Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: WezV on March 05, 2008, 05:27:18 PM
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unfortunately i aint quite in the position to buy this back and hold onto it untill i can sell it but i just had an email from a guy in holland asking about a guitar this shop is selling
http://www.theguitarworkshop.co.uk/
Its not on the website but the guitar body was built by me for one of the tutors at the shop to go with a NOS tokai neck he had - a very nice neck it was too. It was all put together by me as well. Pickups are Seymours - Jazz in the neck and a rail pickup i cant remember in the bridge
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/handbuildtele2.jpg)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/handbuildtele1.jpg)
apparently its up for £299!!! I havnt seen the guitar in about 8 months so not sure of condition now but it still looks good in the photos!!
anyway, obviously a guy in holland is after it... but i thought i would let you all know just incase he changes his mind.
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oooh, found it on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Custom-Handbuilt-Tokai-telecaster_W0QQitemZ350033196458QQihZ022QQcategoryZ112670QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262
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How much did you originally charge for the body?
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Looks like a great deal for any Tele fans out there.
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i cant remember exactly - less than £200 but the guy is a repeat customer and the shop had been helpfull to me in the past so i threw in the maple top and black burst as a freebie
He is definately making a loss on it at this price but i guess the tokai on the headstock and the fact its essentially a frankenstien dictates the resale value... he does tend to buy and sell guitars pretty often as a tutor working in a guitar shop so i guess he just needs some money at this moment in time or wants a new toy- and he still has a LP junior i built... I think!!
The only thing i never liked about this guitar was the rail pickup in the bridge - the neck SD was godly and i tried to convince him to go for something else to compliment it better
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http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8893&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=color+colour+tele&start=0
I remember that!
It's gorgeous!
If I had a spare £300 I would snatch it up in the blink of an eye.
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yep - the purple one :wink:
I havnt emailed the guy in holland back yet - he wants to know if its a good deal.. might wait till morning before i do so i can fully consider my answer
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i noticed that on ebay. I'm after a tele, just not one with a neck humbucker (figure i'd rather have a "real" tele first :lol: )
Does look like a kickass deal though. those old tokai necks are nice, and I'm sure your (guitar) body is awesome, wez. :)
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and I'm sure your (guitar) body is awesome, wez. :)
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :roll:
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i figured i'd better put that in before someone else did... :oops: :lol:
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That's my dream telecaster, that's exactly how i'd have it! either that or a Trussart... damnit.
Wish i could sell something to get it, oh well!
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what are the neck specs? i might just nab this
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^Nab it!.... NAB IT!!!!!
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^Nab it!.... NAB IT!!!!!
I'm not sure... The look isn't really 'me', and I'm not liking the look of the radius of that fretboard...
But then again i bet she sounds great (but i'd have to change the bridge pickup for a singlecoil. might be a bit too much hassle)
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i cant remember the neck specs exactly but its pretty much vintage fender territory so the radius is probably a bit tighter than a modern tele
I always said the bridge pickup should be changed but its only two wires to do it!!..
I couldnt make he guitar as cheap as this is going for.
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I always said the bridge pickup should be changed but its only two wires to do it!!..
Two wires and more money >.<
I think I'm going to have to pass. and regret it forever more.
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Oh shite....
Someone buy this before Sue sees it... :roll:
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Fit. Fit. Fit. Fit. Fit.
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Oh shitee....
Someone buy this before Sue sees it... :roll:
ok, spilt me beer now :lol:
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well i just thought i would give you all a heads up first, but i have now emailed the fella in Holland who is interested confirming that i built it and that its a nice guitar for £300
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gonna be interesting to see where it goes...
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Obviously it would be a dutch guy noticing this guitar, its a steal!!
It wasnt me this time though.........
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it's gone now, and the buyer is indeed in the Netherlands! lucky bugger :D
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well thats good to know.... now i need a world map and some pins!!!
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I would have genuinely considered buying that had I seen it earlier - Allways too late =*(
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it's gone now, and the buyer is indeed in the Netherlands! lucky bugger :D
Damn! :(
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Phew!
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it's gone now, and the buyer is indeed in the Netherlands! lucky bugger :D
Damn! :(
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Phew!
my thoughts exactly! :wink: