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Commodore 64

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Guy said it's MIA, serial Z2736523, Sky Blue in color, with a bridge plate that has 3 posts and barrels with 2 strings per barrel. Says he doesn't know anything about guitars. He's asking $450. I'm trying to figure out what it is.

Sounds maybe like a Highway One. Did they make those in 2002-2003?

So Far I know it's made in Corona Factory in 2002 or 2003, but that's it. Anyone else have any ideas? I'm going to look at it in 30 minutes.

http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/msg/1673452655.html
 
Commodore 64 said:
Guy said it's MIA, serial Z2736523, Sky Blue in color, with a bridge plate that has 3 posts and barrels with 2 strings per barrel. Says he doesn't know anything about guitars. He's asking $450. I'm trying to figure out what it is.

Sounds maybe like a Highway One. Did they make those in 2002-2003?

So Far I know it's made in Corona Factory in 2002 or 2003, but that's it. Anyone else have any ideas? I'm going to look at it in 30 minutes.

http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/msg/1673452655.html
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I have almost nothing useful to add, but good luck with it. Hopefully it turns out well, though it seems a tad sneaky. Why would he only send pictures to people who are interested instead of posting them?

Anyway, good luck.
 
Get a written receipt for the sale.
That can protect you against "possession of stolen property" charges in some states. I say this because he doesn't know about guitars, and it could be hot.

Also, be sure to meet at a safe place. People were getting robbed near here last year when meeting to buy guitars.

Just sayin' C.Y.A.!
 
Tig said:
Get a written receipt for the sale.
That can protect you against "possession of stolen property" charges in some states. I say this because he doesn't know about guitars, and it could be hot.

Also, be sure to meet at a safe place. People were getting robbed near here last year when meeting to buy guitars.

Just sayin' C.Y.A.!
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That's good advice, methinks. I imagine he's on the road or has already arrived by now, but yeah, I hadn't thought about that angle before now.
 
OK I'm taking pictures of it now. I think I might have bought a fake. I got it for $400, but it's very strange. It's a top loader, it has a contoured body on the backside, like a Strat, and the logo seems wrong. I'll be back in a few with pics. Called Fender, they said it's a 2002 or 2003, but they don't have a record of that exact serial number.

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Any thoughts?
 
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Looks fishy to me... Could be the angle of the photo, but the distance between the pickguard and bridge looks a little too wide... plus the saddles are waaaaaay out there... Along with the issues you pointed out (countouring, top loader), I'm thinking someone must have thrown some cheap parts into a cheaper prepainted body, slapped a neck with a Fender contoured headstock (which may or may not be Fender) on it, and put it up for sale.

I'd stay far away.
 
Heh. Stay far away. Too late for that. heh. it's in my lap.

It's a fake, and it's going to be a testbed for PUPs until I make a good player out of it. The grounding wire wasn't even soldered to the bridge plate.
 
I got bad news for you C64....I would bet dollars to donuts that is a fake....too many red flags to list.....headstock curvatures, top loader bridge, saddle springs, gap between bridge and pguard......etc etc.
 
Well, I gotta sell my Godin to cover some of this cost. My coworker wants it, he'd give me 200, which I think is a good deal for him.
 
I'd guess the saddles are out there to make up for the base plate mounting being so low. They had intonate it somehow.

Well, at least it might be fun to mess with and not worry about damaging it's value. Such is life...

“Some people think of the glass as half full.
Some people think of the glass as half empty.
I think of the glass as too big.” -George Carlin
 
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If it's a good sounding and playing instrument, who cares who made it? Personally I'd remove that decal before selling it on if that's your intention.
 
markb said:
If it's a good sounding and playing instrument, who cares who made it? Personally I'd remove that decal before selling it on if that's your intention.
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It's a piece of ****. I can't get the 1st and second strings to intonate because the bridge is so wacked out. The PUPs sound like ***. My ' 94 MiM tele Squier Series blows it away.

I would never, ever sell this guitar to someone. If I can get it to play half decent, I'll give it to a friend whose daughter is learning to play, she'd love an electric. And yes, I will sand off that (in retrospect) ridiculous label.
 
Check the setup on it C64. Make sure that the distance from the 12th fret to the Saddle is half the length of the entire scale. You may need to be move that Bridge plate up some to get it intonate properly.
 
Sorry but you should have bought a brand new CV50"s for 350.00,you would have been a Happy camper!Sumi:D
 
Commodore 64 said:
It's a fake, and it's going to be a testbed for PUPs until I make a good player out of it. The grounding wire wasn't even soldered to the bridge plate.
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Sorry to hear that this didn't turn out so well. On the plus side, you do have some nice MIM axes and enough amps to keep you happy, so it's not like you gave away your life savings to buy That One Great Guitar.

Also, I'm with you on your recent tele crush. I've been playing my lovely chinese SX lately, and I really enjoy the simplicity of it all.
 
Yeah it really was ridiculous for me to even buy that guitar, even if it was real. I already have 2 tele type guitars, the MiM and a Jay Turser, which is also a nice player (it's tuned to Open G at the moment). This morning I was just looking at the guitars on my wall, and was like WTF was I thinking?

But then yesterday, I was looking at those SX teles, and some Xaviers. So inexpensive...so tempting.
 
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But then yesterday, I was looking at those SX teles, and some Xaviers. So inexpensive...so tempting.
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That's the tough part about never having owned a MIM anything: no basis of comparison.

The SX is most definitely a cheap guitar, but I kind of like that about it. Still, if I had a nicer one, I'd probably be playing that.
 
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Why don't you take it back to the seller?
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+100!! Threaten the guy with small claims court & triple damages for willful fraud and see how quick you get your $400 back....
 
1. All I have is the seller's phone #, he will not answer calls.
2. Met seller at a gas Station to buy guitar, no clue where he lives.
3. Talked to Aunt who is a lawyer. It's his word against mine and Ohio is a buyer beware state.
4. Lawyer aunt further told me that repeated calls and texts to seller could result in me being charged with stalking and harassment.
5. Even if I won triple damages in small claims court, it's still up to me to collect (e.g., he probably won't/can't pay me).
6. $400 loss sucks but expending time energy and effort to find this guy, sue him, and win will cost WAY more than $400.
7. I have 7 other guitars that I can't play very well.
8. I'm the idiot who bought a clearly fake, and a very badly faked guitar.

Seriously, there's nothing more to do. I got scammed. End of story. It won't be the last time I learn things the hard way. I reckon I won't purchase another fake guitar in the future, though, now that I'm $400 poorer and wiser.

Best thing now is for others to read this and learn how not to buy a guitar on CL. Heh.
 
Yeah, I read your rundown on TDPRI and, as much as it sucks, I tend to agree with you. That's tough to do, because it means owning up to your purchasing decision, but I think it's probably the wise thing to do.
 
Commodore 64 said:
7. I have 7 other guitars that I can't play very well.
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You got me beat by 4 guitars! (that I can't play very well, either)

So, I have some water front property that you might be interested in... :poke

Funny how each generation has to learn that fire burns, or how to reinvent the wheel. I've been burned plenty of times, and you should see my wheel collection! :thwap
 
Commodore 64, if it eases the burn any, I've bought and traded for lots of guitars/amphs over the years, and haven't always ended up with bargains.
AAMOF, I've come up on the short end more than once.
That being said, consider yourself lucky. You've learned from it, and while 4 bills is nothing to sneeze at, it could have been worse. :AOK
 
My mate has just bought a Les Paul Supreme from China for the princely sum of $400 from one of these dropship sites . I don`t think he's holding his breath that it`ll be verified but how long before these imports flood the market making auction sites a no go.
 

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