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Kmaxpe1500
PostPosted: Fri 21 Apr 2023 07:17 AM 
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VE-545 listed incorrectly as a 565. I'd call it fair to good condition, maybe worth $400?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325626393953?m ... name=11021

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PostPosted: Fri 21 Apr 2023 08:17 AM 
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It looks to be in a little better shape than mine. I got mine for $225 with no case.

$102.20 for shipping???

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$151 shipping to Washington state. 4 people bidding already- so it will probably go above what I'd pay- but maybe that's because I bought most of mine during the last financial crisis.

Do the f-holes mean anything on this or other Entertainers? Are they more resonant or acoustic-y? Or are the basically a nice looking solidbody?

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PostPosted: Fri 21 Apr 2023 07:39 PM 
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numbfingers wrote:
$151 shipping to Washington state. 4 people bidding already- so it will probably go above what I'd pay- but maybe that's because I bought most of mine during the last financial crisis.

Do the f-holes mean anything on this or other Entertainers? Are they more resonant or acoustic-y? Or are the basically a nice looking solidbody?

-Steve W.

I have a 565 and 570 but the 565 does not have the original pickups so I can't judge them but I'll bet they wouldn't
be different if they had the same pickups.

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That is one nice guitar ! If it was in Canada, I would bid on it.

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PostPosted: Mon 24 Apr 2023 09:07 AM 
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The f holes in this model are cosmetic only. I can't remember their exact depth but somewhere around 3/4in or so.
Look at the pics and you can see where the treble side opens into the electronics cavity but the bass side is closed completely.
I thought it was a semi when I bought it but when it got to me, it's definitely a solid body.
This guitar is currently at $224 which is what I paid for mine. I reckon it will go somewhere between $350 and $500.

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I just measured my 565, f holes are 3/8" from bottom to the top

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From the top of the guitar, my 545 measures .588in at the deepest part of the bass side f hole.

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Sold for $308 and $86 shipping. Anyone here the winner?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/325626393953?m ... 7675.l2557

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Even with shipping thats not too bad.
Sadly, it isn't mine.
But I got one just like it. . . :D

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