Mike A Posted September 15, 2022 Posted September 15, 2022 Hi folks. I’m new to the chat so apologies if this isn’t the correct place to ask. I need to value a pink paisley Fender Telecaster for insurance purposes. Dated 1983, I bought it in 1985. Serial number JV85801. It’s in really good condition and has a Fender hard case (not original as I think these came with a soft case at the time). Any ideas of where to go to get it valued? I’m Leeds based. Quote
Chudallica Posted September 15, 2022 Posted September 15, 2022 Hi Mike !! I can't help you with your valuation but welcome to guitar chat anyway !! Quote
police squad Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 I didn't even know they did a Paisley JV. Excellent. Gotta be worth £1500 I would say, maybe more Quote
Mike A Posted September 30, 2022 Author Posted September 30, 2022 Thanks fella. I think they’re very rare (possibly because many of them were stripped and turned into blondes!!) I’ve attached the catalogue from 1983 just for interest. 1 Quote
rossjones Posted December 20, 2024 Posted December 20, 2024 Hello Mike is this guitar still available? Thanks Quote
EdwardMarlowe Posted yesterday at 12:53 Posted yesterday at 12:53 On 26/09/2022 at 14:16, police squad said: I didn't even know they did a Paisley JV. Excellent. Gotta be worth £1500 I would say, maybe more Sounds a good ballpark to me. I remember when you could buy one for about £400. In those days a new MIJ was about £300, and a 70s US model went for about £300. Time change! Squiers in general seem to vary a lot in value as popular notions about certain series ebb and flow; I remember a time when you couldn't give a used Korean Squier away, now certain series like the ProTone are selling for £400 and up, similar money to their MiM Fender contemporaries. You do see a lot of 80s MiJ Squiers with some overly optimistic prices, but anything with a genuine JV series number tends to sell well, constantly. *Especially* these early Squier Series ones, which really were what evolved into MIJ Fender, with the Squier brand being later applied to a lower price-point guitar. The Paisley is definitely a rare birdy. I remember it being considered deeply uncool for a long time, even after James Burton's US built signature model came out. The popular view has really come around to it now, same as happened with Antigua burst. Be interesting to see if this happens with the Blue Floral (which was a contemporary of the original pink paisley Fenders, though I don't think it ever made it across to the Squier range). Quote
