"TheBassMon": I have a friend who is thinking about selling a 1965 in
excellent condition ......... anyone have any idea what it might be worth?
I did a quick search and found a '68 which was for sale for 3500 australian
dollars so I guess your friends should be worth around that and maybe more
because in 1966 it was modified and a floating sound bridge was added
according to this site
http://www.gretschpages.com/models/6187viking/index.php which probably
makes the pre '66 models more valueable even if the modification improved
the original. That's vintage when it moves from a musicians point of view to
a collectors.