Ebay Find: MUSICMASTER

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:57 am

I figured I'd post it here...

Isen't this a astoundingly good deal? Cheap 64 Musicmaster

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:23 am

Hmmm. $800 and it's refinished or at the least the finish has been ruined. I'd say that it's well overpriced.

kypdurron · Post by **kypdurron** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:27 am

it's a nonpro refinish like something I would do to a ikea item, and that pickguard dude, no way they made that in the 60s. Same for the knobs. Taking this into account, it's not a real killer deal. The fact that he doesn't say anything about pickguards and knobs doesn't make it better.

If I play this in a a shop and absolutely like it, maybe it can be worth that money to me. But no reason to get too exited about an ebay ad here

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:57 pm

I suppose a selling point is its pre CBS but i think its overpriced. You see original MM parts on ebay that would work out cheaper to assemble yourself than $800.

James · Post by **James** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:51 pm

kypdurron wrote:it's a nonpro refinish like something I would do to a ikea item, and that pickguard dude, no way they made that in the 60s. Same for the knobs. Taking this into account, it's not a real killer deal. The fact that he doesn't say anything about pickguards and knobs doesn't make it better.

The Mustang style Musicmasters were first made around August 64, and was called the Musicmaster II. You're looking at a Musicmaster I. It's January 64 on the neck and this is the type of musicmaster they made at the time.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:58 pm

they made red ones in that period, some had transparent finishes over mahogany bodies.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:47 pm

That refin is terrible. I don't think it's a very good deal either.

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:51 pm

Yeah I am pretty sure that pickguard is accurate... and so are the knobs

59 MM

I dunno, I thought 800 for anything Pre-cbs is a good deal, I never se 50s-60s MM for under 1000

kypdurron · Post by **kypdurron** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:26 pm

I wasn't thinking of the mm II, I just wondered if they ever used 1 ply pickguards. but maybe I was wrong.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:42 pm

yeah, they were single ply.

blankfield · Post by **blankfield** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:13 pm

This guitar is about 10 miles from my home. I should go check it out.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:11 pm

I think Musicmasters are one of those things that are better post-CBS.

Berto · Post by **Berto** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:15 pm

same with a lot of fenders.....

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:22 pm

honeyiscool wrote:I think Musicmasters are one of those things that are better post-CBS.

Yeah I figure that. MUSICMASTER II more sexay anyways

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:23 pm

Not only that, they're Duo-Sonics under the pickguard.

Plus for me, the proper look is with the massive headstock.

More importantly, I think the offset body is a huge improvement.

jim93 · Post by **jim93** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:26 pm

That is a bad refinish.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:30 pm

Berto wrote:same with a lot of fenders.....

which ones?