Hey I just visted CME The other day and besides seeing this exact guitar and being as shocked as you were, they actually had like 2 more that we similarly butchered and they were asking way more than what you would pay for a tele of the same era
Reminds me of something Sid the kid next door in the original Toy Story would have done to his guitar if he were a player. Uuuuughly... but still you kind of love it too.
mel obrien I’ve played and owned Gibson’s and Fender’s from the CBS and Norlin eras and found that it’s like any other time in history. There are good guitars and there are bad guitars! The videos on Trogly’s channel have proven that a few times! This ones just sadly been butchered by an owner not by someone working at fender!
I would rock...for $400. Seriously, CME can be so ridiculous with their prices! There is nothing left of this guitar that gives it the inherent value of a 1970 Telecaster - it doesn't even look like any of the hardware or electronics are original. At this point, the guitar's value comes purely from its character - and that's not worth much. They may find a buyer for this (some rich guitar collector looking for a one-of-a-kind conversation piece) - but that person's a sucker in my opinion.
It always rustles my jimmies when I see guitars abused like this. Guitar Protective Services (G.P.S) really need to confiscate them before this happens & put them in a caring home.
In that era Fender used Nitrocellulose lacquer on the headstock , that is the reason it looks refinished . The Finish is Poly if i remember correctly and doesn't yellow as much .
Mr.T! Dude, I'm hanging for you to review that 90's les Paul you got stashed away. The one with the darkened heel joint and beautiful top. Sure this episode on a fuxked up brutalised tele with unknown musical celeb background might be interesting to a few drifting metalheads who accidentally found your awesome channel, but hey the rest of us fans who check hourly for your show really wanna see you get deep on what you know you love most.. les Paul's man!! I know you wanna grow your fan base with Fender and other brands and that's respected, it's your income and that's cool.. we're all probably jealous you made such an awesome job for yourself he he.. Anyhows, just trying to say I love your show, probably too much cos I just crave you talking about the Paul's. Cheers from Byron Bay. Adrian, Minky Be Shoosh
Hey Trogly, the reason the neck looks refinished is probably due to the fact that in that era fender switched the lacquer from nitro to poly on all of the neck except for the headstock. The logo for some reason wouldn't bond to the poly like it would nitro, so they kept the front of the headstock nitro, (that's why it's all aged and stuff) and the rest poly.
The Mike Bloomfield guitar from Highway 61 Revisited that was subsequently turned into a lefty? That was my first thought as well. But that guitar was actually a piece of history.
My take is this was played by a lefty, and cut out to access the upper frets. There is a picture of Paul McCartney playing a telecaster with a very similar cutout. www.pinterest.ca/pin/361273201334161816/?lp=true (apologies if someone has pointed this out already). I actually thought it might have been McCartney's Tele when I first saw the ad.
*They used different types of finish for the fretboard and back of the neck than the one on the headstock. That's why '70s Fenders ages differently like that.*
Hey I really enjoy your videos and I think you can help me. I’m in the market for a les Paul. I’m thinking of buying a new lp standard but I’m not sure if buying a brand new one is the best idea in terms of value, quality and depreciation later on. Could you please give me some advice? Basically the lp you got from trade Tuesday is like my dream guitar.
Scott Ian never used a Fender until his Game of Thrones signature Telecaster. He played mostly Jackson's, some Gibson's, a Washburn, Dean etc. But no Fenders until the G.O.T. Tele.
Scott Ian actually tweeted that the very first guitar he owned was a Fender Tele Deluxe, so he does have a history with them. ....Not believing this has anything to do with him though, as others have commented it does look like it's been cut to suit a lefty player.
But looking at things like the graveyard guitar and other oddities he's had I could totally see him picking thing up because he thought it was cool. Even if he didn't really play it.
PLEASE! Do a full review on the new Epiphone standard 50s Les Paul. Very curious about the innards and how the maple cap compares to a Gibson. Love your channel btw. Very informative.
Yes you’re right. I think that they used nitro on the face of the headstock as the poly reacted with the Fender decal. I own a couple of 70s Fenders and in both cases the front of the headstock is a different shade to the rest of the neck.
