eBay Content: MIM Tele - ONLY £950!

HarrySeven

Bargain...was originally just £1699...

SteveRobinson

I just can't believe the price of guitars these days. £1699 for a MiM Tele is ridiculous.

gavin_axecaster

Not even a Mexican Fender - the neck is a dead giveaway.

SteveRobinson

I've looked at the listing now

What a mess that guitar is and I agree it's not a Fender and never has been.

HAL9000

Arrghhh! My eyes, my beautiful eyes!

rico

What on earth is that black gunk on the fret board?!

matt.drink73

I can’t believe that TPP knob actually sells anything, how high do you have to be to pay £1699 for that POS :’)

thermionic

Guys, guys... but it comes with a *certificate*!

Alnico

He does his own COA?
WOW.

usedtobe

Jesus Christ!

JerkMoans

Hand crafted by ‘the Painted Player’

Makes me think of all those lothario characters avidly poring over their Warhammer figurine skirmishes inside Games Workshop.

SteveRobinson

More like "the Demented Axeman"

HarrySeven

SteveRobinson said:

I agree it's not a Fender and never has been.

Indeed.

Care to hazard a guess as to its real origins?

poopot

HarrySeven said:

SteveRobinson said:

I agree it's not a Fender and never has been.

Indeed.

Care to hazard a guess as to its real origins?

The Far East!!!!

matt.drink73

HarrySeven said:

SteveRobinson said:

I agree it's not a Fender and never has been.

Indeed.

Care to hazard a guess as to its real origins?

There’s a tiny part of me that hopes for £1700 it’s made of something semi decent so it’s not daylight robbery.

Buuuut this is eBay so realistically it’s an unbranded plywood neck with some black gunk on it

BenSirAmos

Interesting approach to intonation at the bridge

matt.drink73

The non countersunk oddly shaped non relic-ed cavity cover at the back really indicates master craftsmanship

Gassage

Chinese Squier is my guess.

HarrySeven

Gassage said:

Chinese Squier is my guess.

Yeah, I was wondering about that, too...

sev112

Some freaky guitars on their website

http://www.thepaintedplayer.co.uk/tpp-artist-series

poopot

HarrySeven said:

Gassage said:

Chinese Squier is my guess.

Yeah, I was wondering about that, too...

Well the basic model is based on a squier classic vibe (apparently)

http://www.thepaintedplayer.co.uk/andy-summers-telecaster-tribute

Which the one listed certainly isn't!...

how is tpp alowed to trade? Surely the likes of fender and Gibson don’t want to be associated with this guy? (Although he does have Dave hill as an endorsed player-big name and all that-should shift a few at Christmas)