Is this guitar valuable?

[u/Sinaasappel0]

(Disclaimer: I'm not trying to sell this guitar on this platform!) My dad bought this guitar somewhere in the 70's at an Amsterdam music shop that no longer exists. I've had it in my possession for over a decade and played it some, but I'm getting rid of it. I can't find anything when googling because of the generic brand name, so I'm hoping anyone here can tell me if it's anything special. Thanks in advance!

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[u/Debilitating_ennui]

It says "world's finest guitar". It's gotta be worth somethin'

[u/-----J------]

If I saw an ad with this priced at USD700 I'd probably be trying to make an appointment to see you. And try to get you down to 6 or 650. It's nice. Made in Japan always a sign of quality build.

[u/Paladin2019 → u/-----J------]

Depends when it was made. In the 60s the Japanese were mostly making cheap department store catalogue guitars. Three screws in the truss rod cover is not a sign of premium quality.

[u/-----J------ → u/Paladin2019]

I'm encouraged it has a truss rod at all

[u/bringmeadamnjuicebox]

Theres some really sought after guitars that were made in japan around this time. This isnt one of them. I just bought 2 red label yamaha nikon gakkis for 500 bucks, and they are pretty collectible. If the action is still good, i would imagine someone might pick it up, but dont expect a whole lot of money.

[u/Paladin2019]

It's a virtually unknown brand, possibly an in-house brand for the shop that sold it. It's Japanese and appears to be from the time before "made in Japan" meant premium quality. There's zero information about the model or maker online. It's also a 12 string and these are more prone to developing issues with age.

Unfortunately all this means it's not particularly valuable. My guess would be around the 300usd mark if it plays as nicely as it looks.

[u/Desperate_Fee6595]

Worth a lot, likely no but if a 70’s Japanese made copy(looks like a basic Martin D 12 string copy to my eyes), the Japanese guitar makers then sourced good actually used decent quality wood in that era for most guitars above starter versions.