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Swinger
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:01 pm
by crazygoat
Just saw this on ebay - funny looking beast
Swinger
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:16 pm
by kypdurron
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:30 pm
by crazygoat
I have to agree with you, it's a very strange looking guitar, not really my cup of tea.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:49 pm
by Pens
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:13 pm
by Mages
Bass V bodies. hence the cutaway on the bottom because of the string through holes.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:29 pm
by stewart
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:32 pm
by gypsyseven
Sorry, but i wouldn´t even play this thing if i get a free beer....
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:33 pm
by Pens
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:40 pm
by mkt3000
I can buy a lot of gear that I'll like more than that guitar for what the auction is up to right now
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:46 pm
by gypsyseven
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:56 pm
by ChrisFFTA
Bodies from the Bass V, parts from the Musicmaster... so everybody win
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:14 am
by westtexasred
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!
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:17 am
by Ankhanu
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.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:57 am
by kypdurron
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.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:09 pm
by James
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.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:11 pm
by mezzio13
200. House of Guitars has three of them, which is 1.5% of all Bass Vs made.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:15 am
by westtexasred
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:39 am
by mordechaister
I'd play that.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:13 am
by gypsyseven
Crazy...
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:41 pm
by Sven
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.
