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WANTED Dry-Z or VH-1 early series
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CliffsGuitarWorld
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Reasonable has been $475-575.....and those sold instanly....
CliffsGuitarWorld
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Dry-Z's are like lobster.. the price never goes down..
I saw a set on eBay earlier this year that, IIRC, was pretty hot (upper 8k bridge, low 8k neck) and double-creme bobbins. They went for under $500, and I regret not getting them. One thing that's always perplexed me about Dry Zs is that they're severely wax-potted. Typically, wax-potted pickups don't have the same subtle microphonic overtones as non-potted pickups, but maybe Maxon took that into consideration and compensated for it in a different way. I'd be interested to hear a report from someone who's dissected a dead one (magnet charge, wire used, etc).
CliffsGuitarWorld
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Ikkyu said:
What I am saying is.. in the last 2 weeks what I have sold 2 pairs of Dry-Z's on eBay for $475 and $575....and they were sold to the U.S and U.K.... and I had offers from Japan.......$300 is dreaming at this point.. Unless you can find them in Japan.. and that is rare enough..
villager
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you wont get dry-Z for 300$
they now cost more than that in Japan...
last set went for 26000 yen
which is 290 USD,
add taxes shipping and dealers profit, and I think $450 will be your minimum, if you are lucky, but they are getting rarer and rarer, so good luck, I wouldn't sell a pair for less than 500$$ as there are plenty of people who will pay that price..
they now cost more than that in Japan...
last set went for 26000 yen
which is 290 USD,
add taxes shipping and dealers profit, and I think $450 will be your minimum, if you are lucky, but they are getting rarer and rarer, so good luck, I wouldn't sell a pair for less than 500$$ as there are plenty of people who will pay that price..
Koubayashi
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villager said:
Found a set in a junk lot last year. Two Dry and a handful of other Greco pickups for 11000yen
On the other hand I once bought a EGF1200 which had the original pickups exchanged What goes around comes around I guess
villager
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nearly $500
Thank you, friend, but I think it's too tricky to get a set on Yahoo Japan. I should go through Rinkya but I wouldn't like to.
However I think I passed on japan pickups. I'd have liked to get VH-1s but I won't spend my time looking for them or waiting for them to come out, same on Dry-Zs, so I'm probably getting a set of new boutique pickups that sound very good as well.
There's a list a couple of winders who make very nice pups.
However I think I passed on japan pickups. I'd have liked to get VH-1s but I won't spend my time looking for them or waiting for them to come out, same on Dry-Zs, so I'm probably getting a set of new boutique pickups that sound very good as well.
There's a list a couple of winders who make very nice pups.
How long ago? I emailed him as well but I never got any answer. Maybe because it was around Christmas, but he should have got the email.
Who knows... I'll try to email him again and see what happens.
Anyways Dave Stephens makes great pickups as well: in case I'll get those.
Who knows... I'll try to email him again and see what happens.
Anyways Dave Stephens makes great pickups as well: in case I'll get those.
Howdy Bart. I was right: the Dr.Vintages are no more available. I've checked his website and it seems he updated it. The Dr.Vintage are not listed anymore, as well as the "Legends".
I haven't listened to the Greywolf, wich are available, but I guess the only way to find the Dr.Vintages is to find used ones.
This stuff about pups is becoming quite annoying.
I haven't listened to the Greywolf, wich are available, but I guess the only way to find the Dr.Vintages is to find used ones.
This stuff about pups is becoming quite annoying.