@@henryhunter5026 Yes sir The poly Would melt the Logo But I am a big fan of Nitrocellulose When you pay so much for an instrument it does not need to be finished and polyurethane AKA Paul Reed Smith
@@sumgui6010 yeah, not really. Relics don't have 40 years of wear on the frets etc. A really good relic is still just an approximation of an old guitar. The Techs at that world famous shop would spot it a mile off.
Sadly...NOT rockable. Seriously, if it were me, I'd take this guitar, remove the neck and all the parts - and them put them on a Squire body. Problem solved.
I visited Chicago a week ago and saw this very guitar. I started yelling to my parents and sister about how much a disgrace it was, when they couldn't even care less, I think I could've cried. At least it's lighter, I guess? I finally cracked when I saw the price tag. I don't think I'd even pay a grand for that.
Trogly, what’s your experience been in dealing with CME? I recently bought an incredibly expensive Les Paul from them. Prior to buying I requested a sound demo - which they didn’t want to provide because of sound compression. Somewhat understandable I suppose. Then I asked if they could throw in any free stuff considering it’s one of their high end LPs, but all I got was a hat and t-shirt... Was expecting maybe some cables or strings. At the end of the day shame on me for not clarifying with them, but it still seemed a bit cheap on their end.
Scatt Ian is not only a shredder guitarist i think I've seen a vid that he spoke about guitars and played bluse he is a huge fan of sg and Ac/Dc. therefore it makes sense or at least can be true. Thanks man
I love the more odd and bizarre guitars. I had a chance to buy a completely customized vintage telecaster ( I wanna say around 75’) that had the finish sanded off and had a cool psychedelic paint job done on it as well as a bunch of what I’d call “modified” hardware and knobs. Would’ve loved to get it but it was sold by the time I had the money
The reason for the discrepancy on the neck finish is that during that time Fender was using polyester on the whole neck minus the peghead face. The Fender decal was not compatible with new polyester material so they'd shoot the face only in nitrocellulose so they could keep using the existing decals. I own a 70s Mustang bass with the same pristine looking neck finish but orange UV faded and weather checked peghead face.
I saw this guitar for sale on Facebook ads all week and thought the price was insane. I didn’t think they could butcher a telecaster worse than the Mike Bloomfield tele.
Honestly, i really like it. Some active humbuckers, maybe bake the fretboard a bit for the sake of aesthetic, redo the neck with a satin finish, id absolutely rock it, given the opportunity
Interesting story, in a sense, to see how people can butcher a guitar, but the price, I'm dumb struck that anyone would consider buying it for anywhere near that price. In fact, I just don't see the appeal of vintage guitars and the strange culture we live in that think there is anything special about them. I keep reading stories about how great iconic guitarists (Ed King, David Gilmour, Peter Green, to name three) don't think there is anything special about their old guitars, yet to so many others the term "vintage" seems to equate to "magic", that they are happy to pay ridiculous prices for. It's just weird, I don't get it.
We should report Scott Ian to PETI (People for the Ethical Treatment of Instruments)....please rescue this Tele and give it a good home, its had a rough life and deserves some love!
I just can't wait for you to review the 2020 Epiphone SG Pelham Blue!! Every day I'm like "will it be today?" I can't wait, I might get the guitar before seeing your review aha
An old soul once told me, "If you can play, it doesn't matter what you play and if you can't play, it doesn't matter what you play". I'd rock that beast but not for $3500. I was the 143 watcher though. lol.
That 'Pirate SG' reminds me of a story I once read about Edward Van Halen sawing off the lower horn on an SG he was using to record the slide parts for the song 'Dirty Movies' from Van Halen's 'Fair Warning' album, because it was in the way :-))
Also, I had seen a picture of Paul McCartney not all that long ago of him playing a Telecaster with a similar shape, minus the lower horn modification. But it made sense in his case as he's left-handed and that Tele was a regular righthanded one. EDIT: It was a Tele copy modified with a Gizmotron, I just found out.
