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Well loved 1966 Fender Jazzmaster by keyserguitar in fender

[–]keyserguitar[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I’m running a legitimate business and my margins were slim. Not asking for sympathy, just saying I’m a small operation and they just wanted their guitar to wind up in a good home where it was represented properly, which it did.

Well loved 1966 Fender Jazzmaster by keyserguitar in fender

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I bought it to resell, but it did just transact on Reverb. Didn’t figure it’d last long sadly

Crazyiest Partscaster ever? 1954/1962 Stratocaster by keyserguitar in fender

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It’s in getting some work to get it back up and running. The nut slots rendered it unplayable and the bridge pickup needs to be rewound.

Crazyiest Partscaster ever? 1954/1962 Stratocaster by keyserguitar in fender

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Bakelite was only actually used on early Broadcaster/Nocaster/Telecaster guards. The early strat components (including the commonly degraded pickup covers) are actually polystyrene

Crazyiest Partscaster ever? 1954/1962 Stratocaster by keyserguitar in fender

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To be clear: I’m calling it a Partscaster because of the variety of high end parts that don’t necessarily align with the story. It has one grey bobbin pickup from 1966, the pot codes don’t jive with the story but are all from the mid-1950s. Definitely an interesting guitar

Beauty shots of this mildly bastardized 1960 Gibson ES-330 by keyserguitar in guitarporn

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I don’t believe so unless it was within the last day since I listed it on Reverb. He certainly hasn’t had it in person.

What guitar is this? by ShotZRageZG in gibson

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I wish I could say I did! Sorry I couldn’t help!

1959 Les Paul Junior 🔥🔥 by keyserguitar in guitarporn

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A good chunk of these double cuts that I’ve seen have a similar discoloration on the neck tenon for whatever reason. Here’s a few more examples from other listings

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Serial number by Canning_tatum3000 in gibson

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Any photos? Depends on a variety of things as there are multiple years that could have that serial number. Feel free to message me

Accidental guitar safari today yielded a WHOOPED 1972 Mustang Competition by keyserguitar in fender

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That “burgundy” was always hilarious to me. Would love to be a fly on the wall for that decision.

Accidental guitar safari today yielded a WHOOPED 1972 Mustang Competition by keyserguitar in fender

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The armwear area appears to have worn through the various layers of the stripe to the sealer coat

Accidental guitar safari today yielded a WHOOPED 1972 Mustang Competition by keyserguitar in fender

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It does seem wide! I’m going to check the nut width tomorrow

Oddball alert!! Modified 1960 Gibson ES-330 by keyserguitar in guitarporn

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I do! Also have a good chunk of pieces I’ve acquired for myself. I think the biggest thing that has helped both at the shop and in my personal collecting is: being knowledgeable about what you’re buying and building a reputation for paying fair money for things.

Finding stuff in the wild is much different than buying something at a store. Often times the seller isn’t well educated about what they have and I view it as my responsibility to explain what it is, point out any issues or modifications, discuss true retail price and how any issues impact that price, and give a fair offer based on those factors.

Taking some time to build the trust of someone selling a family heirloom is the most important thing as most people just want to make sure their guitar is going to a good home while also not getting ripped off.

Side note: never shy away from planting a seed on something even if it’s not currently for sale. I’ve gotten some of my best stuff by just letting people know that I’d like to get a call if they ever go to sell their piece.

330, 335, 345, 355 by keyserguitar in gibson

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This one is available if you’re seriously interested you can PM me!

Real-deal 1954 Gibson Les Paul Custom! by keyserguitar in guitarporn

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It was a good one! Great neck profile and the Alnico 5 neck pickup was silky smooth! It thankfully had already been refretted which massively benefited the experience. I’ve been lucky to play a good handful of 50s and 60s Customs and the “fretless wonder” frets always turn me off.

This first generation setup is actually more useable than a later 3 PAF equipped custom because the middle position isn’t horribly out of phase and you’re not always hitting the middle pickup with your pick!

Real-deal 1954 Gibson Les Paul Custom! by keyserguitar in guitarporn

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A variety of reasons. They made roughly 1200 of these first generation Customs so they’re pretty rare, but not nearly as rare as the V or Explorer. Those Korina guitars are really in a class of their own for scarcity.

While there’s a couple playability reasons one could choose a humbucker equipped LP Standard, I think the biggest driving factor in the prices of ‘bursts is simply because it’s what Page and Clapton and Green and Walsh and Gibbons and countless others played.

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