serviceman?

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:21 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/1960s-Not-So-Fender ... 240%3A1318

lake placid blue-ish

blacktaxi · Post by **blacktaxi** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:44 pm

what the hell happened to the tuners?

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:34 pm

those are the stock tuners. it's a serviceman copy from the '60s.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:33 pm

What a strange phenom. And there's still such scant information online about them. That one looks pretty decent.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:43 pm

the blue is nice, but i'm afraid to think of what the reserve is. i thought these things usually sold for around $500. until that one last week.

Mustang-Pete · Post by **Mustang-Pete** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:14 pm

It looks like the logo is drawn on with a marker pen...

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:17 pm

I think that's the nicest/cleanest Serviceman Jaguar I've seen.

Post by **Mike** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:39 pm

The neck is visibly not straight. I don't know why anyone bothers with these things. They are literally not real instruments.

Susano · Post by **Susano** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:01 pm

First I've heard of these. Do they even play well? (the neck seems to disqualify this one)

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:04 pm

some can be ok. they're pretty hit or miss. they were made by hand in sweatshops in the phillipines. there are no quality standards. buying one sight unseen on the net is risky. and they are nothing compared to the real thing.

light rail coyote · Post by **light rail coyote** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:07 am

I got one for chap, put a neck I had lying around and buckers and a TOM in it, and the thing screams. It's solid mahogany

But it was nearly unplayable when I got it. the necks can be terrible, as there's no truss rod, and crappy bar frets

Mustang-Pete · Post by **Mustang-Pete** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:06 pm

No truss rod!? Is that even legal?

Jackackack · Post by **Jackackack** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:07 pm

Wow, scary shit.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:54 pm

i had a sunburst one with a steel bar in it.
i sold it to dgner8, and then he sold it to malik.
i had a blue one with a matching stock that i sold to sub, i loved it when i had it, and he apparently loves it as well.
btw, the link says its invalid.