retrorod Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Not too bad....for an empty shell...?!!? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230239432217&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=013 Just think...they could have a 'nice one...up and runnin' for 2 or 3 grand'...but NOT original Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 what model guitar does ted nugent play i used to think it was a 175 but the last time i saw a picture of him, it had the trap tail peice, and the toggle switch in a different place ill try and find a picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJcnM9xghao go here and what kind of guitar is he playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Nugent is most closely associated with Byrdlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 Nugent has kept the Byrdland on the map! I once had a '68 Byrdland. Beeeaaautifuuull guitar! But I could never get comfortable with the short scale and skinny neck...so it went bye-bye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'm a big Ted Nugent fan, so I've always wanted a guitar similar to his. A Byrdland is prohibitive by its price alone, and the short scale puts me off as well. I came very close to pulling the trigger on an ES137 last year, but I went with a Goldtop instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibis Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 That's a lot of moulah. Hope the buyer is happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 That's a lot of moulah. Hope the buyer is happy. He better be, because if he thinks he can build an ES-125 type guitar from parts and then sell it at a profit, he's in for a surprise. He's already pushing the limit of the value for that sort of guitar in good shape once he buys a pickup--and he still doesn't have tuners, electronics, or period-correct pickguard. And if he just puts junk on it, then he could have bought a much cheaper guitar new and torn it apart as he wished. In either case, I think the seller ruined a perfectly good guitar in order to turn a fast buck (because the seller himself said that the guitar "played great" before all the parts somehow evaporated from the guitar). Hrmph. I was hoping people would see through this and bid very low on that body, but I guess I was too optimistic. Ignatius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibis Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I was hoping people would see through this and bid very low on that body' date=' but I guess I was too optimistic. Ignatius[/quote'] The vintage marketplace never ceases to amaze me. The sheer cost of an 'original' pickup selector ring on ebay has got to make you stop and think, 'Why'? I speak from the viewpoint of someone who plays rather than collects. I know that prices have rocketed as babyboomers have relieved themselves of disposable income. But with recession looming, is the market going to last forever? Will all these vintage guitars really pay for the nursing home fees in a few year's time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKingN Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 When I saw him last summer he was playing a Byrdland most of the night, he also played a Les Paul with and american flag print on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 When I saw him last summer he was playing a Byrdland most of the night' date=' he also played a Les Paul with and american flag print on it[/quote']yea i saw him too great show gotta love the nuge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKingN Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 yea i saw him too great show gotta love the nuge ' Surprisingly halarious to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynyrdSkynyrd-14 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 did some one say NUG WANGO TANGO!!!!!!!! I GOT CAT SCRATCH FEVER!!!!! GO NUG:d/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 The vintage marketplace never ceases to amaze me. The sheer cost of an 'original' pickup selector ring on ebay has got to make you stop and think' date=' 'Why'?<...snip...>[/quote'] I've got to agree with you there. What makes my 1970 ES-330 worth $3,000 to $5,000 when I picked up a 2001 Casino for $425? The Casino is built well, fit is as good as the Gibson. The finish is different (nitro on the Gibby and poly on the Epi) and the ES has real abalone inlays on the neck. The neck is as fast on both guitars. Acoustically (unplugged) the Gibson sounds better, but plugged in the Casino actually sounds a bit better (pickup technology must have improved). But I could buy 10 Casinos for the price of the Gibson. The 330 is definitely not 10 times the guitar that the Casino is. BTW, I take the Casino on stage and leave the 330 home. Same goes for saxophones (I double). A 1960s Selmer can go for $9,000 or more (there's one presently on ebay for $10,000 Buy It Now). You can get a nicely built Chinese sax for about $1500 these days. I've gotten to the point where I take "second-tier" instruments on stage. I make my living playing music and since I "double" on sax, wind synthesizer, guitar, flute, vocals and keys; and since I do a lot of instrument switching on stage (sometimes with little time to spare - can you spell dings boys and girls <grin>), I decided that getting a 90% instrument for a realistic price is the best way to go. Tell me what makes the Gibson pictured below worth over 10 times the cost of the Casino... I know, because they can get it. I've thought about selling the Gibson, but it has a lot of sentimental value for me -- and I generally don't sell my instruments anyway. Insights and incites by Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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