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Topic: $1,800.00 Fender Custom! |
Chris Scruggs
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2003 12:34 am |
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When I first saw the Triple neck with the $1800 starting bid, I laughed.
Now I see someone has actually BID ON IT!
I love those guitars as much as anybody else does, but that is a lot of money!
And just when I thought prices where going back down on Trapezoid guitars.
I geuss I'll list my "relic" condition Custom in Buy ans Sell for $5,000.00  . |
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Jody Carver
From:
KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Posted 21 Aug 2003 4:30 am
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Chris
Can you please post the link to this?.
Thank You, quote Chris,And just when I thought prices where going back down on Trapezoid guitars.
Chris I suspect Leo had a talk with God  [This message was edited by Jody Carver on 21 August 2003 at 06:49 AM.] |
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Alan Kirk
From:
Scotia, CA, USA
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2003 7:22 am
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The prices of these early Fender steel guitars will cycle; but long term they will net an increase. For investment, it's a sure thing, I'd say.
This is another instrument that should be left as is, and not refinished; if it is truly in the condition as is implied.
If I were to buy this instrument, I would purchase it for the quality in it's playability, with no intention of ever selling it. There are other investments that will likely prove to have a better yield.
But, musical instrument collecting is one way to enjoy a hobby and still make some money on them as an investment, if you purchase the right instrument, at the right price.
Rick |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 21 Aug 2003 8:18 am
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| musical instrument collecting is one way to enjoy a hobby |
I second that emotion! |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2003 8:36 am
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| If you think the price of the Custom is crazy, there is a Custom 8 string tuner (pegs and pan) on e-bay right now that is already priced at $305.00! And the fretboard is $51.00! [This message was edited by Erv Niehaus on 21 August 2003 at 09:37 AM.] |
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Jackie Anderson
From:
Scarborough, ME
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Posted 21 Aug 2003 10:52 am
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| A person in "Western Massachusetts" (a Forumite, but definitely not me -- I have a Custom body for which I would love to have those parts) appears to have been selling what must have been a very nice axe, piece by piece. Compared to what the sum of those parts is fetching, that Stringmaster is a "steal" -- well, I mean a good deal. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2003 10:57 am
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Jack,
I know how you feel! I've just about got a T-8 Stringmaster restored to its original splendor but needed a couple of chrome pickup covers. A fellow Forumite had a chopped up Stringmaster for sale and then decided to sell it for parts. Rather than take a chance with e-bay, we got together on it and he is going to be sended it my way today. I'm getting the tuner head, the fretboard, the bridge, end plate w/switch and the two chrome pickup covers. Also, the chopped up piece of wood. No pickups, however. Sometime in the future, maybe I'll try to make a single neck, 8 stringer out of the parts I'm not using right now.
Erv |
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Chris Scruggs
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2003 11:18 am
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On the subject of "investing", a friend once told me," The two best things to invest in are land and antiques, because nobody is making either of them anymore!"
How very true. I geuss Pre-CBS Fenders are reaching "antique" status. I think it is safe to say the steels will NEVER sell for as much as the guitars. Good for the players, not as good for the investors.
Hey, if that Ebay triple neck in perfect shape isn't quite what you're looking for, my '51 "relic" Custom is still for sale for $5,000.00 if anyone wants it!
It even comes with a "relic" tweed case that someone painted blue and stinceled the
"Rhythm Kings" on! |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 21 Aug 2003 2:06 pm
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The Fender parts auctions mentioned above are mine. The 2 items I'm selling came from "parts guitars" that I bought years ago. No way would I ever tear apart a complete, working steel guitar and sell off it's parts. I have too much respect for the steel guitar to do that. These parts will be "recycled" and breathe new life into someone else's ailing Fender steel guitar.
By the way... and this is important... I started the bidding a $5, with no reserve price. The bidders set the final price, not me.
