Carr Mercury - Holy Grail of Tone - $1800 (Lino Lakes)

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Yup, it's expensive. It should be. It's built by hand using the highest quality components available, Carr spared no expense in this box. It's much larger than the wattage suggests. It's about the size of a Fender Blues Deluxe...that's a 12" speaker grill you're looking at. I used to have tons of gear from cheap stuff all the way up expensive off the shelf gear from the major brands. Eventually I grew tired of sounding the same as everyone else and trading the same stuff everyone else had. I decided that I would rather have one or two very expensive, high quality pieces of gear than have an arsenal of mediocre crap. It's a lot like a vehicle. Wouldn't you rather drive a BMW, Mercedes or Tesla as opposed to what you might be driving today? Maybe it's not your thing, but it is mine. Going big was the best choice I ever made and I can hear and feel things playing through this amp that no other big name amp ever gave me. Why did I drop over 2 grand on one small amp with only 8 watts? Easy...I'm selfish. This amp was for me, it wasn't to share. It's for personal enjoyment. It's to enhance my playing by getting back from the amp what I put into it. It's like no other amp I've ever owned. I love this amp. So why sell it if it's the Holy Grail? Because there are others like it and I want to play them too. Once you go big and start playing all top of the line gear you can't go back. I'm a guitar player, my sound is constantly evolving.

Hand-wired point-to-point Boutique amp with high quality components. This amp new will cost you $2400 bucks and they don't go on sale. If you put this next to a brand new one you couldn't tell the difference...it's that mint!

For the Stage, studio recording, the bedroom player looking for desert island sound... it's all right here. This amp can be cranked up into full tube distortion without killing the neighbors. Everyone loves to cook the tubes to hear the breakup that you can only achieve with sizzling tubes. This amp takes you right there, in fact it lives there. A very loud 8 watt amp with built in attenuator goes down to 2 watts, 1/2 watt and 1/10th of a watt. Get YOUR tone at the volume you need. Cleans are like a Fender but when you crank the volume you get AC/DC type distortion all the way up to the full grind of a blown Tweed. It really reminds me a lot of a tweed Bassman when cranked. This amp is perfect for Blues or Classic Rock players. It sounds great through hollow-bodies like a ES-335. Don't let the 8 watts think you can't bring this to your blues jam. It's really loud at 8 watts and has no problem keeping up with a drummer. Try plugging this guy into a larger 2x12 cabinet and it just roars. This is the amp to bring on stage or the studio, nothing inspires tone like a cranked up amp. This amp is hand-wired, takes a variety of different output tubes and is mint. I have a 6L6, EL34 and a KT66 tube that goes with the amp. Cash is king - $1800

Trades? I'm interested in Vintage Blackface Fenders like the Deluxe Reverb, Pro Reverb, Super Reverb and Twin Reverb. I'd also consider American Stratocaster or a Gibson Les Paul +cash if needed to match value - must be mint condition items.

I deserve sizzling tubes

Once you go big and start playing all top of the line gear you can't go back. I'm a guitar player, my sound is constantly evolving.

Tone chivalry

Why did I drop over 2 grand on one small amp with only 8 watts? Easy...I'm selfish. This amp was for me, it wasn't to share. It's for personal enjoyment. It's to enhance my playing by getting back from the amp what I put into it.

can i bring this to my blues jam??

WWBD (What Would Bonnamassa Do?)

Those are supposed to be nice amps. Don't have anything you are looking to trade, but I got a ridiculous amount of gear at this point. Single dudes with tech jobs or work in tool and die always have crazy rigs. I ran into a bunch of Boogie's pretty cheap used for a few years and ended up with a handful of them. If you like Fender amps, go check out some of the old ones as they are basically hotwired Fender designs. I do have a cool Silverface Bassman head that with this Scrambler clone I got can sound like Cactus.

The Mark IIB on the left is probably my nicest amp. The 4x12 Marshall bottom is mine too, it's an old one from the early 80s. The Mark IIB is probably from '83.

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In GAS recovery, I did finally flip a few of my old analog synths and made off quite well getting rid of my TR-909 that I got way back in 99'.

Cash is king - $1800

can i bring this to my blues jam??

― global tetrahedron, Sunday, January 8, 2017 5:18 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

got good news for you, brother:

Don't let the 8 watts think you can't bring this to your blues jam. It's really loud at 8 watts and has no problem keeping up with a drummer. Try plugging this guy into a larger 2x12 cabinet and it just roars.

btw everyone i encourage this to be an omnibus thread for posting ridiculous shit from craiglist gear ads in which the author waxes poetic about the provenance of the precious, rare gear they are selling, see it all the time

I've recently been looking to upgrade my tone for my weekly blues sit-in with some other attorneys in the North Loop (I'd specifically like to upstage this patent lawyer from Caplan tho acts like his modeling amp is god's gift to the blues), but I'm afraid Lino Lakes is a bit of hike for me can we possibly meet in Fridley?

He acts like he's so fancy with authentically relic'd Strat, but I'm really hoping that 8 watts of extremely buttery blues would take him down a peg

When Bonamassa played the State last spring he sprung for the VIP package and got to hang backstage and claims that the Big B gave him crucial pointers on finger placement and always prefaces his extremely bland (imho) solos with "I learned this from the master" and affects an extremely annoying pained facial expression. Also, when it's his turn to bring beer he always brings Bud Light which he claims is the "true blues" beer because of Clapton, even though everyone in our group overwhelming prefers local craft brews and I think the reason is he's essentially a cheapskate but claims that too much hops interferes with his blues playing.

lol

I've heard the Carr amps are actually pretty damn good, but I can't get over their naming scheme: Skylark, Mercury, Impala, Rambler. Like, if you're going to take it that far, you might as well put some headlights on it or something. Then pick up one of these babies to go with it.

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But just one, since real guitarists don't use effects or whatever.

He went to this Chicago Blues Fantasy camp thing two summers ago that Kenny Wayne Shepard made an appearance at and he is constantly referring to KWS as "Ken" like they hang out all the time. I was talking with a friend about this very rare Warren Haynes dvd I had acquired and he butted in even though I was specifically not talking to him stating that "Ken respects Warren but doesn't think he has a true blues sound and I have to agree" and I was basically forced to back-pedal and defend Warren Haynes, who I think is a very smooth and interesting blues player, in front several other attorneys who have very impressive gear and tones and I basically hate this person with every fiber of my being, you know what? fuck it, I will drive out Lino Lakes.

lmbo

Thread of the year

As a Minnesotan trust me that Lino Lakes being the location of the Holy Grail makes this thread at least 8 watts funnier

Lino Lakes is a tone home, but all real deep blues players come from Cambridge

If you aren't from the Rum River valley you do not know blues.

I only know one guy who brings his own amp to a blues jam, and he's kind of a tool. Oh-- oh I see.

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/warrior-signature-anointed/6362293280.html

Warrior Signature -Anointed Oil PRICE DROP

If you are a collector of high end or rare guitars then you know this is a hand made custom order guitar from one of the best boutique custom shops in the USA. All Warrior guitars and basses are hand made one at a time. This fine instrument is a piece of art! Note the natural body binding, the tight and deep 3D flame top, the fluid lines... Amazing! This build features Warrior's anointed oil finish so surface you come in contact feels exquisite. Quality is second to none right down to the most minute detail. Note the inlay work, both pearl and abalone are used -Awesome. The top and back is hand sculpted/carved so they feel incredible to play. The set neck feels sublime!!! Imagine yourself playing up high, there is no heel to slow you down! -great guitars become great in the details! This guitar is like an extension of your body, it is organic and effortless to play! The Seymour Duncan pickups sound great in this guitar and the solid mahogany construction with neck-thru string-thru combo means you get tone and sustain that is peerless in any PRS or Gibson. The medium C profile neck is pure vintage bliss and fits like your favorite jeans! The original Warrior hard case and pwrk comes with! The body and frets are near flawless and the humbuckers scream and purrr... This is a great guitar for blues, classic rock and metal.

I am not really interested in trades unless you have a PRS artist (no Single cuts)
Price is $1900

This guitar is $3900 new spec'd to order

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/kiesel-super-strat/6362646007.html

Kiesel Super Strat

If you don't know Kiesel then you should just skip this whole ad

This ST300 was built to order in California and is loaded with custom order goodies!

Mahogany Body
Mahogany Neck -Thin Profile
SS jumbo frets
Streaked Ebony Board
Direct Mount Passive Lithium Humbuckers
Ivory Graph Tech Tusq Nut
Graph Tech string saver saddles
Tung Oil Finish
Also has: 5-way, Master Volume, Master Tone, Locking 19:1 Kiesel Tuners, Pearl dot inlays, Luminlay Side dots, 2-way adjustable truss rod and dual carbon-fiber rods & Premium GG Hard Case

PLUS Pure kick ass tone included for free!

For sale only so no trades
$975.00 Firm -Lowest price on any Kiesel you will ever see!

This guitar is like an extension of your body, it is organic and effortless to play!

Imagine yourself playing up high, there is no heel to slow you down!

christ h3lg you had me worried about u for a second haha

i must admit that i winced at first, in my imagination, because the heel had slowed me down

Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the guitar and all that is in it, and shall consecrate it and all its tone; and it shall be holy.

