouldn't turn it down.

@smirgyjoker2484

3 жыл бұрын

@@fortyseven1832 the issue is that how high they are selling compared to what Dave put up, and why they brought it. Even if I had the money, it is still a rip off because Dave was sell one of his guitars for $1,700 and the reseller upped the price by well over 100%. That is just complete ripoff and you should not be ok with it.

@fortyseven1832

3 жыл бұрын

@@smirgyjoker2484 It's not a rip off and I'm 100% good with it. I can't afford it either but I'm not going to get upset about it.

@smirgyjoker2484

3 жыл бұрын

@@fortyseven1832 If you can't see how that's a ripoff then you may need a class in economics.

i find this to be the same thing with the Randall RG100ES because they were used by Dimebag Darrell.

Cba scalping is going on for their non limited production pedals like MOOD blooper and the automatones also (MOOD is consistently above 400 on reverb for the past couple months, blooper above 600) there are dealers who ship fast for msrp tho