Audition Branded Stratoid Value?

[theshadow]

Hi All
I Have been told that this is an Audition Stratoid made by Kawai by one of the good guys on the forums and was now wondering if anybody can tell me what it may be worth.
Thanks in advance and keep up the good work.

TheShadow

[VintAxe]

Hi Shadow,

Unfortunately, these Kawai Stratoids are not worth much. To start with, there are millions of them available. Also, a lot of the charm of 60's Japanese guitars is the whacky shapes. The Stratoid looks like a strat. So, you get all the challenges of making a student grade guitar playable and none of the payoff of having a unique instrument to amaze your friends and acquaintances.

I've paid as little as $25 for a Stratoid in bad shape. I'd say a more typical price is somewhere between $75 - $125 on eBay.

[VintAxe]

Thanks for the new larger pix shadow.

I see your stratoid does have goldfoil pups which boosts my previous price estimate a bit. I've seen the pickup alone sell for $75 so my guess is your guitar is worth somewhere between $150-$175.