Hi there :P, i want a new acoustic guitar, and while i was thinking about going to the guitar center my nephew was telling me about he was starting in band at school on his unifomiam or something weird like that and a thought crossed my mind. I have an old drumset! I got it maybe 6-7 years ago thinking i would enjoy it, it retailed for something like 800$ after everything.
id like to ask if any of you have experience with music trade ins. I could put it up on craigs list, but id really rather just try to get a trade in at a music shop. Its a Pearl Emperor? Set. Its 5 drums(snare/2x toms/low tom/bass) and i believe it has a highhat and a ride cymbal + all the other things that came stock like the bass drum pedal, the stands for the cymbals and highhat and pedal and stands for the toms. Its basically in perfect condition was only played for a year or two and VERY lightly, considering what most drumsets must go through. I never put new heads on them, the cymbals are cheap etc. There maybe be some things missing like the "feet(little plastic things)" on the low tom, and things like that because it was moved several times, there may even be scratches on the finish but im not sure until i get a look at it, its been in storage for a year now.
Anyway, im looking to trade it in, see how much i can get for it, and then pay the differnce (if there is any) and try to get that martin DX1 i have been drooling over
Any of you have a good way to approach this? im asking because its quite a long drive to the guitar center(maybe some shops are better for trade ins?) and i dont want to make the trip unless im sure i can get rid of it. I dont need it at all so i would take anything basically but theres no point in me driving 2+ hours for 100$, id rather list it on craigs list. Maybe craigs list or a pawn shop would be a better way to go about selling it and then just buy the guitar i want?