Sufjan the heel will never slow down your tone dreams

Knaggs SG sell/trade (Eden prairie)

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Knaggs is well known for amazing build quality and attention to detail and this Honga model is no exception! What is it? Well... think of it as the PERFECT Bespoke SG! Total neck fret access, superior neck stability, light weight, super low action free of any buzz, amazing tuning stability, awesome tones and a fit and finish second to none! And these tuners may be the smoothest you'll ever feel! Check the spec sheet for all the particulars! This guitar is like new with no issues whatsoever! Includes the original super high quality deluxe hard shell case and case candy.

Joe Knaggs was Paul Reed Smith's lead masterbuilder and head of PRS' Private Stock line -Custom builds. Now he builds guitars with his own name on the headstock.

$2500 Cash
I am open to high end guitars in trade, please let me know what you have and we can go from there.
THANKS FOR LOOKING!

bespoke SG gets me for some reason

Fender USA STRATOCASTER "Art Guitars" Kevin Bacon/Shari Belafonte - $4500 (Minneapolis)

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Investment grade Fender USA STRATOCASTER's "Art Guitars"
Shari Belafonte / Kevin Bacon

Presented here is an original Fender USA Stratocaster guitar hand painted by actress Shari Belafonte. She did the abstract painting on this guitar for a HeartStrings Charity event back in 2000. Belafonte is best known for as being the daughter of Harry Belafonte, her role as "Julie Giletta" on the 80's television series "Hotel", various modeling projects , and several appearances in Playboy magazine.

HeartStrings is a charity dedicated to assisting children in overcoming adversities by expression through music and the Arts. This HeartStrings benefit was for the Kids Rock Free campaign. The opening bid on this at the auction in 2000 was $5000.00.

A total of 30 Corona USA made Stratocasters were donated by Fender and then presented by HeartStrings to various celebrities to paint and return. The custom 1-of-1 Fender Stratocasters, all hand painted by the celebrities were then auctioned at the Hollywood and Beverly Hills Hard Rock Cafe's to benefit HeartStrings; where many sold for over 10k !
The tremolo cover attached to the back of the guitar commemorates the event and this as a 1/1 guitar. Ms Belafonte signed the front portion with the date 2000.

This is a great sounding and playing professional grade instrument, and also very collectible "Art" with huge investment potential !

Fender USA Stratocaster "Art" Guitar by Kevin Bacon

Presented here is an original hand painted Fender USA Stratocaster by Footloose, Tremors, Apollo 13, Hollow Man, etc.,etc. Hollywood movie Icon Kevin Bacon. He painted this guitar depicting a Garden of Eden / NYC theme on this guitar for a HeartStrings Charity event back in 2000. Kevin Bacon is not only an iconic Hollywood actor having starred in over 80 films, but also an accomplished musician.
HeartStrings is a charity dedicated to assisting children in overcoming adversities by expression through music and the arts. This HeartStrings benefit was for the Kids Rock Free campaign. The opening bid on this at the auction in 2000 was $5000.00.
A total of 30 Corona USA made Stratocasters were donated by Fender and then presented by HeartStrings to various celebrities to paint and return.
The custom 1-of-1 Fender Stratocasters, all hand painted by the celebrities were then auctioned at the Hollywood and Beverly Hills Hard Rock Cafe's; to benefit HeartStrings where many sold for over 10k !
The tremolo cover attached to the back of the guitar commemorates the event and this as a 1/1 guitar. Bacon signed the front portion with the date 2000 and added a pickguard inscription in black permanent pen, "Rock the Garden. Bite the Apple. Waddaya Got to loose".
This is a great sounding and playing professional grade instrument, and also very collectible "Art" with huge investment potential !
Certificate of Authenticity documentation included.

$4500 each / CASH IN PERSON

two observations:

- look no offence to shari belafonte but it seems a little off that her guitar is being sold for the same price as kevin bacon’s
- why would you paint the fretboard ffs

for the love of god buy this Cottage Grove man's King Crimson painted strat, he's literally been trying to unload this for like 5 years I swear

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/msg/d/cottage-grove-glow-in-the-dark-king/6841054398.html

Glow in the Dark King S-Type King Crimson Electric Guitar , a brand new kit Guitar Painted with 21st Century Schizoid Man Theme. (As seen on Youtube _search for Glow in the Dark King Crimson Guitar)

WARNING - This guitar GLOWS like Crazy ALL night when you go to bed..... (I had to put it in the basement, its Glows so brightly, keeps you awake : )

This has been hand painted taking over a week with many many coats of Glow in the Dark Paint..... Guitar is pink but GLOWS GREEN, eyes are white with EXTRA Glow in the Dark paint!

Ideal for Stage or Videos, fully Playing Electric Guitar

Poor guy. Back in 2016 actually he drove downtown and handed that King Crimson guitar to the first passerby with $20 and burned rubber back home. He sleeps with a pillow over his face. But he still sees the green glow every night.

Lol, monkey’s paw of guitars.

I like Jordan Peele & all but there is no way there is anything as scary and out there in the new Twilight Zone series as the guitar describe above

Also I probably should have walked off into the sunset after my Blues Lawyer posts up thread

Also also: how is the Kevin Bacon inscription above "Rock the Garden. Bite the Apple. Waddaya Got to Loose" not the title of some record in the "Horrible 70s album titles" thread?

comin' in hot!!!!

Studio Rack Case (Formerly Owned by Green Day) - $750 (NE Minneapolis)

Hello, I am selling my empty studio rack that was owned by BillieJoe Armstrong of Green Day. I have a certificate of authenticity as seen in the pictures. This is a huge rack, I honestly am not sure how many units it is, but its perfect for any commercial or home studio who uses analogue gear. The rack case also has 4 fans on the top, one of them rattles so I have it unplugged currently, but its a very simple replacement if you wish to fix this. It does not affect the actual unit itself. The unit has 2 sides that open that are locked, I do not have the key for these two. However, the lock on the glass door also has a different lock on it that I DO have the key for. This is a great deal on a very cool unit with a whole ton of rock n roll history behind it.

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/minneapolis-studio-rack-case-formerly/6842491606.html

finally, my chance to splurge on billie joe armstrong’s huge rack

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/msg/d/saint-paul-rist-tele-les-paul-hybrid/7105863833.html

Rist Tele - Les Paul Hybrid Workhorse Showhorse - $1400 (Woodbury)

Roman Rist Showhorse Workhorse Max Gibson - Fender hybrid Guitar

Handmade Telecaster - Les Paul hybrid by legendary luthier Roman Rist. Roman Rist was a student of Gil Yaron and a famous LA guitar maker on the 80s and 90s.

Guitar is Tele shaped, but the old-growth mahogany body is radiused and contoured like a Strat body, not slab-style like a Tele- this makes it very comfortable to play.

The chunky maple neck with highly-figured rosewood fretboard is finished in true oil and feels like bare wood sanded perfectly smooth. Features the Rist logo on the front and Roman Rist signature and 2009 date and serial number on the back of the headstock. Gibson 24.75” scale with 12” radius. Has new, Gotoh top-of-the-line SDS510 locking tuning pegs. Pickups are Lollar J-Street Tele bridge and Lollar Mini Humbucker neck. Callaham Tele bridge with lower lip cutout and compensated vintage-style brass saddles.

The guitar is a rock machine and very fun to play with lots of character. It’s professionally set up and plays great. Includes a hardshell case and matching black/burgundy Itallia leather strap with Schaller straplocks.

Please note the guitar has its share of nicks, bumps, swirls, checking, bruises etc… so look over pics carefully for your assessment of its condition. I’ve tried to capture all aspects of the guitar in the pics, but if there are additional pics you’d like to see, or questions you’d like to ask, please do so.

sweet rock machine bro

i imagine a gibson-scale telecaster would take a bit of getting used to

you understand, the man was a student of GIL YARON

comes complete with roman rist signature

This copy is incrediblE given the dude is supposedly trying to sell this $5K axe

2020 Knaggs Kenai - $5000 (Como Park)

2020 Kenai. I’ve had it a few weeks and it hasn’t yet spoken to me. They’re supposed to be leagues beyond PRS, but in my experience, that is not the case. There’s some “orange peel” texture in parts of the heel finish that I don’t care for; it came from the factory that way (I don’t believe PRS would’ve let a guitar out the door that way). It’s got Seymour Duncan “Candy” pups in it (Eric Steckel’s answer to the 1960 PAF. He told me it was a reverse engineer-based wind and build). I’ve got maybe 90 minutes play time here, probably less. Open to trades, but it’s less than likely. Happy to provide additional pics or videos. If I don’t sell it, I’ll likely ask the builder to amend the finish on it and hold onto it for awhile; maybe I’ll fall in love someday. In the interim, it’ll be posted to CL plus marketplace. If I do sell it, it’ll go to another high end PRS.

omg

does every major metropolis have these people ?

this guitar sucks ass

anyway gimme five grand pls

i just love that his need to feel superior and sound like a discriminating authority on luxury guitars complete overpowers his ability to just shut the fuck up and use even a smidgen of salesmanship

also if I paid $5000 for a guitar I would probably play it for more than 90 minutes before putting it up for sale

I do appreciate though that the seller feels like if he pays $5000 for a guitar then it should be doing at least 90% of the work, which I mean, he's not wrong

okay at $7K this ugly fucking thing about takes the cake

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plus it's like barely different than a stock american tele, what a racket

You'd think a surf-themed monstrosity would be a Jazzmaster or Jaguar, maybe a Stratocaster

I instinctively kind of grimaced and turned away from my phone upon seeing that thing

did fender’s Game Of Thrones guitars get discussed here?

lol
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man, i wouldn't even skateboard on that thing

Banta Truz?

those GoT ones are ugly too

I hate any "embossed leather" look on a guitar

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/msg/d/dayton-customized-guitar/7188159553.html

Customized Guitar (Dreemsville)

Look at what you can do if your current guitar is not meeting your needs or expections!

