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

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
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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