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Kenny Dail
From:
Kinston, N.C. R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Aug 2003 6:45 pm
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The finish on the Custom T-8 doesn't look original. There is no Fender logo on the front neck and the color looks "washed out". 
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kd...and the beat goes on...
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Jody Carver
From:
KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Posted 21 Aug 2003 6:49 pm
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This is what I copied and pasted from the Triple Neck Custom on E Bay.
Serial # 0833 on the jack plate and Pencil Dated under the first neck tuners, TG 5-7-52. 8 strings per neck = 24 strings to caress! Great tone to spare........
TG stands for Tadeo Gomez,one of the finest workers Leo Fender had on the quality assurance and and final inspection. the 5 is
for the Month of May..the 7 for the day and 52 for the year.
This looks like a great guitar and from what I can see is in mint condition.
I would like to see the underside,that can tell whether or not this guitar has been refinshed or not.
But I would trust this person as he describes his guitar and I assume it is all original. The serial number is unimportant and that number indicates a serial number from the 1949 vintage. Fender used serial numbers like throwing peanut shells in a barrel, you get whatever you pick out of the barrel. I think this will sell at the present price.
Kenny Its difficult to tell by the photos.
The color does look washed out,they usually get mellow as they age,If the underside were visible I could tell by the "flocking" material.It is difficult to refinish a Custom
or Dual Pro by leaving the "flocking" material on the guitar. It would have to be removed in order to refinish it properly.
So far as the decal,that may or may not be a factor,perhaps the decal was worn and never replaced,however at that price I would go along with your comments. If the decal was worn
then the guitar was used quite a bit and to keep it in the condition as described, I would guess that the owner didnt want to put a new decal on it,I dont have a clue. These
decals are available today.Bobbe has them in stock. Your question is valid,but I have no answer for that. I would like to think the seller is being upfront. I would still like to see the underside,maybe someone can contact the seller and ask to see the underside.
If this is indeed orginal the price will be in order as these will escalate in the next year or two. Stringmasters are plentiful by comparison to Custom model guitars.
The more these guitars age,the blonde or butterscotch takes on a much mellower color and this does appear to be much lighter in color. I dont really know.However it looks pretty darn good to me.[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 21 August 2003 at 08:13 PM.] |
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Chris Scruggs
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2003 7:53 pm
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Wow, Doug! Those tuners are like gold! I had an earlier bid on it, but obviously somebody needs it ALOT more than I do.
Oh, and I've dropped the price on my "relic" Custom to only $4,950.00! It comes with a free thumbpick, too! |
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Jackie Anderson
From:
Scarborough, ME
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Posted 22 Aug 2003 5:19 am
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| Doug, I didn't mean to dis you for selling parts, and you certainly are not dictating the prices -- the buyers are doing that, and are no doubt grateful to be able to get them. Those parts have all been in such beautiful condition, though, that it's hard not to imagine that the "parts guitars" from which they came would have been nice "players" to a lot of people. I don't mean to stir up the familiar controversy over "parting out" playable instruments -- I am (and probably others are) just purely envious! |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 22 Aug 2003 8:59 am
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| I guess I did SOMETHING right when I bought my new triple Custom in 1954. It too, was made and/or inspected by Tadeo at Fender in the latter part of 1953. It is still in 98% mint condition after almost 50 years of use. I just put 24 new strings on it...I had almost forgotten how great the Custom can sound with new strings! |
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Chris Scruggs
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2003 9:55 am
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| Those guitars do sound great with new strings on them, but I'm really liking the sound of the wound strings after you leave them on there for a few months. They got a nice "plunk" to them. I can't bring myself to change them now! |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2003 12:46 pm
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Whenever I change strings on my T-8 Stringmaster, I usually just change out the plain strings and leave the wound ones alone.
Erv |
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Andy Zynda
From:
Wisconsin
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Jussi Huhtakangas
From:
Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 23 Aug 2003 4:00 am
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Andy, it's a Devil in disquise!!! That thing is nothing but EVIL 
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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