This is my custom built Fender Stratocaster, it features a lightly distressed Fender Stratocaster alder body, it has been routed to accept 3 full sized humbucking pickups, fully shielded pickup and control routing, after market Fender neck with large 70's style headstock, 22 frets and a Pao Ferro fretboard, standard Fender tuners, Tele string tree, custom made neck s.s. neck plate, Fender bridge with custom made brass saddles, trem arm, Dunlop strap buttons. BTW the body and neck were made in Ensenada Mexico.

Also features a custom made aluminum pickguard loaded with Dimarzio pickups, a Norton in the bridge, a D Activator in the middle and a PAF Pro in the neck, 3 MTS mini toggles in conjunction with a standard 5 way switch gives you a mind boggling 27 different pickup switching combinations, each pickup has its own on/on/on mini toggle that allows you to switch between humbucking series/ single coil/ humbucking parallel, it also has a concentric CTS volume/tone pot with Orange drop tone cap and treble bleed circuit, Switchcraft momentary push button kill switch and 1/4" output jack.

I put this one together about 3 years ago and have had a lot of fun playing this guitar, the guitar plays great and the pickup switching options truly set this one apart from the rest, this guitar sounds great distorted however you can truly appreciate the versatility, tonal variations and nuances when playing thru a somewhat clean amp.

This guitar is not for sale, it's only meant to inspire guitar geeks, freaks and nerds!

absolutely lost it at the sexy-lady neck plate

I have a special love for people who jam 5 pickups and 17 switches into their guitar so that it can get ALL. POSSIBLE. TOANZ. and then spend their days strumming an e chord while flipping between the combinations.

Lol yeah they love coil taps

Bg - I hope this inspired you to add some sexy flair to your axe

i'd never read through this whole thread and the blues lawyer posts are just stellar

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/msg/d/waltham-custom-short-scale-stratocaster/7182909651.html

Custom Short Scale Stratocaster Guitar (Naked Oil Finish)

Here I have something incredibly hard to sell. A true labor of love that I’ve spent countless hours and dollars on.

I have become an endorsed artist and no longer able to keep using my totally custom, incredible guitar. It’s been a real battle trying to decide whether or not to keep it. I’ve given it about two years of thought and due to COVID related financial issues, I will sell this one of a kind Instrument.

I will give you ALL the details of this incredible instrument so you know exactly what you’re getting. If you have any questions or concerns email, call, message or whatever you’d like.

Also here is a link to a little pick up test video I made this week. https://youtu.be/1i5znaXG0q0

So I’ll start off by saying this instrument has been put together, wired, and fretwork done by the best Massachusetts has to offer. Jon Mouradian put the guitar together, designed the pickups, and did the wiring. Richard Stanley did the fretwork. You can look these guys up, but Jon does some of the finest work in states, he tours with famous acts as a guitar tech as well. Richard Stanley is a master guitar Luthier and literally worked on Hendrix’s guitars. He’s been around forever and is the most detail oriented person I’ve ever met. He is also the most expensive luthier I’ve ever met...

Jon’s pickups are voiced based on 54’s. Very clear, chimey, and bell like tone. Low output, so they are very clean and like pedals very much. I’ve compared them to fender custom shop 54’s, Lollars, Don Mares, and others and they stand up to/arguably beat out many of them. Of course pick ups are completely subjective, but the quality is there.

The wiring is custom, but a somewhat common layout. Rather than volume, tone, tone. The third tone knob is a blend knob. Allowing you to blend in the neck and bridge together on the front and back positions, and to turn on all three pickups In the 2 and 4 positions. So essentially you have all possible pick up combinations and the ability to blend them to one side or the other more or less to taste.

All hardware is high quality Gotoh. The body is a Warmoth. A beautiful flamed maple top on an Alder Body with a nice black binding. It is rubbed with Tung Oil to protect the wood and give it a little shine yet retaining the smooth feel and “Naked Blonde” Look as I call it. The pick guard/knobs/hardware are aged slightly. I think it looks sexy but not too beat up.

The Neck is a Warmoth and the Specs are listed below. Richard Stanley did all the fretwork, cut the nut, and aligned the bridge on the body for perfect Intonation. The short scale makes playing this thing a breeze and the naked finish on the back is soft and wonderful feeling. No stickiness at all. You could add oil to the neck if you wanted to shine/darken it to bring out the flame even more but the natural oils from your hands will do the work for you overtime.

Specs:

Style: Warhead
Construction: Gibson® Scale (24-3/4") Conversion
Orientation: Right Handed
Neck Wood: Roasted Flame Maple
Fingerboard Wood: Roasted Flame Maple
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Back Shape: 59 roundback
Fret Size: 6150
Tuner Ream: Vintage Style (11/32")
Radius: Straight 10"
Scale: 24-3/4" Conversion
Fret #: 22
Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt
GraphTech White TUSQ XL - Standard Nut
Inlays: No Inlay
Side Dots: Black Side Dots
Finish: No Finish

I will ship it in a MONO (that’s right) gig bag. Which costs about 250 new, so you have something to carry this around in to match the guitar. I want to stick to this price initially please no low ball offers. All the work and parts that went into this guitar cost an embarrassingly large amount.

Endorsed by Birkenstock

oh wow CAD, thank you, that's exceptional stuff
so many great lines in that one

Richard Stanley did the fretwork
Did the fretwork

One of it best Massachusetts has to offer

Dreemville guy has a pedalboard made up entirely of Pussy Melters.

Toilet Seat Guitar - $50

This handmade beauty is made from quality tone wood. It nails the "brown" sound. It was not my number one but I certainly hit the stage with it a few times. In all honesty, while it plays and functions as a guitar should it is probably more of a conversation piece and wall hanger than your best gigging instrument.

Sound clips upon request.

RARE 1ST YR GIBSON HOWARD ROBERTS FUSION GUITAR W/OVATION ACOUSTIC P/U - $4,000 (Saint Petersburg)

make / manufacturer: GIBSON
model name / number: HR FUSION
RARE 1ST YR 1979 GIBSON HOWARD ROBERTS FUSION GUITAR W/ OVATION -ADAMAS BRIDGE ACOUSTIC PICK UP

FIRST YEAR FOR THE GIBSON BIRDS EYE STRAP PINS
FIRST YEAR FOR THE GIBSON CRANK TUNERS
FIRST YEAR FOR THE GIBSON FINE TUNING BRIDGE KNOBS
INCLUDES ORIGINAL GIBSON DELUXE CASE WITH INTERIOR SATIN COVER & COMBO LOCKS W/ MANUAL

INCLUDED IN THE SALE ;
1 NEW IN BOX GIBSON CRANK TUNERS NEVER USED VALUED AT $700
1 ORIGINAL GIBSON CHROME ADJUSTABLE BRIDGE
1 DELUXE GIBSON CASE
1 HOWARD ROBERTS FUSION GUITAR SERIAL # 82630061 MADE IN USA

THIS IS A UNIQUE ONE OF A KIND GUITAR ... READ ON...

I SPECIAL ORDERED THIS HOWARD ROBERTS FUSION IN 1979 BEFORE THEY WERE EVEN AVAILABLE IN MUSIC STORES! WHY? BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST JAZZ 'FUSION' F HOLE ARCH TOP HOLLOW BODY TO HAVE A SOLID ASH WOOD BEAM RUNNING DOWN THE CENTER OF THE BODY THRU THE PICKUPS AREA, GIVING THE H.R. MUCH MORE SUSTAIN AND TONE QUALITIES , WITH THE SMALLER SIZE OF A LES PAUL (SLIGHTLY LARGER) WITHOUT THE WEIGHT.

CUSTOM FEATURES: I HAD A 1981 OVATION ADAMAS - THE ELECTRONICS WENT OUT - WHEN I CONTACTED OVATION THEY SENT ME ALL THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL THE ELECTRONICS INCLUDING THE STEREO BRIDGE /TAILPIECE PICK UP. I DIDN'T NEED TO REPLACE THE P/U SO I DECIDED TO SEE IT IT WOULD FIT ON MY GIBSON.
THE OVATION P/U HAS 2 HOLES IN THE ENDS OF THE P/U ASSEMBLY. THESE LINED UP PERFECTLY WITH THE GIBSON BRIDGE PINS. SO AFTER FITTING THE P/U TO THE H.R BRIDGE AND TRYING IT OUT, I DECIDED TO DO A SEMI PERMANENT INSTALL WITH A 1/4" JACK AND A VOLUME KNOB. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MAKING ANY PERMANENT ALTERATONS TO MY $1700 GIBSON - SO I MANAGED TO CAREFULLY INSTALL THE JACK AND VOLUME POT IN THE F HOLE SO IT COULD EASILY BE REMOVED IN THE FUTURE AND NOT EFFECT ITS VALUE. NOTE THAT I USED A MATCHING GIBSON KNOB FOR THE VOLUME POT. I COVERED THE TOP SURFACE OF THE ADAMAS P/U WITH ALUMINUM FOIL TO MAKE IT PICK UP BETTER AND MAKE IT LESS DETECTABLE. NEAT HUH?

WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY, I LOVED THIS ELECTRIC / ACOUSTIC COMBINATION SO MUCH I SOLD THE ADAMAS AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. AT THE TIME I WAS GIGGING OUT EVERY DAY AND CARRYING 2 GUITARS ALONG WITH AS MUCH EQUIPMENT AS A 4 PIECE BAND AS A ONE MAN BAND. AT THE TIME -1982- NO ONE HAD OFFERED AN ELECTRIC/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR. YES THERE WERE ACOUSTIC / ELECTRICS LIKE MY OVATION - BUT NO ELECTRIC/ ACOUSTIC GUITARS. THIS COMBO ALLOWED ME TO CARRY ONLY ONE GUITAR TO MY GIGS.

WITH THIS COMBO YOU CAN HAVE 100% ALL ELECTRIC SOUND WITH ALL ITS VARIATIONS OF THE HUMBUCKERS ...OR YOU CAN HAVE 100% ACOUSTIC SOUND OF AN OVATION. OR YOU CAN HAVE ELECTRIC WITH A LITTLE ACOUSTIC SOUND MIXED IN OR MAINLY ACOUSTIC SOUND WITH VARYING AMOUNTS OF ELECTRIC GIBSON SOUND MIXED IN. IMAGINE THE INCREDIBLE THOUSANDS OF VARIATIONS OF SOUND WITH EFFECTS THROWN IN? WHEN I PLAYED WITH OVERDRIVE FUZZ TONE WITH SOME ACOUSTIC MIXED IN (OR VICE VERSA) , MY AUDIENCE WAS AMAZED AND GUITAR PLAYERS WOULD ASK ME 'HOW DID YOU GET THAT SOUND?"

I ORDERED THIS GIBSON SPECIFICALLY WITH THE SUNBURST FINISH. I ALSO ORDERED THE 1ST YEAR "CRANK" TUNER HEADS. GIBSON FORGOT TO INSTALL THEM SO THEY SENT ME A NEW IN BOX SET. I HAVE NEVER USED THEM - AND HAVE INCLUDED THIS EXTREMELY RARE SET OF TUNER HEADS WITH THIS LISTING. I VALUE THESE AT $700 ALONE. THESE ARE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE COLLECTIBILITY FACTOR OF THIS SUPER RARE GIBSON HOWARD ROBERTS FUSION.

DO NOT CONFUSE THIS 1ST YR DOT NECK MODEL WITH THE LATER HR FUSION MODELS THAT IMO COPIED THE IBANEZ GEORGE BENSON MODEL WITH A DIFFERENT TAIL PIECE AND GOLD HARDWARE. THE IBANZEZ WAS A HOT SELLER- AND IMO GIBSON SOLD OUT TO TRY TO COMPETE WITH IBANEZ.

INCLUDED IN THE SALE ;
1 NEW IN BOX GIBSON CRANK TUNERS NEVER USED VALUED AT $700
1 ORIGINAL GIBSON CHROME ADJUSTABLE BRIDGE
1 DELUXE GIBSON CASE
1 HOWARD ROBERTS FUSION GUITAR SERIAL # 82630061 MADE IN USA

Endorsed by Birkenstock

― bogo jumbo boba (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, September 4, 2020 7:58 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

lol yes i checked out his video too

2007 Larrivee L-09 40th Anniversary Commemorative Acoustic Guitar - $2,500

condition: excellent
make / manufacturer: Larrivee
model name / number: L-09 40th Anniversary
2007 Larrivee L-09 40th Anniversary Commemorative
Very Good to Excellent condition - 9/10

Asking $2500

This very limited and special run was released by Jean Larrivee to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of his company. Sam Ash was given the exclusive on the sale of this commemorative guitar. Only 60 made! How's that for rare?

Yes, it's an L-09, but it's so much more. Also, includes the following:
Original (6-latch!) Hard Shell Case. It's a substantial BEAST!

Special Edition "JCL" headstock inlay which has appeared on only a very few special runs.

Jean Larrivee signature inlay on 12th Fret (as far as I know this is the only run that has ever had this inlay)

Black Tuner Knobs
Flame Maple Binding

Just simply a beautiful looking, beautiful playing and beautiful sounding guitar which has "opened up" wonderfully!

I have too many guitars, and I promised my wife I'd let some of my babies go, since I rarely play anymore, so I've got all of my guitars on sale. Frankly, if this one doesn't sell, I'll rejoice! I have 3 Larrivees in my stable and this one is easily my favorite.

Run-of-the-mill Larrivee L-09's in this condition typically run $2000 to north of $2500. New run-of-the-mill Larrivee L-09's have MSRP's of $3400, and street values of $2600 new. But this 40th Anniversary edition is for the collector-player. I'm sacrificing, but it's yours for $2500! In the years I have owned this guitar, I have only seen TWO 40th Anniversary models ever offered for resale! People DO NOT let these go once they get their hands on one, and I doubt you will either.

When you're ready to jump on this, we'll MEET AT MY LOCAL POLICE STATION so we can complete the CASH ONLY transaction FACE-TO FACE. DELIVERY IS NOT AVAILABLE! NOT INTERESTED IN TRADES!

Please leave your name and phone number when you email, or I won't reply. Thanks for looking.

Martin Taylor Guild Larrivee Gibson Breedlove

and now a tale of loss

Looking for a Hamer Explorer that I sold to a music store in early 2002 - $123,456 (Minneapolis)

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/minneapolis-looking-for-hamer-explorer/7262759098.htmlhaha missed that one, good stuff

make / manufacturer: Hamer
model name / number: Explorer

Hi. I’m looking for a Hamer Explorer that I sold to a musicgoround in Minneapolis around 2002. Sadly, I don’t even have a picture of the thing. But the picture I posted here is relevant — I had an artist paint my Hamer’s body with the negative colors of the American flag, which they did pretty well. The sides, back and neck stayed stock (clear coat over whatever wood was the stock wood that year). I had also installed a Seymore Duncan George Lynch Screamin’ Demon pickup in the bridge, and a Seymore Duncan ‘59 in the neck. Locking tuners were also installed. I’m pretty sure it had a hard case too.

I loved this thing when I bought it around 1999, and I planned out exactly what I was gonna do with it for a while, and then it actually took a long time to execute everything, and then I started playing drums in a band and...well, time makes fools of us all. I obviously regret selling it, but I was young and needed rent money. Stupid. The dude at musicgoround or wherever was overjoyed when I came in.

Listen, if you have this thing and you know you’ll never sell it, I understand. Contact me anyway. I want to know what it’s been up to for the last 20 years. I would absolutely love to see pictures. And hey if your friend has it, it’s ok to rat them out — I’m not gonna hassle them too hard for it. Or even if you SAW it once. I’d love to hear. I’d just love to know that it didn’t end up in a dumpster or something. Or if you do have it — maybe we could work out a trade? I got some cool shit.

Get at me.

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Tom Anderson Bobcat - $2,800 (Osseo)

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/osseo-tom-anderson-bobcat/7334026247.html

Bobcat is an Anderson guitar through and through, and as such every outrageous Anderson attribute is soundly intact and at your beck and call: Smooth and fast, Bobcat's buttery playability is just effortless to play and bend, for as far as you would like to push it. Unbelievably resonant, Bobcat rings seemingly forever, even unplugged. One chord and you will know how big, how vibrant, how full and how in tune a guitar can actually be.

Unique 3-on-a-side headstock with nearly straight string pull renders unparalleled tuning ease and stability while offering a much stronger neck to headstock union.

Encircling the entire back circumference of the body is a smooth, soft cut radius for next to body comfort. It is fantastic to hold Bobcat close. Hand selected, kiln dried mahogany means Bobcat's overall weight is less than you'd expect from this style of instrument. Just so nice to strap on and play all night long. Uniquely styled lower horn takes its styling cue from our Raven model. Rounded, shortened and deeper cut, it splays slightly outward to noticeably grant easier access to the highest regions of the fretboard and balances Bobcat’s center of gravity nicely when sitting to play. No sliding off the leg for Bobcat, just sit, plant it and play, comfortably.

Countersunk bridge, tailpiece and pickup rings look so, so, so cool and provide a more natural angle for the picking hand and wrist to contact the string plane, makes picking a more effortless motion.8 hum-free sounds from a simple and traditional 3-way selector and your choice of a two or three knob setup. With Push/Pull pots to cut power for each pickup individually. The addition of an optional VA Boost will multiply the available tonal palette to 16. Lightweight Tune-o-matic style bridge is standard and wonderful to play, but so is the optional vintage tremolo style bridge if you so desire.

Just a moment is all that will be needed to open your mind and heart, and once you hear how resonant and feel how easily Bobcat plays you will utterly lose your mind, in a good way!

Potentially interested in trades for similar value guitars, guitars plus cash, or amps. Just ask. Thanks for looking!