In the 70s Fender used poly on the back of the necks and the fretboard but would finish the headstock in nitro so the logos would stick better that's why it's all yellowed while the fretboard is pristine
PIRATE SG With a finger death Hook and all. Wow what a hack job there. I had the misfortune of having to rewind that a few times and pause, now I may have to call the medics from bursting out in uncontrollable laughter. I'm definitely going to have to find that video... to watch once I regain myself.
There's a picture of Paul McCartney playing a Telecaster that had been the same piece of the body cut away. As a left handed guitarist my self, I know playing a right handed Telecaster limits access to the top frets, but I would never do that to any guitar.
Look at pig champion's (rip) guitar with the sawn off wing! Scott Ian has designed his own line of guitars (surfcaster?) he may have been experimenting with New shapes.
And the 3-saddle bridge was swapped out for individual saddles. My bolt-on SG Junior had a strap button secured by a neck screw...it was in the way of my playing so i moved it to the back of the top cutaway like a B.C. Rich; I'd gut it out before i even think of rocking something like that!
I've seen another video featuring a Telecaster which had been used by a lead guitarist who worked for Bob Dylan in the 70s (and not Robbie Robertson or Mark Knopfler) and had been 'modified' in a similar way to make it suitable for left-handed playing. That was my immediate thought when I saw this. It could well have been modified for that purpose or in imitation of that guitar.
Would never pay that much but would love to own it haha. Guitars like that are great because it can't get uglier so you don't have to worry about dings and scratches.
Totaly cool. Kind of reminds me of the Dean Cadillac. Bottom of a Les Paul and top of an Explorer. Well the top left part does. Think my favorite hacked up telecaster is the Jeff Beck Esquire. G.E. Smith did a video with one too. Can't remember whose it was but that one was cool to.
Scott Ian does mention in his book having a early 70s tele that was coffee table brown with a black pic guard. It was his first electric guitar, there aren’t any pictures or mention of body modifications though.
Just to add he said he traded it very early on for a strat. It’s unlikely he sold it to anyone, considering his age he also wouldn’t be “famous” at that point.
back in the day ... late 60's , 70's ... Tele's were a dime a dozen ( except PRE CBS) 6 gigs and you had enough to buy another new one plus necessities like beer and drugs. Players thought nothing of "personalizing" their axes. No concern for re-sale value. (Lack of forsight) lol Guitars first and foremost were a "tool" ... you tweaked them to "your" own specs to play and sound how "you" liked. Secondly you modded them to suit your "look" ... never a thought about re-sale value. I remember filing down the back of the neck on my 67 Telecaster to alter the profile to "my" liking. I also sanded off the finish on the body and stained it with food colouring, and then finished it using shaker cans of polyeurathane. I liked it .. it "worked" for me . That's "all" that mattered. I have no regrets. Some players would polish their guitar after every show and were always worrying about scratches and dents etc. We called them ANAL lol I'm sure they are a lot richer now ... but I don't care . I had my fun. This old Tele , that's for sale now ... it is what it is. Whoever had it , enjoyed it. That's all that matters. I applaud that. "Without good providence" it isn't worth what they're asking. Maybe $800 for parts ?
Reminds me a bit of how Mike Bloomfield's Tele got hacked up... only worse! But, hey, if it sounds good I'd play/record with it. I wouldn't buy it at this price, but I would play it.
I love the way the finish looks with the worn stickers. I like the brass knobs. I could even look past the horn modification because it seems to have been done with care. But you lose me at the top bout modification. It's just a little too far. Now, if I could have the guitar for free, or next to free, I would gladly take it. And it would help if I could prove it was Scott Ian's once. It reminds me of a guitar I saw at The Spotted Cat in New Orleans. I forgot the musician's name. It was a custom tele style guitar made from a timber that was originally part of a wooden ship. The ship was stripped for timber to be made into houses. It was part of the owner's home that he was renovating. A real piece of NO history. Picture a tele cut out of a too-narrow board so that all the bouts and horn end in flat spots.
I could see it. I know Scott Ian used to play a Telecaster back in the '80s, but that was an ESP. They even based a signature model on it too. And his later signatures have had weird horns like that.
The Scott Ian story may be plausible. He had a preference for ESP TE model guitars back in Anthrax heyday in the 80’s, so that’s a bit of a connection.
