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J5 Bigsby Tele
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:25 am
by StevePirates
Someone in San Diego has this guitar. Wish I had the bajillion dollars they want for it.
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/msg/2341063582.html
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:36 am
by Sparky
Why? You can make your own Tele like that for a fraction of the price and without the weird headstock.
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:37 am
by hotrodperlmutter
what a piece of shimmery hunkling crap shit
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:45 am
by StevePirates
Sparky wrote:Why? You can make your own Tele like that for a fraction of the price and without the weird headstock.
I like the headstock. And while I am sure that YOU could make your own Tele for a fraction of that price, I assure you that I could not.
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:51 am
by Nick
I think he means buy a black tele, get those pickups, a bigsby and a chrome pickguard, or having one built with Warmoth parts. Even if you paid a shop to do the work it would be way less than that one.
I think that one's inflated due to the signature...I've seen that guitar in shops before, never for anywhere close to that price. I thought I remembered it being less than $1000, before the Fender price increases anyway.
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 4:37 am
by gaybear
3200 ack!
i have no idea what it's value is, but I'm not sure how much more a 3200 dollar guitar can offer me over a 1000 dollar guitar
diminishing returns and whatnot
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 4:39 am
by StevePirates
That guitar is not worth more than $500. I think the guy is trying to sell it for more because it's got John 5's actual signature on the back OMGZ!!!!
Nonetheless, I like shiny things. And that guitar is very shiny.
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 4:46 am
by gaybear
it is perty
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 6:14 am
by Richard
John 5 headstock > normal Tele headstock
Do not want chrome pickguard and that price is stupid.
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 6:40 am
by SKC Willie
Richard wrote:John 5 headstock > normal Tele headstock
Do not want chrome pickguard and that price is stupid.
+1. would be much better without chrome pickguard
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 4:58 pm
by Sloan
you may be interested in the latest version of the Pete Dee schecter, it's similar. i will almost guarantee it will play better than the fender. i dunno i seem to be bonering over schecter playability lately.
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:38 pm
by damienblair17
That Schecter is awesome looking.
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:22 pm
by gaybear
minus the 12th fret marker, it is.
like sloan said, it's probably playable as all get out too
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:09 pm
by damienblair17
It's hilariously gash. I hate it so much it's kind of awesome.
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:25 pm
by Supersonicman
I think the price may be from the fact that it's a Custom Shop model, and not a standard production John 5 tele, but that's just my guess
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:59 pm
by Rox
Well it IS a Custom Shop and it IS autographed .. In those cases the price seems about right . But for me ? Na. Rather buy a the " Average Joe " one and customize it . Preferably the 3HB one and throw a Bigsby on that thing .
I've seen a white Pete Dee . They are sweet .. These new black and chrome jobs look sweeter ..