Well now I'm curious about how in-tune a guitar can actually be

There’s this dude in my area that has been trying to sell a 1967 Gibson ES-335 “husk” (ie just the body/neck/headstock/hardware sans electronics or pickups) for $3000 in fb, and it was “semi-professionally” refinished in a white that makes me think of Siegfried and Roy. I feel sad every time I see it.

that tom anderson has maybe the ugliest headstock i've ever seen on a boutique guitar

boutique guitars have a major headstock problem in general but that one is bad

The early posts ITT are fantastic, never saw it before

Also it's kinda perfect that it's a Carr Mercury amp, because there's a relatively well-known guitar shop near the town I moved to that also has an NYC location that is honestly really nice and pleasant to go to but is totally the ultimate boomer bluesdad guitar mecca, and the first time I went in one of the guys tried to sell me on a Carr Mercury amp and I thought it sounded kind of shitty for the money tbqh. They also tried to hype me on this little thing called the Colby Lil Darlin - a 5w amp with a single volume knob and no other settings and it costs like $1200.

It sounded pretty good cranked, but it basically only did that, like you're just charging me $1200 for an OD effect with a small speaker attached.

Carr amps definitely in that "boutique shit pushed by every small guitar shop in the 00s" vein #onethread

I also hate the look, it's like a 1940s traveling salesman case with a speaker on it.

That’s to make sure it fits the aesthetic of your cigar bar man cave.

I went to “the Guitar Sanctuary” in a rich people exurb and they had a lineup of Bartel Amps - Tweed Deluxe meets Atomic Ranch aesthetic, $4500+.

Guitar Sanctuary is that like a "no kill shelter" for troubled guitars where they are allowed to run free in an environment closely resembling their home's in the wild? Namely the basement of a suburban McMansion with a Bud Light neon sign and that like off-white deep pile carpeting that goes all the way to sliding glass door?

I volunteer at the guitar sanctuary. I plug the ole fellas in and give em a nice octave bend before moving on to the next. it's the least we can do. it was their land, really, before we came along.

I went to “the Guitar Sanctuary” in a rich people exurb and they had a lineup of Bartel Amps - Tweed Deluxe meets Atomic Ranch aesthetic, $4500+.

― Joe Bombin (milo z), Tuesday, June 22, 2021 12:44 PM (fifty-seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Yeah the place I'm thinking of, Rudy's, is a similar vibe. It is legitimately a nice store and the owners are nice, but it's in a super-rich suburb, largely sells very expensive guitars, and has its own in-house brand of ugly-ass custom guitars that are like $8000 each.

want to say these $8000 Pensa guitars give me PRS vibes, but they are often much uglier

what
https://rudysmusic.com/collections/pensa/products/pensa-mkd-plus-7th-ave-blonde-blue-0908

"Is that a Penis Guitar?"
"No, PENSA! They are fancy!"
"Oh...how much did it cost?"
"9K"
"You sure it isn't Penis Guitar?"

oh wow that is hideous. you know you're in trouble when gold hardware is the BEST design decision you've made

(i hate gold hardware)

I could not remember the boutique guitars being pushed in my youth, but Rudy's has reminded me: you have to buy a (Terry) McInturrff.

oh and Huss & Dalton acoustics. this is taking me back.

That Pensa guitar makes me uncomfortable

if you have a spare $8,395, the "sister guitar" is still in stock. it evokes the vandalized statue of mary from the exorcist:
https://rudysmusic.com/collections/electric-guitars/products/pensa-mkd-west-broadway-7th-ave-blonde-cherry-0907

The Pensazuzu

body horror tele

engorged red pensa

Those are guitars for guys who pipe jazz fusion into their BDSM dungeon.

As of today you can buy a $4000 PRS Jimi Hendrix amp.

body horror tele

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, June 22, 2021 6:11 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

lol

for a mere $5000
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0468/6148/4199/products/IMG_7549_760x760.jpg?v=1599158481

what if shitposting, but guitars

guitar shitposting rules

ugly guitars seems like a worthy thread if it doesn't already exist

xp of course I meant making that guitar is like shitposting, putting it on the thread is excellent

Don't think Joe Strummer would be cool with selling a 15k reproduction of his Tele he played in the Clash.

https://wildwoodguitars.com/product/STRUMMERPREORDER/limited-edition-masterbuilt-joe-strummer-esquire-relic-by-jason-smith/

yay punk rawk...

hah, I just bought an 80s Japanese Tele in that colour and with that level of wear for $650

An instrument from Wildwood isn't just an ordinary guitar. It's your guitar. Each and every instrument we sell includes a full, point by point setup, an exhaustive evaluation, and expert shipping procedures, with first class, industry leading standards from start to finish. Why? Because you deserve it.

just absurd to spend that much on a guitar

Wildwood is where I got my Jazzmaster - they sell some crazy stuff but I gotta say that service was top notch (for a guitar priced at whatever the USA-made Fenders were going for then, not custom shop or anything). They did a setup with NYXL strings that was as good as I could get locally even after shipping.

This might be the single most Central NJ thing ever:

https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/p720x720/202106664_1469147113447885_8386156131923170403_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=843cd7&_nc_ohc=ZmpddgVjk3AAX84Kp5x&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&tp=6&oh=dbcb21803d28c7cfa26a6f9d5c96e235&oe=60DF7A7A

I have a custom made jay and silent bob PRS guitar signed by Kevin Smith (swipe to last pic to see him signing it). I originally picked this up from his comic shop looking to add some mods to, but decided to pass it off to a die hard fan rather than mess with this work of art. Please message me if interested.

TBF it's by far the least ugly PRS I've ever seen

Roland Blues Cube Stage - $400
(Hopkins)

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/hopkins-roland-blues-cube-stage/7356010488.html

This Blues Cube is the newer version that accepts Roland's Tone Capsules. It's the only amp I've seen that has comments/reviews from tone gurus like Robben Ford, Jeff Baxter, Eric Johnson, etc.

if ya wanna be a Tone Guru, you gotta eat right, exercise and take your Tone Capsules every day!

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/msg/d/minneapolis-fender-deluxe-roadhouse/7420103842.html

For Sale: 2 - 2013 & 2015 Fender Deluxe Roadhouse Stratocasters - Sonic Light Blue and Vintage Olympic Yellow include nice Padded Gig Bags.

Sonic Blue Strat - Pickups have been upgraded with the Kinman Blues Set Pickups (exact pickups Bonnie Raitt uses), for Great Sustain and an Aged Sound, with Zero Hum, and for a Ripping Soulful Sound. Guitar is in Mint / Excellent Condition! Pickups were Professionally installed (at St. Paul Guitar Repair) after I purchased the guitar, which cost an additional $299.99 for the pickups alone, + the sales tax, and another $85.00 to swap out the original pickups, which is the reason I am selling this guitar for more money. These guitars can generally be purchased from $500 - $750 or so online (i.e. Reverb.com), but they are likely not modified with more expensive pickups as mine are, and if they were, those guitars would likely be in the same price range, or possibly more. Too get the best sound out of any guitar, pickups are the first step to getting there normally, which costs more money. I'm not making any money by selling either of these guitars, I just want to get back the money I have invested in them.

This pickup set is slightly less aggressive, warmer, rounder Aged-Strat*- sound, with a slightly milder attack than the Impersonator series set in clean mode and breaks into crunch more easily. The Alnico magnets have slightly less brightness/presence ,,, with medium strong output. The Kinman Blues Pickup set is also great for overdrive sounds with 'clarity and TONE' with Zero-Hum. An evergreen favorite with players all around the world. It is also essential to use low capacitance cable(s), to get the incredible performance for these pickups.

These specific pickups are for the more serious players, as this is the closest it gets to the "Real Deal" blues guitar sound, but again, that is a personal choice also.

Here is the link to the Kinman Blues Set Pickups installed in the Sonic Blue Guitar:

https://kinman.com/model-products.php?pid=4&products=Stratocaster&linegroup=yes&modelid=23&model=Blues+set&group=Named%20Sets

If your looking for anything close to what I have, you will likely have to pay more, as most sellers are looking to make a profit. I just want to get my money back, with the extra upgrades I have put into them, that is all..

Specs:
Origin: Mexico
Year: 2015/2016
Finish: Sonic Blue
Body: Alder
Pickguard: 3-ply Pearloid
Neck: Maple
Profile: "C"
Fretboard: Rosewood, 9.5" radius
Scale length: 25.5″
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Bridge Pickup: Kinman Blues SCn single coil
Middle Pickup: Kinman Blues AVn - 62single coil
Neck Pickup: AVn - 62 single coil
Controls: Master Volume with S1 switching, 2 x tone, 5-way selector switch
Bridge: Original Fender w/Tremolo Bar
Tuners: Fender

Also, I'm not sure if I have the original Texas Special pickups for this specific guitar or not, but I will include with the sale, if I can find them!

or this guitar if you choose:

2013/2014 Vintage Olympic Yellow Fender Deluxe Strat - Excellent to "Mint Condition", which also includes the the "Texas Special Custom Shop Pickups" (for that Billy Gibbons ZZ Top "Gritty Texas Sizzle"), Alder Body and Maple Neck. Played very little and has lots of fret life left too. This Deluxe Roadhouse Stratocaster 2013/2014 model, has a creamy vintage yellow finish, and the neck is also in excellent shape, which has no dings or nicks. The Roadhouse Deluxe Specs pair exceptionally well with the Texas Special Custom Shop pickups, and with the S-1 switch and active preamp, it gives the guitar a wide variety of sounds. This specific Olympic Vintage Yellow color darkens over time, which is normal, which gives it a darker vintage appearance over time, which is exactly the same as the Yngwie Malmsteen and Ritchie Blackmore reissue finishes too!