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Single Coil Deluxe: th-cam.com/video/Sq0tlVbnnag/w-d-xo.html
Hornless SG: th-cam.com/video/cHc3Xg2s2ao/w-d-xo.html
Pirate SG: th-cam.com/video/MAKoP7YfU7U/w-d-xo.html
Headless SG: th-cam.com/video/EJ7MvSEZFeM/w-d-xo.html
Basketcase LP Special: th-cam.com/video/CMh8TYDdrpY/w-d-xo.html
1970 Telecaster Demo: th-cam.com/video/i19uOFwU1YI/w-d-xo.html
🐕 Episode Guide:
0:47 - First Look / Reactions
5:28 - Price
6:39 - The Rest of the Story
8:26 - Pricing #2
9:36 - '70 Tele Demo
fenders often had nitro finish on the headstock and poly the rest of the neck.
I wouldn't give them 35 dollars for it the person who did this should never be allowed to own another guitar
Looks like one of my favorite and very rare guitars, the mid 80's Neal Schon Jackson: images.app.goo.gl/7eMJZmhcrcKXt8TX7
Hey I just visted CME The other day and besides seeing this exact guitar and being as shocked as you were, they actually had like 2 more that we similarly butchered and they were asking way more than what you would pay for a tele of the same era
@@michaelmoore7975 Yaaaaaasss!!!!
Reminds me of something Sid the kid next door in the original Toy Story would have done to his guitar if he were a player. Uuuuughly... but still you kind of love it too.
Yeah, I can definitely see that thing emerging from a mud puddle.
Lol definitely
Asking thousands of dollars and say it's in "good" condition. wtf.
Makes them look suspect. 😁😁
this butcher job isn't even worth $500
It still looks better than the Paul Butterfield butchered tele.
@@donrutter6765 Mike Bloomfield. He played in the Paul Butterfield Blues Band
It is in good condition, the remodel didn’t damage the guitar technically. Probably plays way better then factory tele if Scott Ian chose the pickup
Edward from CME here! That one mystery sticker was actually a Budweiser sticker 😂
Customer: You F*cked up the shape.
Builder: ITS GOT A NICE WOOP
Lachie W you mean a big
Oops!!
Looks like a failed attempt to make a double cut telecaster.
Anybody else get a kick out of it being listed as ‘good’ condition 😂
mel obrien - only a fool would believe you
mel obrien I’ve played and owned Gibson’s and Fender’s from the CBS and Norlin eras and found that it’s like any other time in history. There are good guitars and there are bad guitars! The videos on Trogly’s channel have proven that a few times! This ones just sadly been butchered by an owner not by someone working at fender!
I would 100% rock that guitar. Definitely looks the part for Metal! \m/
Butchered Tele FTW !!!
looks grunge af
Yeah, I get that .. but 3500,- !!!11
@@22KaTsh The guitar is worth $666 max. The shaping is rad and looks somewhat professionally done.
Everyday I always look forward to these videos
I don't even like telecasters that much but still....seeing a guitar in that just hurts me 😢
John5, would rock this Tele?
Hold my beer.
John 5 holds Telecasters to a high standard. He has some crazy ones, but he would never do this. I doubt he would even play it.
He'd probably cry like he was watching one of those dog rescue commercials.
That tele has been “Caught In A Mosh” 🤟 I would definitely Rock that Tele.
I would rock...for $400. Seriously, CME can be so ridiculous with their prices! There is nothing left of this guitar that gives it the inherent value of a 1970 Telecaster - it doesn't even look like any of the hardware or electronics are original.
At this point, the guitar's value comes purely from its character - and that's not worth much. They may find a buyer for this (some rich guitar collector looking for a one-of-a-kind conversation piece) - but that person's a sucker in my opinion.
Agreed ! Ridiculous asking price. Only the neck & tuners look decent , and I still wouldn't pay more than £500 just to get a '70 neck !
Hum i don't think you could have that love of a price just because the neck is perfect shape
It'll end up in some doctor or lawyers office as a wall hanging until it gets banished as highly unsanitary.
