Swinger

crazygoat · Post by **crazygoat** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:01 pm

Just saw this on ebay - funny looking beast

Swinger

kypdurron · Post by **kypdurron** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:16 pm

bet there's not often a Swinger for grabs at all, and then in Europe. nice find.

but still, these guitars being rare doesn't make them more desirable to me, somehow. everything about it looks wrong.

crazygoat · Post by **crazygoat** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:30 pm

I have to agree with you, it's a very strange looking guitar, not really my cup of tea.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:49 pm

Very, very rare. IIRC they were cut down Musicmaster bodies. Something about Fender trying to get rid of old stock. There were only like 300 ever made.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:13 pm

Bass V bodies. hence the cutaway on the bottom because of the string through holes.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:29 pm

i'm curious to see what this sells for. not that i'd buy one, but they don't come up in the UK, like, ever.

gypsyseven · Post by **gypsyseven** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:32 pm

Sorry, but i wouldnÂ´t even play this thing if i get a free beer....

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:33 pm

Mages wrote:Bass V bodies. hence the cutaway on the bottom because of the string through holes.

Oh right. I knew it was something like that.

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:40 pm

I can buy a lot of gear that I'll like more than that guitar for what the auction is up to right now

gypsyseven · Post by **gypsyseven** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:46 pm

mkt3000 wrote:I can buy a lot of gear that I'll like more than that guitar for what the auction is up to right now

Yeah, absolutely.

ChrisFFTA · Post by **ChrisFFTA** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:56 pm

Bodies from the Bass V, parts from the Musicmaster... so everybody win

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:14 am

kypdurron wrote:bet there's not often a Swinger for grabs at all, and then in Europe. nice find.

but still, these guitars being rare doesn't make them more desirable to me, somehow. everything about it looks wrong.

I resemble that remark!

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:17 am

I quite like the look and sound of a Swinger... but I can't justify the prices they tend to go for.
That one is lovely.

kypdurron · Post by **kypdurron** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:57 am

westtexasred did a good job in choosing a brackground for the ugly headstock that doesn't show its pure ugliness at first sight

yours has an awesome finish though. that and the aged pickguard looks cool. But body shape and headstock still lokks wrong.

but hey, it's a piece of 7ender history. And it's more useful than those Broadcaster prototypes without Truss Rod that are worth stupid money.

James · Post by **James** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:09 pm

Did they make more of these than they did Bass Vs? I can't remember how many of the Bass V they were said to have made, but I think it was 100-500 or so.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:11 pm

200. House of Guitars has three of them, which is 1.5% of all Bass Vs made.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:15 am

Sold for $1,739.02(no case) what color is this finish? Dakota Red?

mordechaister · Post by **mordechaister** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:39 am

I'd play that.

gypsyseven · Post by **gypsyseven** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:13 am

Crazy...

Sven · Post by **Sven** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:41 pm

westtexasred wrote:Sold for $1,739.02(no case) what color is this finish? Dakota Red?

Dakota red is correct. BTW - I saw one in sunburst recently but I can't tell if it's a refin or not.