Cheapest way into a vintage offset?

Discussion of vintage Jazzmasters, Jaguars, Bass VIs, Electric XIIs and any other offset-waist instruments.
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Re: Cheapest way into a vintage offset?

Post by graceless » Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:50 am

Nice deal on a 1960 but the finish was murdered...prime candidate for a refin IMO. Fair price I'd say

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Re: Cheapest way into a vintage offset?

Post by Highnumbers » Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:03 pm

I wouldn't refinish that ^^ and a lot of that guitar's appeal is in the current finish.

It has character - and that's hard to come by in a refin.

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Re: Cheapest way into a vintage offset?

Post by smjenkins » Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:27 pm

That 1960 sold quickly. I hope it found a loving new home!

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Re: Cheapest way into a vintage offset?

Post by graceless » Wed Oct 13, 2021 10:31 am

Someone took sandpaper to it - that's about as far from character as I can think of! I love some natural wear but eh. I'm on the fence on this one...

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Re: Cheapest way into a vintage offset?

Post by Highnumbers » Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:59 pm

graceless wrote:
Wed Oct 13, 2021 10:31 am
Someone took sandpaper to it - that's about as far from character as I can think of! I love some natural wear but eh. I'm on the fence on this one...
I didn't say it was original/natural wear. Just that it had character, IMHO.

But I'd rather have weird artificial wear on an original finish guitar (and I think it looks cool) than a refin, any day.

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Post by graceless » Tue Dec 14, 2021 10:19 am

This listing started the year at $5400 and is now here...let's keep in mind the 1960 above that just sold for thousands less :D

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Post by Jonesie » Tue Dec 14, 2021 4:57 pm

graceless wrote:
Tue Dec 14, 2021 10:19 am
This listing started the year at $5400 and is now here...let's keep in mind the 1960 above that just sold for thousands less :D

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Empire Guitars is a really cool store, but everything they have is horrendously overpriced.

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Re: Cheapest way into a vintage offset?

Post by HedonismBot » Mon Dec 20, 2021 5:12 pm

Holy crap, can't believe I missed this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/265451556402?h ... 7675.l2557

Alas, already parted out by gibsondependable: https://www.ebay.com/itm/203756209821?_ ... 1124.m2109

:'( :fp:

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Post by northern_dirt » Mon Dec 20, 2021 6:01 pm

A mustang.. cheapest way

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Re: Cheapest way into a vintage offset?

Post by andy_tchp » Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:38 pm

Buy an old AVRI and wait 40 years.
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Re: Cheapest way into a vintage offset?

Post by northern_dirt » Tue Dec 21, 2021 7:04 am

andy_tchp wrote:
Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:38 pm
Buy an old AVRI and wait 40 years.
Bloody AVRIs aren't even cheap anymore.. haha

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Re: Cheapest way into a vintage offset?

Post by alvinstraight » Tue Dec 21, 2021 8:00 am

Supposedly a "1963" Jaguar spotted in a vintage shop in Sthlm today. Refin, routed, has another repair next to lower control plate, "hardtailed," modern pickups, respray on the back of the neck. Very light. About 30 000 sek or 3200 USD.

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Re: Cheapest way into a vintage offset?

Post by higgsblossom » Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:13 am

alvinstraight wrote:
Tue Dec 21, 2021 8:00 am
Supposedly a "1963" Jaguar spotted in a vintage shop in Sthlm today. Refin, routed, has another repair next to lower control plate, "hardtailed," modern pickups, respray on the back of the neck. Very light. About 30 000 sek or 3200 USD.
Is that at Twang guitars? Because if so, then I'm pretty sure I saw that very same guitar hanging on their wall in 2016.
"500€? That's the price of a J Mascis Jazzmaster!"

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Re: Cheapest way into a vintage offset?

Post by alvinstraight » Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:38 am

higgsblossom wrote:
Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:13 am
alvinstraight wrote:
Tue Dec 21, 2021 8:00 am
Supposedly a "1963" Jaguar spotted in a vintage shop in Sthlm today. Refin, routed, has another repair next to lower control plate, "hardtailed," modern pickups, respray on the back of the neck. Very light. About 30 000 sek or 3200 USD.
Is that at Twang guitars? Because if so, then I'm pretty sure I saw that very same guitar hanging on their wall in 2016.
This was at Halkans! But Sthlm/Sweden is a relativist small place as far as vintage guitars go, so I imagine a lot of these guitars circulate through the 4-5 vintage dealers fairly frequently.

Total side note: I do remember visiting Midwest Buy&Sell (a classic Chicago vintage shop) a few years ago, and when they found out I was from Sweden they went on about how Halkans would come there once a year to stock up on new stuff.

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