- Unless you're about to sell it, concepts like collectability are meaningless outside of insurance premiums. And it's up to the insurer to set those.
- If it is some kind of 'collector's item' guitar, any mods you do will reduce the value. Which means that some artificial collector's criteria prevent you from making any changes that produce a more playable/enjoyable instrument.
- If there are some mods you want to do, and if your Epi is some kind of collectible, your best course of action is to sell it to some fossilised collector, put the cash toward an instrument better suiited to your needs, and get on with your life.
- 'List' and 'Blue Book' prices are theoretical guidelines. The true test of something's worth is the actual price someone pays you for it. And then it's gone.
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