Second-hand music & instruments in Dundee typically sells for £15 to £800 (about $20 to $1,100). Playability is what a serious buyer is paying for, so a low, even action and honest frets outweigh looks entirely. Original parts count on older instruments, and a replaced pickup or tuner can take real money off despite being an upgrade.
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Buying music & instruments in Dundee
Dundee was built on jute, jam and journalism and has reinvented itself around a design museum on the waterfront, two universities and a video games industry that started here and remains significant. The waterfront redevelopment has changed the city entirely.
Two examples of the same model rarely sound alike, because timber, age and how hard a thing has been used all leave their mark. Hearing it in a quiet room is the whole decision, and no recording made on a phone stands in for that.
What to check in person
Play every note up the neck and listen for buzzing, and sight down the neck from the body to check it is straight. Look at the bridge and the area around the tuning pegs for cracks or old repairs, and try every key or valve.
Collecting it in Dundee
It needs a car boot rather than a bag, so agree somewhere you can actually stop for a few minutes. That is easier away from the centre than in it.
The waterfront and the city square are the landmarks everyone uses and the centre is compact. The city climbs steeply away from the river, so ask about steps for anything heavy.
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Two universities clear student housing each June, and the games and design sector moves people on project cycles. Home-office and computing equipment turns over faster here than the city’s size would suggest.
Say when it was last set up or serviced, and be honest about buzzes and dead spots. Have it tuned and ready to play when the buyer arrives, and include the case if you have it, because a case is worth real money on its own. Lifts in September as lessons restart, and again after Christmas.
Most private sales settle by bank transfer or cash on collection. Faster Payments clear in seconds, which makes a transfer as safe as cash for the seller — wait for it to land before the item leaves your hands.
Music & Instruments worth listing in Dundee
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If nothing in Dundee suits, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen each have their own music & instruments page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Dundee: everything second hand in Dundee, or Music & Instruments across the United Kingdom.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.