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04-12-2006, 04:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Limerick, Ireland. | | | Les Paul on eBay
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Take a look at this auction on Ebay. Can you believe he hasn't gotten any bids yet? 
:edit: I don't think people read this bit: Quote: |
Originally Posted by eBay Here's one of several guitars responsible for starting the vintage guitar craze many years ago. The inexcusably lousy quality of these 70's tone turds sent many a guitar player on pawn shop hunts for Les Pauls, 335's, Tele's, Strat's and other models from Gibson and Fender's golden era of the 1950's and early 1960's. Now, these very guitars that were once avoided like the plague are skyrocketing in price. They were awful in the 1970's and they haven't gotten any better with age. If you believe you are hearing or feeling "vintage tone" from one of these, I would suggest you look into another hobby/pastime, or career. After seeing the prices paid on Ebay for 70's Les Paul Deluxe's and Custom's in the last few weeks, I'm buying every 70's Les Paul, Tele, and Strat I can get my hands on and selling at top dollar to anyone foolish enough to buy one. This 1976 Les Paul Custom is 13 lbs of shoulder wrecking dead wood with that signature harsh, razor thin pat # humbucker Norlin tone. Shipping will be high as well. |
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Last edited by I am Domokun : 04-12-2006 at 05:20 AM.
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04-12-2006, 04:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Nottingham UK | | | As the Seller has a "Zero" rating, I'm not altogether surprised that he has no bids, particularly on a potentially high ticket item like that.
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04-12-2006, 04:59 AM
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Mmmmmm, that's good Ibanez.
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04-12-2006, 05:14 AM
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Overpriced junk!! 
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04-12-2006, 05:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Limerick, Ireland. | | | Re-read the description carefully...
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Mmmmmm, that's good Ibanez.
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04-12-2006, 05:26 AM
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Especially not my opinion of eBay!
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04-12-2006, 05:33 AM
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04-12-2006, 08:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: FL Panhandle | | | did anyone read the 3 pages of questions he answered?! he said he received 200+ questions, and his most common response is "thanks for writing"- i hope someone buys it.....
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04-12-2006, 08:32 AM
|  | Secret Member | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | Guys, don't make fun of the mentally ill. Anyone who would spend this much time and effort just to dis a guitar must have problems. 
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04-12-2006, 10:43 AM
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04-12-2006, 01:07 PM
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04-12-2006, 02:39 PM
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Independent Manufacturers Representative | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Frisco, Texas | | | This is a true piece of editorial writing....what HAS been going on in the vintage gear market? Why have old Pauls, Strats, P-and J basses, etc. gone up so drastically in price? They didn't cost that much back in the day...
For that matter, why is any musical gear so expensive? I think the manufacturers have us by the short hairs....
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04-12-2006, 03:00 PM
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A: thanks for writing
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04-12-2006, 04:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bowling Green, KY | | | The man knows what he's talking about. I hate Les Pauls. Heavy, uncomfortable, bulky neck, over priced, and not that great of a sound (there is much better out there for much less).
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04-12-2006, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Snake Anthony's sig Chuck Norris can touch MC Hammer | OK, who's gonna change that?
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04-12-2006, 04:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Limerick, Ireland. | | | I guess he's got the higher post count... But I was here first!!!
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04-12-2006, 04:48 PM
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04-12-2006, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by I am Domokun I guess he's got the higher post count... But I was here first!!! | Don't worry. I've got different ones to put in. I'll do it. 
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Originally Posted by nad My biggest pedal is on my tiny board though, mostly because I enjoy the overwhelming dichotomy that is life. | I play rock music.
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04-12-2006, 05:46 PM
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04-12-2006, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by SnakeAnthony The man knows what he's talking about. I hate Les Pauls. Heavy, uncomfortable, bulky neck, over priced, and not that great of a sound (there is much better out there for much less). | Really now...
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