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HarrySeven

Worth a shot - "This guitar is being sold as a part of our British rock and roll heritage and should be seen as such.. NOT a pristine example of XXX"

You could pass off a whole lot of crap with that line...

SNAKEBITE

£12,995?

God loves a tryer.

guitars4you

I could find something better to spend my 12995 on

HarrySeven

And let’s face it...JDC isn’t exactly a household name, is he?

*shudders, remembering the embarrassment that was “Don’t be a Dummy”*

scrumhalf

HarrySeven said:

And let’s face it...JDC isn’t exactly a household name, is he?

*shudders, remembering the embarrassment that was “Don’t be a Dummy”*

Blimey, that digs up a few memories. It was Gary Numan before he became famous, wasn't it?

The original ad was this:

and then the single came out, which they tried to persuade us was just a longer version:

HarrySeven

scrumhalf said:

HarrySeven said:

And let’s face it...JDC isn’t exactly a household name, is he?

*shudders, remembering the embarrassment that was “Don’t be a Dummy”*

Blimey, that digs up a few memories. It was Gary Numan before he became famous, wasn't it?

The original ad was this:

and then the single came out, which they tried to persuade us was just a longer version:

Yeah...the song in the ad was by Gary Numan, but (allegedly) when asked to release it as a 7", he wasn't keen, so JDC did it instead. Dire.

The original ad was great though!

Funkfingers

Ho-hum. Transparent red finish over ash body. Original to 1961-63? Unlikely.

The claimed neck stamp date, golden CBS-era Fender logo, F logo machineheads and "round lam" fingerboard check out.

eBay Vendor said:

"... NOT a pristine example of a 1966 Fender Telecaster ..."

... and, yet, still priced as if it were.*  


* Which it patently isn't.