Specs:
Origin: Mexico
Year: 2013/2014
Finish: Vintage Olympic Yellow
Body: Alder
Pickguard: 3-ply Pearloid
Neck: Maple
Profile: "C"
Fretboard: Maple, 9.5" radius
Scale length: 25.5″
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Bridge Pickup: Fender Texas Special Custom Shop single coil
Middle Pickup: Fender Texas Special Custom Shop single coil
Neck Pickup: Fender Texas Special Custom Shop single coil
Controls: Master Volume with S1 switching, 2 x tone, 5-way selector Switch
Bridge: Authentic Fender w/ Tremolo Bar
Tuners: Authentic Fender

I am in the process of selling off a few of my guitars, as my band has decided to call it quits and go our separate ways.

Guitars can be sold separately, or together as a pair @ $1700.00, so I am actually giving the buyer a better deal to purchase both guitar together, so I can make additional room/space, and possibly purchase a high end guitar at some point.

$1050.00 for the Sonic Blue Strat alone.
$950.00 for the Olympic White Strat alone.

If either of these "Mint Condition" guitars can be found cheaper elsewhere, (with the upgraded Custom Shop Texas Pickups or Bonnie Raitt Pickups), I will beat that price by $50.00!!!

Remember, there's no need to buy new, when slightly used will do!!!

in fairness, St. Paul Guitar Repair is an excellent shop

surprisingly his pricing isn't terribly far off from what these go for on reverb now but obv would never deal with this guy on principle.

you really find some gems out there ums

which cost an additional $299.99 for the pickups alone, + the sales tax, and another $85.00 to swap out the original pickups, which is the reason I am selling this guitar for more money.

Oh, sweetie...

haha yeah like dude you never get back what you put into a guitar in mods/upgrades, the sales tax was the cherry on top

would like to see this guy try to sell a car with this reasoning

lol yah i paid 33k for this altima two years ago i expect to get my money back thats all im asking for its only fair

i replaced the breaks which cost $200 plus $350 in labor

This one also nails a characteristic of the best ones, this professorial tone where it's like he thinks he's not just selling something on CL, he's educating you on guitars

haha yes "these are serious pickups, for serious players"

Is the sound dry-aged or wet-aged.

shooting for that “Real Deal” blues sound with Kinman Noiseless, just like Charley Patton

Blues is a personal choice

Exactly the same as the Yngwie Malmsteen and Ritchie Blackmore reissue finishes too, which was Hubert Sumlin's finish of choice too, I've read.

look I’m just trying to get back what I put into it, not trying to make a profit like all those other fucks

not long but he's confident

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/eden-prairie-vingate-usa-made-crate-250/7426657102.html

Vingate USA-Made Crate 250 Watt Monster -Reputation Matters! - $300

Crate is most definitely not a boutique amp builder however this one is not your average crate!

The box is a ground-up rebuild and is constructed from solid dovetail birch. It's resonant and gorgeous! The handle is 1/2 inch pipe 100% the real deal. The speakers are the Original Celestion G12s. It was made in the USA about 1982 so think early metal. I am not your weekend CL'er This is my personal amp.

You can read my flawless feedback if you like at: https://reverb.com/shop/316guitars

I had that amp. I bought with all I had to spare in 1992, and played it for years though I was never thrilled with the sound. One summer day, hauling it down cement steps, as the bassist was ready to pick me up for practice, I slipped. I was wearing shorts. Knowing I had no way to repair or replace it, my body made the split second decision to grip it tightly and hold it upright as my kneecaps were sanded down sliding over the last six steps. I was able to rest the amp on the sidewalk safely, then rolled over and let my knees gush blood.

Later, I gigged with it when my subsequent better amp was in the shop. Bad gig. Lent it out to the drummer's wife for her new band, and she immediately returned it 'cause she hated the sound. About 8 years ago lent it to my daughter's friend, and her house burned to the ground. RIP Crate 250.

I guess that counts as some kind of mojo.

no resonant birch box, though

Xpost wow cursed amp

Can't stand weekend CL'rs

https://i.imgur.com/FFhC1KM.png

https://i.imgur.com/RxG8qw9.png

For when your Wangcaster is more of a mandolin.

there's a guitar that's designed to never be player

oh shit he's back this guy is going to be a solid contributor

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/eden-prairie-carvin-bolt-usa-made/7426650113.html

I'm loving the "Reputation Matters!" tagline for his CL ads

Carvin Bolt USA Made -Reputations matters! - $450

Plays like Butta! Options include birdseye board, aged swamp ash body, Locking Tuners, Wilkinson floating bridge. $450 is a steal for a USA-made strat. Excellent shape, No case. This is a Pro-built kit guitar, The same ones that now sell for over $1200 at Carvin/Kiesel today. The difference? Carvin assembles vs pro (me). I am 316guitars on reverb and this is my personal guitar. You can read my flawless feedback if you like at: https://reverb.com/shop/316guitars

I have owned stratss from Masterbuilders John Suhr, Sadowsky, Fessler to name a few. Is this one as good? Absolutely not. Those are 4-6K guitars! -That would be a ridiculous claim. I will say it's easily a match for any USA fender or G&L for less than half the price.

This guitar was hand-finished and set up by me. Come see, play it etc. Carvin is now Kiesel and they no longer offer USA-Made CNC kits.

Price is firm

Not no Parkay. Not no margarine. Plays like Butta, baby.

"vs. pro (me)"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n0HkwWpjR8

check out his reverb store very normal

316 Guitars
Eden Prairie, MN, United StatesSend Message
Thank you to all the folks who made 316Guitars what is was! In the Gospel of John in chapter 3 verse 16 Jesus tells us in his own words: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
By "gave" it means he literally gave. Gave His life on the cross for you. There was a debt you could not pay -the sin, the shame, the guilt He took it all on himself! He paid it all!

I know very little about guitars but when I read these descriptions like this:

Plays like Butta! Options include birdseye board, aged swamp ash body, Locking Tuners, Wilkinson floating bridge. $450 is a steal for a USA-made strat. Excellent shape, No case. This is a Pro-built kit guitar, The same ones that now sell for over $1200 at Carvin/Kiesel today. The difference? Carvin assembles vs pro (me). I am 316guitars on reverb and this is my personal guitar

I have hard time understanding what a "guitar" is or what it is used for

316Guitars: it's what is was!

This is a custom built 2016 Fender Classic Series 60s Jazzmaster Lacquer Rosewood fretboard neck paired with an MJT Closet Clean Relic Lacquer Alder body in Lake Placid Blue finish. Admittedly relics aren't normally my thing but a number of things lined up where the world seemed to be telling me to build one and the results far exceeded my expectations. I had recently acquired the neck which appeared to have some light relic'ing around the headstock but the fretboard and frets as well as the back of the neck were still in excellent condition. Shortly after I came across the body and won on eBay and right after that the naturally worn G&G hard case so it all came together rather quickly.

If you've followed me over the past few of years you know how much I love Jazzmasters and "Offset" Fenders in general so this was probably inevitable. For those of you skeptical or wary of "Partscasters" I'll stop you right there and assure you that this one consists of the highest quality components and care with attention to detail and setup. As my feedback shows and past customers would expect, this guitar is no different and held to the same high standards. Please read further for all the details as it is well worth your time so you know exactly what you're getting:

I love nods to tradition but am in no way a purist and always appreciate subtle modern touches. Spec wise, especially with the 7.25" vintage radius and frets, it stays pretty true to vintage specs. The body is very much a traditional Jazzmaster style body with the tremolo in the original location which is further back from the bridge, unlike many of the "Modified" or "Player" series Fender Jazzmasters where the tremolo is moved closer to the bridge and usually paired with an Adjusto-Matic or Tune-O-Matic style bridge (and a mismatched radius to that of the fretboard!)

Condition wise, aside from the intentional light to medium relic'ing to the body, headstock and light oxidation to the hardware, this guitar is in excellent condition. There's almost no fret wear and the back of the neck is free from bumps and dings as well the usual worn/stripped finish (I'll leave that up to you).

These traditional and vintage style "Offsets" from Fender sit on a great foundation, but I'm really surprised how they sell any of them because they're setup so horribly from the factory and buzz like crazy with anything less than a set of 12s (I know, they're absolutely gorgeous looking guitars, so probably form over function in most cases. Even the American made offsets have this same problem because of the same original location of the tremolo (further back), vintage style floating bridge and the lack of break angle on them. This on top of some mediocre hardware and electronics choices from the factory, I decided I would overhaul many of these issues so you can enjoy this guitar with a set of 10s and not have to string it up with bridge cables or use one of those Buzz Stops that not only changes the look of the guitar but the feel and tone as well. These modded ones of mine will hold their own against American models any day of the week.

Please read further to see the list of upgrades as well as how the guitar was setup:

$1999 marked down from $2750. Or you could just buy a new American Original Jazzmaster from Guitar Center for $2200.

No insane paragraphs about your Reverb followers but I dig this listing - a "Fender Custom Shop Jazzmaster" but he replaced the entire body with a random one and had his guy paint it. Which kind of makes it a not-Fender Custom Shop guitar anymore, doesn't it?

oops - https://reverb.com/item/39108193-2016-fender-jazzmaster-custom-shop-surf-green-partscaster

i love how the guy in the first one seems to keep purchasing relic parts as if it’s out of his control.

xp, yeah it sounds like "custom shop" guy slammed a $200 Warmoth body in there or something.

this is more in the "why god, why" category

https://worcester.craigslist.org/msg/d/townsend-custom-built-dual-neck-gibson/7442026682.html

At least no one's trying to cosplay world-class luthier here. But also lol at bragging about the $350 refinishing job in relation to the $550 asking price.

