And has a zero fret. Look at the bridge, specifically the Pup mounting screws. Look at the neck Pup placement. The neck. The headstock...Yeesh.
Someone is going to get screwed. It's a little over $500 right now.
Whatta deal!
And has a zero fret. Look at the bridge, specifically the Pup mounting screws. Look at the neck Pup placement. The neck. The headstock...Yeesh.
Someone is going to get screwed. It's a little over $500 right now.
Whatta deal!
A friend in need is a good reason to screen your calls.
"This guitar screams vintage vibe."
It screams somethin', alright. Jebus, will these idiot clichés NEVER die?
And you're right, somebody is about to get reamed.
A Tele that had a truss rod cover? Of course the non original switch tip is going to ruin the deal.
Looks like an early 90's MIM toploader body who knows what the neck is.
FUBAR
Just tried emailing ebay,but it states that the item number is invalid,and won't let me forward the details to them.:toobad
I think,therefore I am
I thought,therefore I was
I am therefore,I thought
Therefore,am I as I think I was
One of those clones from the Phillipines?
Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
I just reported it to ebay as a fraud. I'm a firm believer in Caveat Emptor, but I've learned that someone else emailed the seller and received no response. Based on that, I think it's safe to say the seller knows exactly what he has. (or doesn't have) And if not, then I'm helping to save him from himself.
Just call me Big Brother....
A friend in need is a good reason to screen your calls.
That's a really nice fitting pick guard too.... what a POS.....
Oh, it "screams vintage vibe," alright but if you listen hard closely, it kinda' mutters, "I'm not quite a Tele." :toobad
Whatever it is, I really wouldn't mind finding it at a flea market and giving it a strum or two. It's just wacky enough to catch my eye.
Needs a Bigsby.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
If one of the bidders has other items for sale you can contact them that way. I just alerted a guy to a couple of bogus '79 Strat p'ups that way. No phtots of the underside, staggered poles, no date code, shielded cable, wrong mounting springs and the mounting screws were not only different diameters but different lengths.
If you're bored, you're not groovin'.
Ding ding ding. Probably a Fedner.Originally Posted by Kap'n
With the trussrod cover, etc, looks like it could be an Ibanez or similar MIJ copy neck from the '70's..with a Fender decal stuck on it.
"If you're cool, you don't know nothin' about it. It just is...or you ain't." - Keith Richards
Job done Bob. Just have to wait and see if he gets back to me.
Hope so,or he's chucking money away.:toobad
I think,therefore I am
I thought,therefore I was
I am therefore,I thought
Therefore,am I as I think I was
Okay, lets see what's wrong with it:
Neck:
Tuners
Headstock
Possibly string trees and
the truss rod cover
Body:
Top horn (hump?)
Neck pickup
pickguard
vol/tone knobs
Bridge plate
Neck screws' locations
So basically, EVERYTHING. :rofl
It gets worse. Here's his 'Daddy's Tele' as purchased on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7361757064
A friend in need is a good reason to screen your calls.
Cool Johnny64.
Boy that looks familiar.
How do people like this retain a 99.3% satisfaction rating?
If you're bored, you're not groovin'.
It's a real shame, isn't it? But the people who bid on this stuff are clueless. Some guy wins the guitar for $500, is convinced he stole it at that price, leaves positive feedback. By the time someone points out what it is, it's too late. The feedback can't be retracted or changed.
If anyone else sends an email, they should include a link to this thread so the bidder can see what's happening. If I got an email like that, I might think someone was trying to get me to retract my bid so they could get it.
A friend in need is a good reason to screen your calls.
Hey.... that bastard is trying to steal the truss rod cover.... It was on it when he bought it.
Oh, man... I just noticed this...
"I just put on a new set of slinkys (11's)."
How slinky can you get?
He just unwound one of these:
Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
Oh, it gets worse than that...he replaced the truss rod cover with the Fender decal!
Looks like a fair trade to me...
So pizzlewip got it for $150, decided the trussrod cover is the sland, and now he ma get away with flipping it for a tidy profit with that daddy myth.
What a weasle.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
Hey everyone. I'm the person with the high bid. I'd just like to say thanks to everyone who has contacted me on ebay. I'm currently working on getting the bid retracted or the item pulled.
Michael:
YEAH! Welcome to the forum, and I wish you luck getting out of the deal. Stick around here awhile, these guys can bring you up to speed while you're looking for a Tele. And I'm sure we'd all like to see you get a real one!
A friend in need is a good reason to screen your calls.
Should have a skunk stripe, too.
Welcome michaelf!
Sorry we all had to meet under such circumstances. Hang out for a while and learn about this stuff like we all have. There are some very sharp people on this site.
If you're bored, you're not groovin'.
Michaelf, Glad to hear you are getting out of the deal. I can honestly say I've learned everything I've wanted to know and more about teles from these guys. Please stick around.
"I don't play no cords."
-B.B. King
Good luck... It's a shame that someone with that good of a feedback rating would be pulling a scam like that.... what a jackass.
Alright, michaelf! I love it when justice is done.
"The seller ended this listing early because the item is no longer available for sale."
TFF comes through again... what a crew we got around here...and the innocent saved again
:wavTFF comes through again... what a crew we got around here...and the innocent saved again
PHEW!!!!! :)
I think,therefore I am
I thought,therefore I was
I am therefore,I thought
Therefore,am I as I think I was
It's like a forum of crime fighters....way to go guys. Wherever there is guitar sales injustice the TFF is there!
"I don't play no cords."
-B.B. King
Several guitars in different colors
Things to make them fuzzy
Things to make them louder
orange picks
Problem is, our prejudices are more important to us than our sense of music. What if it's the greatest playing and sounding Tele style guitar ever built? Then it's a bargain!
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
Yes, and if the prospective buyer makes that decision after he understands what he's bidding on, then so be it. That was not the case. The guy was getting scammed, and he was made aware.
Why don't you call the seller and offer him $500 just in case it's a great guitar?
A friend in need is a good reason to screen your calls.
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