I like it, gives it a new style.Might have to find myself used squire 🤔😆
lol im eye ballin mine right now. lol
Little known fact: Geddy Lee's 1968 Fender P bass was butchered back in the early 70s to resemble the Vox teardrop guitar.
Well known that geddy regrets doing it
I could see Scott Ian thrashing that through a Randall stack. 😀🤘
It always rustles my jimmies when I see guitars abused like this. Guitar Protective Services (G.P.S) really need to confiscate them before this happens & put them in a caring home.
Worst one I ever saw was a 1950 original Broadcaster that was chopped up Inyo a sort of Corvus looking thing.
A.M.R so you think it would be a shame if I modded an all original 67' Stratocaster to be headless?
@@keefjunior4061 do it. no balls.
In that era Fender used Nitrocellulose lacquer on the headstock , that is the reason it looks refinished . The Finish is Poly if i remember correctly and doesn't yellow as much .
I don't care I'll still play it and modify even more 😂
you obviously make more than your absolute shit user name suggests
Oh yeah dude for real
Mr.T!
Dude, I'm hanging for you to review that 90's les Paul you got stashed away. The one with the darkened heel joint and beautiful top. Sure this episode on a fuxked up brutalised tele with unknown musical celeb background might be interesting to a few drifting metalheads who accidentally found your awesome channel, but hey the rest of us fans who check hourly for your show really wanna see you get deep on what you know you love most.. les Paul's man!!
I know you wanna grow your fan base with Fender and other brands and that's respected, it's your income and that's cool.. we're all probably jealous you made such an awesome job for yourself he he..
Anyhows, just trying to say I love your show, probably too much cos I just crave you talking about the Paul's.
Cheers from Byron Bay.
Adrian, Minky Be Shoosh
I love how you post pretty much everyday. Very inspiring, I need to be posting more for my business. Keep it up 🙏
I like it waaaaay better than some new/clean Tele. The shap is actually pretty cool. Awesome vid man!!!
Hey Trogly, the reason the neck looks refinished is probably due to the fact that in that era fender switched the lacquer from nitro to poly on all of the neck except for the headstock. The logo for some reason wouldn't bond to the poly like it would nitro, so they kept the front of the headstock nitro, (that's why it's all aged and stuff) and the rest poly.
True true
it can be saved, stew mac repaired a guitar with similar damage
It can be saved yeah , but I still wouldn't want to pay that much for it tbh.
only if Dan Erlewine has a bit of a hangover again ;)
That's what I was thinking as well. If you could get it for under 1000$ it would be worth repairing
The Mike Bloomfield guitar from Highway 61 Revisited that was subsequently turned into a lefty? That was my first thought as well. But that guitar was actually a piece of history.
I would rock this! a guitar with a story
The Fender Telecaster Sg edition
My take is this was played by a lefty, and cut out to access the upper frets. There is a picture of Paul McCartney playing a telecaster with a very similar cutout.
www.pinterest.ca/pin/361273201334161816/?lp=true
(apologies if someone has pointed this out already). I actually thought it might have been McCartney's Tele when I first saw the ad.
I would definitely take it if they paid me 3 grands for it.
*They used different types of finish for the fretboard and back of the neck than the one on the headstock. That's why '70s Fenders ages differently like that.*
Hey I really enjoy your videos and I think you can help me. I’m in the market for a les Paul. I’m thinking of buying a new lp standard but I’m not sure if buying a brand new one is the best idea in terms of value, quality and depreciation later on. Could you please give me some advice? Basically the lp you got from trade Tuesday is like my dream guitar.
I offered $50 for this on Reverb. Oddly, no response.
Don’t be “that guy”
@@Trog
LOL, no doubt!
@@Trog I kinda like it, but no way is it worth $4K. I'd offer $250.
To be fair the neck alone is worth about $500.
@@panzerlieb With no year indicated?
Scott Ian never used a Fender until his Game of Thrones signature Telecaster. He played mostly Jackson's, some Gibson's, a Washburn, Dean etc. But no Fenders until the G.O.T. Tele.
