Yamaha G50 210 SF Bay Area only

[vance h]

Hello I am looking to sell a Yamaha G50 210 amp that has been sitting in my closet for a number of years. Truth is, I have barely used it since I bought it probably fifteen years ago--my ability to play jazz guitar never caught up to my aspirations--and beyond saying that it seems to function well, I am not in a position to evaluate it's current quality. I can vouch for the fact that weight-wise it's a beast, and so shipping it is out of the question. I am asking $175 (a bargain price based on my online research), since a main goal is to find it a good home. I would be willing to go half in on an affordable professional evaluation prior to the sale if we could work out the details. Thanks

[Mick-7]

Hello I am looking to sell a Yamaha G50 210 amp that has been sitting in my closet for a number of years. Truth is, I have barely used it since I bought it probably fifteen years ago--my ability to play jazz guitar never caught up to my aspirations--and beyond saying that it seems to function well, I am not in a position to evaluate it's current quality. I can vouch for the fact that weight-wise it's a beast, and so shipping it is out of the question. I am asking $175 (a bargain price based on my online research), since a main goal is to find it a good home. I would be willing to go half in on an affordable professional evaluation prior to the sale if we could work out the details. Thanks

If all of it's features function properly, you don't need a pro evaluation of it. Test all the functions yourself and note any apparent deficiencies, it may need cleaning, that's it.

See if your local Guitar Center store is interested in it (there are a few in the S.F. Bay Area) and if so, have them check it out and evaluate it's resale value for you. They get big business bulk shipping rates and that alone may make consigning it to them worthwhile. And if you don't like the price they offer you, you'll at least have gotten a free evaluation (it's debatable how reliable it will be but it should help).

As you probably know, the cost to have an amp repairman give it a thorough inspection could match or exceed the value of the amp so that option should be a last resort for you.

If you'll post pictures of it, there are more than a few friendly members of this forum who are gear professionals and could share their opinions of it.

P.S. - Unfortunately, it doesn't have great resale value, sometimes we have to take a loss for our buying impulses.

Used Yamaha G50-210 Guitar Combo Amp - Reverb.com

Used Yamaha G50-210 Tube Guitar Combo Amp | Guitar Center
(So much for a Guitar Center description. It's not a tube amp, right? )

I have one of these: Yamaha G100-212-III

[Jthompson48]

I have had a G50 1x12 with the parametric EQ for 25 years. It is heavy and not my main amp, but it has a great clean tone!

[Mick-7]

I have had a G50 1x12 with the parametric EQ for 25 years. It is heavy and not my main amp, but it has a great clean tone!

Yes, I don't use my G-100 much either, but it's worth keeping. The 80's Yamaha G series amps are very versatile, suitable for many styles of music, which is why the comment below doesn't quite make sense to me.

Truth is, I have barely used it since I bought it probably fifteen years ago - my ability to play jazz guitar never caught up to my aspirations

[tramline]

I saw a pair of 20-something guys leading a local sort of math-rock indie band a few weeks each running a G50 or G100 (with big pedalboards). Perfect setting for these amps: technical, clean, and loud.

[buduranus2]

Hello I am looking to sell a Yamaha G50 210 amp that has been sitting in my closet for a number of years. Truth is, I have barely used it since I bought it probably fifteen years ago--my ability to play jazz guitar never caught up to my aspirations--and beyond saying that it seems to function well, I am not in a position to evaluate it's current quality. I can vouch for the fact that weight-wise it's a beast, and so shipping it is out of the question. I am asking $175 (a bargain price based on my online research), since a main goal is to find it a good home. I would be willing to go half in on an affordable professional evaluation prior to the sale if we could work out the details. Thanks

Put it on FB Marketplace or CL for $200 and be done with it. My two cents FWIW.