That's where I went to high school! I learned to play guitar in a keyboard class because the teacher was a drunk and never showed up, so the students taught each other the instruments some of them could play. Could definately see that going down in the woodshop.

Like the picture's actually in the high school?

Also, I just noticed how the tele side is rocking that classic monostring look.

The little Craigslist map shows the high school just to the east. That baby plays both Zep I and Back and Black.

okay wow uhhhhh here's one for the ages...Trumpcaster Tele partscaster...

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/msg/d/davenport-flash-in-the-pan-discarded/7443367726.html

Flash in the Pan, discarded Guitar? (Davenport)

Sad old relic of what once glittered.
Sum of it's parts:
String-thru paulownia body, sealed and leveled but bad looking paint from old cans. Several coats of clear lacquer, nonetheless. Got my money back for the old paint from hobby lobby. Their bad after all.
Maple/Rosewood neck of no particular quality, tinted and lacquered for affect. Lev/crown/pol med/jumbo? frets. Bone nut. Logo is waterslide under a bunch of lacquer. 25-1/2 scale.
Standard, easy to find, single coil, tele bridge pickup and bridge. Spanky alnico I think.
Pickguard & mini humbucker neck pickup from GFS, wired as series hum only. Swanky.
Standard CTS under the chrome plate. Never cranky.
Actually it's new and created and assembled in Davenport, USA. And is one of a kind. That's the expensive part.
Plus it plays great. Setup for 10's. Action at about 1.25mm at the 12th. Can't get it lower without some buzz. Please try tho. Color is the azure underbelly of air force one.
Offers under 3,817.44 Chinese Yuan will be pointless. Shout out low ball offers will be scorned.
Check it out by appointment, or stop by if you know who I am and where I live. Long live 45.

Flagged for removal.

ahh well it was basically a light blue Telecaster but the headstock design said Patriot Guitars and the for the model it was was "TrumpCancelbuster"

New criminally bad relic just dropped

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cavs12SPEPG/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=5ff97b1e-cd86-429d-9a28-68b40df9ad46

What's so bad about it? That guitar has been used in a non-stop, 24-7-365 punk rock festival in a hot and sweaty room, with each band trading off the guitar to the next after their set for the entire 4 years since the PRS Silver Sky was released in March 2018.

I love Martins, but gtfo

https://rudysmusic.com/collections/acoustic-guitars/products/martin-d-45s-authentic-1936-guitar-d45s-authentic-1936-vts-w-cs

MARTIN D-45S AUTHENTIC 1936
by Martin
$49,999.00

DESCRIPTION
Here to remind you why you fell in love with Martin in the first place, the new Authentics are constructed the old way - with hide glue, throughout, and historically-accurate detailing confirmed by using a CAT scan machine located at the Smithsonian Institution. The D-45S Authentic 1936 is based on a large body D-45 located in the Martin museum, and features Brazilian rosewood back and sides, an Adirondack spruce top, period-correct "45" Authentic style appointments, and includes gold tuners with hand-engraved butterbean knobs. Martin’s new Vintage Tone System (VTS) is employed for the top and braces. The new Martin Vintage Tone System (VTS) uses a unique recipe that is based on the historic torrefaction system. The VTS acts much like a time machine in which Martin can target certain time periods and age the top/braces to that era. This focused method allows Martin’s craftsmen and women to recreate not only the pleasing visual aesthetics of a vintage guitar, but also reproduce the special tones previously reserved for vintage instruments.

Rainsong Carbon Fiber Guitar - $2,100 (Marine On Saint Croix)

RainSong APLE Al Petteway Signed Limited Edition in excellent condition with original TKL hardshell case. Gloss sunburst finish with Fishman Prefix Premium Blender electronics. 000/OM-sized 12-fret with 1.75" nut width and 24.875" scale length. NS neck with Gotoh 510 (21:1 ratio) tuners. These are no longer made. It was replaced with the less expensive APSE Al Petteway Special Edition which has a matte finish and ABS plastic case. Come play it and listen to the sweet, accurate tones.

Used very very little- Looks and plays like new. Carbon Fiber guitars always stay in tune, will never need humidity storage and can take abuse that would leave a wood guitar in pieces! Includes extra new strings, sound hole cover, pick guard, owners manual.

Soundboard: All-graphite Unidirectional Carbon soundboard crafted using RainSong's Projection Tuned Layering™ technique.
Body: All-graphite body. No body braces.
Neck: 12-fret all-graphite NS neck and composite fingerboard fabricated using RainSong's Performance Shape Casting™ as a single piece. Adjustable truss rod.
Accessories: Tusq™ Nut, saddle and bridgepins.
Case: Customized hardshell case.
Finish: UV protective, high-gloss, urethane in tobacco burst color.
Depth at end-pin: 4.1 inches
Lower bout: 15.3 inches
Body Length: 19.5 inches
Neck width at nut: 1.75 inches
Scale length: 24.875 inches
Tuning machines: Chrome plated Gotoh SGV510Z-L5-C tuners with 1:21 gear ratio
Electronics: Fishman Prefix Premium Blend
Hardshell Case

primarily, i need the owner's manual for this. how does it work?

it takes a music genius to handle an all-graphite unidirectional carbon soundboard crafted using rainsong's projection tuned layering technique

those carbon fiber guitars are a truly a solution in search of a problem

lol the ceo of the agency i used to work with hand one (i bet it was a rainsong) and he had found out i played guitar and was telling me, it's amazing - you can stand on it, you could leave it out all night in the rain, nothing can damage it...i was like..uh okay

help! i keep accidentally smashing my guitar with a hammer

i accidentally threw my 50s martin in a mud puddle and then left it there for 12 hours please advise

Dear Ask-A-Manager, the blues lawyer in my band keeps trying to relic his new strat by smashing it into my indestructible rainsong. We can't finish any practice.

Oh great, I finally get to post one here! Took me a while to find the thread title.

Dated in 2016, this guitar is not for the faint at heart. She's a true shredding dream! The only blemishes on the guitar is a few light scratches on the front as well as some buckle rash on the back and a few of the saddles on the Floyd Rose trem have blackened which is common for some reason with these. Actual retail description is as follows:

Unlock your full potential as a player with the innovative Jackson Pro Series Soloist™ SL2Q MAH, the final word in high-tech guitar design. A high-performance evolution of the electric guitar, this ergonomic instrument opens up new horizons of playability, resetting the bar of what’s possible in guitar design.
Premium features include a mahogany body with a quilt maple top and a one-piece through-body maple neck with scarf joint and graphite reinforcement rods to provide stiffness and high stability, guarding against temperature- and humidity-induced bending and warping. Its 12”-16” compound radius ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets is designed for highly technical lightspeed playing—more curved by the nut for comfortable chording, it flattens out as you move up the neck (with hand-rubbed oil back finish) for increasingly fast playing speed and wide bends without fretting out.

Chosen specifically for their complementary sound, a pair of modern Seymour Duncan® Distortion humbucking pickups drives this guitar’s voice, combining for highly balanced, flexible tone, with plenty of high output for pristine cleans and snarling distortion. Single volume and tone controls shape the pickups’ output, which can be further refined with the three-way toggle switch for the precise voice required to bring your musical vision to life. Dive and soar expressively with the Floyd Rose® 1000 Series double-locking tremolo system, recessed for pick hand comfort and providing laser-accurate intonation and ultra-stable tuning.
All the famous Jackson appointments are offered with the SL2Q MAH —black nickel hardware, piranha tooth inlays, Jackson-branded sealed die-cast tuning machines and traditional pointed 6-in-line matching headstock.

DIRECT MOUNT SEYMOUR DUNCAN® TB-6/SH-6N DISTORTION HUMBUCKING PICKUPS
The powerful TB-6 trembucker was built for the most aggressive of styles—punk, gothic, thrash, hard rock and heavy metal. Ideal for dropped tunings, this high-output pickup delivers punch and raw, distorted rock sounds. The SH-6 Distortion neck pickup is perfect for driving - or overdriving - your amp's input, yielding a ton of crunch while maintaining clarity.

FLOYD ROSE® FRT-O5000 DOUBLE-LOCKING TREMOLO (RECESSED)
The highly innovative Floyd Rose® tremolo system has been a key feature in guitars since the early 1980s. Recessed for picking-hand comfort, the Floyd Rose 1000 series bridge is a professional-grade double-locking design that secures the strings in the saddle and nut, providing ultimate tuning stability.
There are many colors in this model still available but not this blue. Also, this particular one retailed for $1349 with most stores having sold this for $999 with a case or bag. This comes with a Gator professional bag.
**Selling for a friend so no trade offers please. Best offer optional.
Thank you!

this guitar is not for the faint at heart

now we're talkin'

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/msg/d/saint-paul-reverend-guitar/7591542047.html

I purchased this Reverend Buckshot in September of 2022. It's a 2021 model that was brand new when I bought it. The owner of the shop told me the founder of Reverend Guitars started in his repair shop. I bought it because I couldn't find the Nash model I wanted and my research got me excited about this one. I played it for a total of about 3 hours. 2.5 hours in rehearsal and then at the Blues Saloon for a half hour at the Road to Memphis competition. Many complimented me on its tone and said it sounded like a woody horn. That's because I took full advantage of the unique bass contour knob which can make the single coil bridge pickup sound like fat single tele pickup or a woody P90. Just after that gig the Nash model I'd been looking for popped up for sale so I bought it. It's a better gigging guitar only from the standpoint that it's already beat up and worn. I've kept the Reverend as a back up but have now found an amp I'm after so have decided to sell it. The Reverend has a roasted neck with locking tuners and is both light and super comfortable to play and wear. Great price and it comes with the gig bag I got it in along with the Reverend case candy. $750 is a great deal. Thanks for looking!

