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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:10:46 +0000
From: hello@expressmusic.co.uk
To: Krishan Patel <iamkrishanpatel@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: PRS CE 22 Trade-in - Duesenberg Starplayer TV/ Fender American
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Hi Krishan,

We are open Tuesday to Saturday 11am-5pm this week. After this we are 
closed till Jan 6th. If you want to pop by this week and try out some 
guitars, let us know when suits you and we will pop you in our diary. So 
far it is looking pretty clear most days.

Kind Regards,
Tim
Express Music

On 2025-12-16 16:07, Krishan Patel wrote:
> Hey Tim,
> 
> Thanks for getting back to me!
> 
> Yeah, I knew there would be a big hit on the trade-in price - But no
> luck selling privately :(
> 
> I’m after something that I can gig with regularly and really just
> can’t click with it!
> 
> Would I be able to arrange an appointment to come in store?
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Krishan Patel
> 
>> On 16 Dec 2025, at 12:24, hello@expressmusic.co.uk wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Krishan,
>> 
>> Thanks for sending the images and info for your PRS CE 22, we would be 
>> interested in taking it in part exchange.
>> We offer around the £1200 mark which I would imagine is quite a bit 
>> less than you would of paid if you only purchased it in October.
>> Let us know you thoughts.
>> 
>> Kind regards.
>> Tim.
>> 
>> On 2025-12-15 13:25, Krishan Patel wrote:
>>> Hey guys!
>>> I hope you’re all keeping well?
>>> I’m not sure if my contact form on the website went through properly
>>> as the page glitched out when submitting - Thought it’d be best to
>>> email just in case!
>>> I’d gotten a PRS CE 22 in October and have gigged it a few times to
>>> properly see if I could get along with it. It’s just not quite the
>>> right fit for me.
>>> I’ll learn to stop buying guitars online without trying them one
>>> day...
>>> It has been used live (wedding band), so there are some light surface
>>> scratches and a few typical waistcoat/button marks on the back, but
>>> nothing through to the wood and no structural or functional issues at
>>> all.
>>> I was curious to know if this is would be something I could
>>> potentially trade-in?
>>> I’d been looking at the Duesenberg Starplayer TV in black and the
>>> American Ultra Strat on the website and they both look wicked!
>>> I’ve noted (copied and pasted…) the PRS specs and attached some
>>> photos if it’d be of on any interest to you :)
>>> 	*
>>> 	* Limited to 200 pieces worldwide
>>> 	* Body: Mahogany
>>> 	* Top: Flamed maple
>>> 	* Neck: Maple
>>> 	* Fingerboard: Rosewood
>>> 	* Birds fingerboard inlays
>>> 	* Neck profile: Pattern Regular
>>> 	* Scale length: 635 mm
>>> 	* 22 frets
>>> 	* Pickup: Two 58/15 LT humbuckers
>>> 	* One volume control
>>> 	* One tone control with push/pull function
>>> 	* 3-way toggle switch
>>> 	* PRS patented tremolo
>>> 	* PRS Phase III locking machine heads
>>> 	* Nickel hardware
>>> 	* Nitrocellulose lacquer
>>> 	* Colour: Faded Grey Black
>>> 	* Includes PRS premium gig bag
>>> 	* Made in USA
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Krishan Patel
>>