About my Washburn "Dime 333" guitar

GregMP56

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Greetings,
I was gifted a Washburn "Dime 333" explorer style guitar. It features a green / tan camo pattern over a black background, with the word Trendkill boldly present.
The guitar was brand new when I received it and I have never gigged with it. But, it is an interesting instrument and because it was a gift I'm not planning on selling it anytime soon.
However, this guitar does have a "separate-able" feature that I've heard may be of interest to owners and collectors. so, I am open to opinions about the following:

The "backplate" on this guitar was autographed by Dimebag Darrell.
I understand that he signed 200 of these covers for distribution / inclusion on these guitars.
I've also heard that some "333" guitar owners have separated the backplates and have actually had them matted and framed as a tribute.

So, my question is: Is this singed backplate of interest and value?
If so, while keeping the guitar, (and not considered a sacrilegious act) I would consider separating the signed backplate and offering it for sale.
Your thoughts are appreciated.
Thank you.
 
Autographs are really up to the buyer to determine the worth, overall with guitars they're not going to raise the value unless the person buying it is a really, really hardcore fan. While I'm not an autograph guy, a Dimebag autograph is a bit different and I'd definitely appreciate having something with it on there, I just wouldn't spend more than $25 on it. There's surely some hardcore Dime fans out there that would cough up some coin for it, but like I said, the extent of that value is something only they can really define.
 
It totally depends on rarity and desirability.
Some artists sign anything and everything and some don’t. Also if the artist is dead and the status they have now. I agree with Drew on this one.
A joke in the collectible market is an Ibanez Jem is worth more without a signature.
This is because Steve has signed almost all of them. 🤣
 
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