Buying or Selling a Used Guitar Online ?
We Will Inspect, Appraise, and Authenticate Your Guitar, So You Can Buy or Sell It With Confidence.
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TrueRelic
Deal With Confidence, Play Without Fear.
Working Our Magic
More and more people are buying used guitars online. The problem they face is that they don’t often know exactly what they are really buying. And the seller’s description of the guitar is mostly too optimistic and/or lacking technical detail.
The result is either a decision not to buy the guitar at all, or acute fear of disappointment throughout the buying process.
This is where we step in and work our magic. TrueRelic provides a “Used Guitar Pre-Purchase Inspection”. The inspection is unique in that we don’t actually inspect the guitar physically, but rely on videos, images and description usually found on the guitar’s listing.
While checking a guitar physically is “easy”, checking it online is much more challenging. Hence, all our guitar luthiers have more than 10 years of experienced and are fanatic for quality and detail.
Qualified Inspectors
10+ years of lutherie experience
A to Z and more
Includes faults, value, and authentication
Fast Turnaround
Inspections complete within 1 business day
Expert Analysis
Check out our sample report
Our Inspection Process
Order Placed
As soon as you place your order, an invitation, with the guitar’s data, is sent out to our expert luthiers for inspection.
Inspection process
Our luthiers review the guitar’s data and run a detailed inspection analysis, reviewing videos, images, and any written description available.
Report Ready
Our experts’ inspection report will tell you in precise detail how playable is the guitar, its appraised value, and confirm its authenticity.
Meet Our Head Luthier
I’ve been fixing guitars for 27 years and I am also a founder at Coils Boutique, an independent artisan guitar workshop, specializing in hand-wound pickups and bespoke musical instruments. I am excited to be part of TrueRelic’s expert luthiers’ team. I believe we can make a real difference with our unique service, and help guitarists buy used guitars online with confidence – it’s a real game changer.
Alone Sage
Guitar Designer, Builder, Guitar Technician, Musician
Frequently Asked Questions
You ask, we answer
Typically it would take 1-2 business day for a report to be ready.
You will receive an email letting you know when your inspection report is ready for you to view. Once you view your report online you can share, email or print it.
The report includes all the guitar’s parts, each with guitar information about the parts condition. It also includes a summary with the overall expert analysis of the guitar.
Please make sure the guitar you hire us to look at is the guitar you are looking to purchase. Since the inspection is likely to begin at the time you place your order, there is no way to change the guitar.
The inspection report is viewable for 60 days. After 60 days our system will delete the inspection report including the pictures.
Yes, we do provide TrueRelic’s professional appraisal service to determine the guitar’s market value.
Our inspection is solely based on the information we obtain online; it may include detailed videos, images, and written descriptions.
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