Ballpoint Tele Custom?

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:07 pm

For handwritten, this is a nice decal. But it looks pretty hinky overall. The neck and body don't look old enough and that pickup cannot be 40 y.o. Clearly some people think it might be vintage, but I have to think it's a REISSUE.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:14 am

I don't even think it's a RI. No skunk stripe on the back of neck, wonky headstock shape, modern tuners, and looks like a tru-oil finish.

It's a parts-caster that is selling for $500 too much because the buyer is dumb or a crook.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:22 am

SKC Willie wrote:I don't even think it's a RI. No skunk stripe on the back of neck, wonky headstock shape, modern tuners, and looks like a tru-oil finish.

It's a parts-caster that is selling for $500 too much because the buyer is dumb or a crook.

+1

Also wonky ferrules, aftermarket bridge and definitely not a 7.25" fingerboard/vintage-sized frets. The neck looks like a Mexican Standard with a bullet nut, would bet on it being a worn-out satin finish rather than tru-oil, or just a badly finished Allparts neck.
Neither the neck or body seem like they left any sort of Fender factory as a Tele Custom.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:38 pm

even mexican stds have a skunk stripe. my guess is that is possible could be a warmoth. They have one piece maple necks without a skunk stripe but I still think the headstock looks like a goofy shape and if that's the case, it's some $60 from ebay most likely. If the headstock is actually fine and looks good, it's a warmoth, most likely. Another dead give away would be a one pice vs two piece neck.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:36 pm

I was looking really closely to see if it had a maple laminate board and am still undecided (leaning towards one-piece).

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:35 pm

Thousand bucks, people.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:13 am

I was actually leaning away from warmoth because warmoth would be easily identified if the neck was taken off AND if you look at the picture of the back, the heel sticks out way too much.

I can't believe someone just sold that POS guitar for 1K

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:25 am

DGNR8 wrote:Thousand bucks, people.

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paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:39 am

IN BIRO MIKE, IN BIRO, OVER THE TOP OF THE PRINT