Mick Doobie
Resist We Much
The guy wants $650, says it's a '62,...I think. I'm suspicious, doesn't sound right. I'll have it in my hands all this weekend to take a better look.
It's a badass off the beaten path body style. Maybe a Duo Jet? What I don't like is, it looks like maybe the Bigsby has been replaced, gold plated? I'm not at all a fan of gold plating. I have no idea about the tuning pegs/machine heads, surely not original and I don't care for those. Pick guard would have to go or switched out. From what I understand it has the back pad (cushion) thing on the back, not particularly fond of that either. But I really dig the body style and overall vibe.
If it's really a '62 and not just some kind of reissue, it's easily worth twice the asking price. Is there anything to look for to determine it's vintage?
Opinions?
It's a badass off the beaten path body style. Maybe a Duo Jet? What I don't like is, it looks like maybe the Bigsby has been replaced, gold plated? I'm not at all a fan of gold plating. I have no idea about the tuning pegs/machine heads, surely not original and I don't care for those. Pick guard would have to go or switched out. From what I understand it has the back pad (cushion) thing on the back, not particularly fond of that either. But I really dig the body style and overall vibe.
If it's really a '62 and not just some kind of reissue, it's easily worth twice the asking price. Is there anything to look for to determine it's vintage?
Opinions?