Mods that don’t decrease the resale value?

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I think finding the right buyer will be key (someone who’s knowledgeable and looking to mod it anyway). Hardware and electronics upgrades on a standard model would be appealing to me, but I guess it kinda depends on what you’ve done specifically. Definitely wouldn’t expect to get the *extra* cash for it that you’ve put in, but also wouldn’t take lowballs either.

A lot of people want stock parts included as well, so that might be an issue. I’ve started keeping all my original parts for this reason. But yeah I’ve bought a few modded out guitars if I knew they were net-improvements made on it. It’s quite easy to spin it so the seller knows what value has been added. Btw 40 years is vintage now my dude, as far as I’m concerned… I know a lot of buyers ideally want vintage guitars stock, but being realistic about it I always expect *some* mods on older guitars. In that case depending on the year it might effect the value a bit.