Many complimented me on its tone!!!

the road to memphis competition at the blues saloon

many have complimented me on the woody tone of this guitar which i have played for a total of no more than one hundred and eighty minutes

you have to keep in mind that that's only because he took full advantage of the unique bass contour knob which can make the single coil bridge pickup sound like fat single tele pickup or a woody P90

that's all this is about is woody horns.

In The Breakfast Club, don't mess with the bull, or you'll get the horns. In the Blues Saloon, do mess with the unique bass contour knob, and you'll get the horns.

the real thing costs money...

Ace Peace and Doves Guitar strap 1960's V. Rare - $399 (Alexandria Minnesota ------=)

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/alexandria-ace-peace-and-doves-guitar/7591873451.html

This is a real 1960's -1970's Ace Peace and Doves Black guitar strap. This one was rarely used and shows some minor wear and some thread loss and wear. The Color is bright and not dirty and the metal is very bright.. The leather ends are strong and not cracked it has a lot of life left in it. Terms are cash and you can get it in Alexandria or I can mail it to you if it is paid for. It is priced fair for such a fine example. Not a reissue And Black is the most desirable color without a doubt. If you want to see what the differences are between this and a reissue take a look online. Reissue black ones have Black ends Not white and the wording is different on reissues if all these things do not matter to you then a reissue might be what you need but the real thing cost money.. Peace my Friends !!!!

Sending a dozen emails to this person asking if it is a reissue or not

The Holy Grail of Straps

can’t believe the reissues have black ends, smdh

I’m sorry Black ends (but I thought that was the most desirable colour, without a doubt?)

all these things matter to me

look at this, what a disgrace https://dandreausa.com/product/straps/ace-vintage-reissue-peace-dove/

I see that different wording and it makes me want to throw up

I saw someone selling reliced reissue straps a couple of months ago.

re-liced

I saw someone selling reliced reissue straps a couple of months ago.

― papal hotwife (milo z), Tuesday, March 21, 2023 3:52 PM (nineteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

relic'ing is basically a mental illness at this point

my brother bought a guitar which is basically an exact replica of Billy Jo Armstrong's guitar, it's pretty lame

There's a company making relic versions of their studio gear - why does a compressor look like it was dragged behind a truck instead of sitting in a studio rack for 30 years? Who knows?!

lol as we all know nothing studio engineers love more than treating their expensive gear roughly

found it
https://www.audio-scape.com/trainwrecked

haha unreal
Buss Compressor: The Last of Us Edition

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a96f48b7c9327ac9f5a3fdc/1648734864682-B6KI5C0IJ235JNXU9ASL/_DSC3920-min.jpg

relic'd autotune

i'm dying at that reliced studio gear....the copy is literally we paid a steampunk artist to make our compressor look like shit

I sent that to my friend who owns a studio and he sent me back pictures of 75 year old compressors that have basically no damage or scratches

buncha bored dudes need to discover rage cages

I sent that to my friend who owns a studio and he sent me back pictures of 75 year old compressors that have basically no damage or scratches

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, March 21, 2023 10:40 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

i know, this is the thing! at least reliced guitars have some sort of basis in reality but all the pro audio stuff goes and lives in a smokefree climate controlled environment for decades

Dumping a bunch of cigarette and joint ash in the faders of my new mixer to give it that worn-in feel

Where do you think “grit” and “vibe” come from? Not some fancy circuit, bucko.

Where do you think “grit” and “vibe” come from? Not some fancy circuit, bucko.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtKCWzRXolk

D-Rock is a little creepy...

'89 Squier II Pearly-White Korean Case Queen - $300 (Plymouth, MN)

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/minneapolis-89-squier-ii-pearly-white/7603452824.html

Hold your breath, here she is. 1989 Squier II Made in Korea stratocaster. This beauty has slept her entire life in the peaceful confines of a velvety pitch black hard case.

There is no wear on this thing, my friend: no fret wear, no neck pocket finish cracks, no blemish anywhere. She is complete, and original.

After that slumber, however, she deserved some attention. I took this one apart, cleaned up the fret end sprout and polished the frets, F-One oiled the board, flushed out the electronic components, straightened out the neck (just a very small touch of forward bow - 4mm truss rod wrench, turns freely) restrung with D'Addario 9-42 gauge strings, and lovingly finished with a spray and wipe of Meguiar's auto detailer. Then plugged in and played Zeppelin's Since I've Been Loving You and cried a little in joy.

The pickups all read 8.5 KOhms resistance, which is a touch hotter than most strat single coils, which is nice. The action is set to a straight 2.0mm across the board, with plenty of adjustment at both the bridge and the truss rod to tweak to your taste.

Includes hard case in Excellent condition and with keys, whammy bar, and a tuner.

Cash only (Straight cash, Homie!)
No trades
No shipping
Want more pics? More info? Wanna haggle? Chat me up.

Peace:
- D Rock

that’s a fair amount of effort to move a $300 squier ii

haha i know

comes with 2 hard cases

I went to a music instrument swap in the conference room of a vaguely seedy hotel today and saw so many grey ponytails and bowling shirts that it made me think of this thread.

d-rock is definitely hanging out at swaps like that

guy didn't even get a passing grade in Rock

2006 PRS Private Stock Custom 24 10th Anniversary Tiger Eye Burst Brazilian Rosewood - $16,000

PRICE REDUCED from $18,000

RARE PRS COLLECTIBLE

This PRS Private Stock Custom 24 is a superbly special model, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Private Stock program. It's one of the most rare and luxurious PRS guitars ever made! Finished in Amber Tiger Eye, this Custom 24 boasts a super high grade South American mahogany back and a quilted maple top with some serious inlay - crafted from materials such as black and brown lip mother of pearl, white and gold mother of pearl, paua, abalone, green snail, orange Madre per Lato, red coral, koa, and even 14k gold! The body, fingerboard, and headstock are also bound with green snail and black/white ivoroid. Pickups are the PRS 9 humbuckers, and the fingerboard and headstock veneer are made from Brazilian rosewood. The curly maple neck is also jaw dropping as well. Top it off with an anodized gold stoptail, gold locking tuners with rosewood buttons, and Brazilian rosewood pickup rings, and you have the ultimate PRS! This guitar is in excellent condition and includes the original hardshell case.

Includes: Hardshell Case and Paperwork

LOCAL SALE ONLY in VA/MD/DC area - NO SHIPPING

https://i.imgur.com/d5pJBSk.jpg

green snail??

the thing being absolutely hideous is the predictable punchline

Yeah, green snail is a new one for me too. Apparently refers to this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_marmoratus

Basically just another type of mother-of-pearl.

And insofar as its hideousness, I will have you know, sir, that my long-dead grandmother would have loved this thing.

haha mine probably would have too tbh

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/hopkins-nordstrand-nj4-string-vintage/7648491224.html

NORDSTRAND NJ4 4 STRING VINTAGE JAZZ BASS PICKUPS - $80 (Minnetonka)

These were previously installed but weren’t to my taste.
$180 retail, yours for $80 cash.

This is a vintage style single coil pickup made with 60s era correct Heavy Formvar wire, alnico V magnets, and wound with a programmable CNC winder that simulates a vintage hand wound pattern. The combination of the HF wire in correspondence with the simulated hand wind produces the pickup's lowered resonant peak, which is the source of the hypnotizing ambrosia that is the NJ4's divine high end. Between its high and low end frequencies, this pickup produces a full-bodied sound that replicates the drive synonymous with 60s vintage tone.

Simulated hand wind, is that like a VR handjob?

haha i have no idea other than the happy ending is a hypnotizing ambrosia

someday science will know how to perfectly wrap a metal wire around a small cylindrical magnet. Until then, we'll have all this hypnotizing ambrosia.

Why do I have a sneaking suspicion that "hypnotizing ambrosia" equals "farty thuds"?

holy shit check out these pictures

https://reverb.com/item/65031304-luna-uk-5?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=%22US%22-NBA-CBO-10.12.22&utm_content=%22US%22-NBA-CBO-10.11.22-LAL.pixel.purchase&utm_term=Make+this+gear+your+new+groove&fbclid=IwAR0nSvgZq7vJjFeLuTg3CKZH0dDPF0qQpoaP_4Tq_h36KOAhKfAInJ928Bw_aem_ASuJpEqcVx2by1z2cX-tXszEkLYAf4SdhVYe66ZJQntjCEcsY9fMDENJ1uJ4592iaAhxH5TSCO6Ro4cGHnLZxWHS

that should be immediate 75% discount

Does that say "Jerry Pate, like his chest"? What does that mean?

haha yeah that's weird no idea what it means

i have never not wanted anything more:

"An opportunity to get both of the rare, now unavailable, Steel Panther Pedals in one auction"

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364382178764?hash=item54d6decdcc:g:DQwAAOSwLmNksncC

"What's wrong with being sexy?"