Tukinator Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Or are there a lot of 'fix' and/or 'project' guitars out there right now? And by 'out there' I mean eBay. And by 'are there a lot of' I mean Epi. lol At least 30 or so by my count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVT Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Yeah I know what you mean...Lots of broken headstocks and necks on the bay...U FIX. Some people are good at that stuff...Im just not one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 it always seems to be epis.. they have always had a lot of wrecks.. and I mean wrecks.. entire necks off at the joint.. headstocks snapping like turtles at chuck berrys privates.. you'd think people would be smacking squiers around.. *G* it's that angled headstock. I guess. some people just dont take care of them. notice that even busted up they dont sell all that cheap? *S* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukinator Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 The thing that's funny about some of them, (to me anyway) are the ones that say 'if you know a good luthier', and you look at the pics and the wood has virtually exploded at the break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_Mo Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I have to admit. When I was LP shopping I was initially interested in this LP Goth w/ a snapped off headstock from shipping. It was totally brand new except for the minor blemish... They were selling it for like $150 and I was really tempted. It was a pretty clean break, and when I showed my tech he said it could fix it up (no finishing work, just repair the wood) for $100. In the end I'm glad I didn't go for that. Instead I got a heavily-used, but not -broken- guitar at a local shop for a lot less than I'd have paid to get that guitar and get it fixed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwillow777 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 notice that even busted up they dont sell all that cheap?*S* I saw one last week, I think it was a U-FIX blue G-400 that went for over $200. I'm sorry, but that is insane. For $100 more I can get a G-400 with no problems. I have been intrigued by the U-FIX Epis, and have thought if I could get one for under $100 I would't mind trying to fix one. But Twang is right, they usually go for some ridiculous price adn I just won't pay that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxst1281733995 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 it always seems to be epis.. they have always had a lot of wrecks.. and I mean wrecks.. entire necks off at the joint.. headstocks snapping like turtles at chuck berrys privates.. you'd think people would be smacking squiers around.. *G* it's that angled headstock. I guess. some people just dont take care of them. notice that even busted up they dont sell all that cheap? *S* Those guitars are being sold by guys who purchase ship-damaged guitars by the lot... I swear there was a '57 Junior that showed up on eBay that looked exactly like one of the broken ones that MF sent me... I would consider buying one if I could get it for $100 or so.. I can fix it myself, as long as it's a clean break and there's not much wood missing... But I'm not paying $200 or more for a guitar that sold new for $250... Daneman did a good job on the G400 he got with the snapped off headstock... I'm sure some of you remember that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 A couple of years back I got it in my head that it would be interesting to try and pick up a used G-400 off eBay. However after checking a couple of auctions I realized that, once exchange rates on the dollar and shiping costs were factored in, it would be cheaper to just buy a new one... and that didn't even take into account my 'employee discount'. No, there are good deals on eBay, and there are bad deals too, especially when an auction gets driven up by bozos with 'auction fever' who don't pause to consider what an article is really worth. With brand new G-400s going for $309 Cdn these days, there's no way I'd shell out more than $200 for a used one, or more than $50 for a busted one. Also consider that a lot of those on auction are going to be crappy DaeWons and so-so Unsungs and Saeins... whereas if I get a new one I can make sure that it's a QingDao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I've been noticing a lot of the more recent ones cracking between the nut, and the 3rd or 4th fret. See 'em on ebay all the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 you'd think people would be smacking squiers around.. *G* it's that angled headstock. I guess. some people just dont take care of them. Angled headstock plus the wood. Mahogany is nowhere near as strong as a chunk of rock maple' date=' even the fake Indonesian stuff. Don't forget, a lot of times the break happens way down the neck, nowhere near the angled section. [img']http://www.marantatech.com/Graphix/studiobreak.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insideout Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Seems like it must come down to how people treat their guitar. Some must be doing Pete Townsend imitations . I've had my Strat since 1983, and my Ibanez since 1999 - both played HEAVILY and gigged - not a scratch on either of them (including belt rash). The key is, when you put it on a stand, don't put the stand out in the middle of traffic 8-[/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13yguitarman Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I find that it is the same guy with these broken headstocked epi's now i feel he may be breaking these on purpose or somethin so that good lutiers or someone testing the rocks will buy it. just my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I find that it is the same guy with these broken headstocked epi's now i feel he may be breaking these on purpose or somethin so that good lutiers or someone testing the rocks will buy it. just my opinionLet me clarify: He buys a brand new guitar. He breaks the headstock off He sells said guitar for less than (but close to) retail price I'm not an economist' date=' but I believe the basic rule of business is to [i']not lose money[/i] I've considered a few broken guitars, but one I was looking at (a Dot Studio) sold for over $200... in Worn Brown. Only a year ago, that guitar was $200 brand new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I find that it is the same guy with these broken headstocked epi's now i feel he may be breaking these on purpose or somethin so that good lutiers or someone testing the rocks will buy it. just my opinion Damn...we've been breached... RETREAT!! The necks having no volute doesn't help either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukinator Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Ricochet - that just kills me to see that! On a related note, I got the guitar below a while back on eBay. Opened the box, pulled the guitar out by the neck, and immediately felt something wrong. Everything with the seller and USPS worked out fine, but it got me thinking about something. You buy a new guitar, leave it sitting for a minute come back and to your horror find it on the floor broken. Next, you snap a pic of it, chuck it up on eBay as *mint* and insure it when you send it. That way, you get the money your originally put into it back, the seller gets his insurance claim money back and the P.O. takes the hit. It just struck me as odd that the guitar snapped during shipping. It must have taken a real good hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 You buy a new guitar' date=' leave it sitting for a minute come back and to your horror find it on the floor broken. Next, you snap a pic of it, chuck it up on eBay as *mint* and insure it when you send it. That way, you get the money your originally put into it back, the seller gets his insurance claim money back and the P.O. takes the hit.[/quote'] Wow, dude, that's nasty. I know that I wouldn't bid on a guitar where the guy's photos avoid showing some area of the guitar clearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukinator Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Wow' date=' dude, that's nasty. I know that I wouldn't bid on a guitar where the guy's photos avoid showing some area of the guitar clearly.[/quote'] It was a fairly rare case right after I got my gold top LP. Serious case of g.a.s. There was one pic and it was fairly small. The guy had good feedback and all, so I did it. I'm in no way suggesting he broke it, and then sold it like that. More than anything, it caused a little creative thought on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxst1281733995 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I find that it is the same guy with these broken headstocked epi's now i feel he may be breaking these on purpose or somethin so that good lutiers or someone testing the rocks will buy it. just my opinion Whaaa?? Thanks little dude.. I needed a good laugh today.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloTy Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Whaaa?? Thanks little dude.. I needed a good laugh today.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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