Interesting Blackguard find for $20

Zoolooter

http://www.tdpri.com/threads/flea-market-find-early-50s-tele.942259/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=April_19_2019_5cb9d81

stonevibe

Bargain!

guitars4you

You do hear of such stories, but far few today - WWW etc has ensured that many know some info now before selling

Well done to him for finding and buying it

Henrytwang

Who knows? Could be a highly messed with 50s Tele but it’s gonna take a whole lot of research to prove it one way or another. The huge prices being asked for old Telecasters these days would certainly attract a skilled less than honest person with a few genuine old Fender parts to have a go at a forgery. 

Kittyfrisk

Henrytwang said:

Who knows? Could be a highly messed with 50s Tele but it’s gonna take a whole lot of research to prove it one way or another. The huge prices being asked for old Telecasters these days would certainly attract a skilled less than honest person with a few genuine old Fender parts to have a go at a forgery. 

Hmmm, so a skilled less than honest person with a few genuine old Fender parts might have a go at a forgery... and then sell it for $20. 
Might be a good forger, but not such a great businessman 

ICBM

Kittyfrisk said:

Hmmm, so a skilled less than honest person with a few genuine old Fender parts might have a go at a forgery... and then sell it for $20. 

Might be a good forger, but not such a great businessman 

Depends if the story about buying it in a flea market is true...

SteveRobinson

$20 looks about right to me.

Kittyfrisk

ICBM said:

Kittyfrisk said:

Hmmm, so a skilled less than honest person with a few genuine old Fender parts might have a go at a forgery... and then sell it for $20. 

Might be a good forger, but not such a great businessman 

Depends if the story about buying it in a flea market is true...

Curse you and your cynical





 logic 

Tenebrous

SteveRobinson said:

$20 looks about right to me.

You sound like Rick from Pawn Stars.

Henrytwang

Kittyfrisk said:

Henrytwang said:

Who knows? Could be a highly messed with 50s Tele but it’s gonna take a whole lot of research to prove it one way or another. The huge prices being asked for old Telecasters these days would certainly attract a skilled less than honest person with a few genuine old Fender parts to have a go at a forgery. 

Hmmm, so a skilled less than honest person with a few genuine old Fender parts might have a go at a forgery... and then sell it for $20. 
Might be a good forger, but not such a great businessman 

That’s if you believe the  bargain purchase story. Dishonest people can be pretty devious.

prlgmnr

It seems like it would be obligatory to post the Fast Show "...which was nice" guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOhZgAPn_CU

Kittyfrisk

Henrytwang said:

Kittyfrisk said:

Henrytwang said:

Who knows? Could be a highly messed with 50s Tele but it’s gonna take a whole lot of research to prove it one way or another. The huge prices being asked for old Telecasters these days would certainly attract a skilled less than honest person with a few genuine old Fender parts to have a go at a forgery. 

Hmmm, so a skilled less than honest person with a few genuine old Fender parts might have a go at a forgery... and then sell it for $20. 
Might be a good forger, but not such a great businessman 

That’s if you believe the  bargain purchase story. Dishonest people can be pretty devious.

I definitely think this forum would benefit from a 'tongue in cheek'  icon