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PostPosted: Tue 30 May 2023 03:10 PM 
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This thing's seen a lot of action so far, looks to me like these wounds are no fugazis. But looks like nothing major. I'm definitely considering but have at it!

$350 flat.

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PostPosted: Tue 30 May 2023 03:34 PM 
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Shame it's so beat up. Would be worth it otherwise. No telling what kind of surprises lie under the hood.


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PostPosted: Tue 30 May 2023 07:58 PM 
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I think it would clean up pretty well. At least the bad stuff is not on the front.

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PostPosted: Tue 30 May 2023 08:11 PM 
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Way more than I would pay for it. Just too beat up. I put a limit on bolt necks, even lower if the tuners were covered gear. This does have sealed tuners.

There are way to many unsung gems out there that aren't MIJ to go that much for so little. I have a J R Beck, Karera, and two Brownsvilles that put this transition model to shame for much less $$$.


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PostPosted: Tue 30 May 2023 08:24 PM 
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Agreed, I wouldn't go that much either.
Budget guitars have come SO far since I was a kid.
My Global LP copy cost $169 in 1978. That equates to about $785 today (per my trusty inflation calc) and
thats TWICE what I paid for my new Gretsch last year.
That guitar is head and shoulders above most everything I own.

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