Scott Ian actually tweeted that the very first guitar he owned was a Fender Tele Deluxe, so he does have a history with them. ....Not believing this has anything to do with him though, as others have commented it does look like it's been cut to suit a lefty player.
But looking at things like the graveyard guitar and other oddities he's had I could totally see him picking thing up because he thought it was cool. Even if he didn't really play it.
It looks like they tried to make a copy of the Neil Schon 'Schon' guitar he made in the mid 80s
I love thats sound you make it
PLEASE! Do a full review on the new Epiphone standard 50s Les Paul. Very curious about the innards and how the maple cap compares to a Gibson. Love your channel btw. Very informative.
Somewhere there's a guitar playing horror movie fanatic that collects all of these monstrosities.
I saw this on reverb not long ago and this channel was the first thing I thought of
I'd like to know what CME paid for it and if the person is still employed.
By 1970 the neck was polyurethane with the nitrocellulose face on the head stock
Yes you’re right. I think that they used nitro on the face of the headstock as the poly reacted with the Fender decal. I own a couple of 70s Fenders and in both cases the front of the headstock is a different shade to the rest of the neck.
@@henryhunter5026 Yes sir The poly Would melt the Logo But I am a big fan of Nitrocellulose When you pay so much for an instrument it does not need to be finished and polyurethane AKA Paul Reed Smith
As cool as this guitar looks, there’s absolutely nothing that authenticates it as being from 1969 or the 1970s.
Would it not be from changes in the finish? Pretty sure I can't tell from a TH-cam video.
@@philclarke7712 You could build a guitar today and relic the finish tomorrow to make it look aged.
@@sumgui6010 yeah, not really. Relics don't have 40 years of wear on the frets etc. A really good relic is still just an approximation of an old guitar. The Techs at that world famous shop would spot it a mile off.
I like it. I bet it'd be a grunge/ punk chugmonster with a JB in the bridge.
god this guitar looks so well-loved! i really love how it looks. only thing in my opinion that would make it look better is a rosewood fretboard.
I dont like the guitar for the most part, but j actually love the finish
Sadly...NOT rockable. Seriously, if it were me, I'd take this guitar, remove the neck and all the parts - and them put them on a Squire body. Problem solved.
I visited Chicago a week ago and saw this very guitar. I started yelling to my parents and sister about how much a disgrace it was, when they couldn't even care less, I think I could've cried. At least it's lighter, I guess? I finally cracked when I saw the price tag. I don't think I'd even pay a grand for that.
Lego In A Suit when i saw it the price was 4000
yeah right, paying 3,5k$ to give some « love » to an half dead guitar...
Question! Who won the Green Lead 2? Thank you!
Trogly, what’s your experience been in dealing with CME? I recently bought an incredibly expensive Les Paul from them. Prior to buying I requested a sound demo - which they didn’t want to provide because of sound compression. Somewhat understandable I suppose. Then I asked if they could throw in any free stuff considering it’s one of their high end LPs, but all I got was a hat and t-shirt... Was expecting maybe some cables or strings. At the end of the day shame on me for not clarifying with them, but it still seemed a bit cheap on their end.
Scatt Ian is not only a shredder guitarist i think I've seen a vid that he spoke about guitars and played bluse he is a huge fan of sg and Ac/Dc.
therefore it makes sense or at least can be true. Thanks man
In what world is that thing "good" condition?
Ha! I literally shot footage of this beast on Sunday! Was there demoing and couldn’t not stare at the abuse. Glad to know the story!!
I love the more odd and bizarre guitars. I had a chance to buy a completely customized vintage telecaster ( I wanna say around 75’) that had the finish sanded off and had a cool psychedelic paint job done on it as well as a bunch of what I’d call “modified” hardware and knobs. Would’ve loved to get it but it was sold by the time I had the money
You list most of your near perfect guitars as "good", and they list that... ummm ... work of art as good also, LOL
The reason for the discrepancy on the neck finish is that during that time Fender was using polyester on the whole neck minus the peghead face. The Fender decal was not compatible with new polyester material so they'd shoot the face only in nitrocellulose so they could keep using the existing decals. I own a 70s Mustang bass with the same pristine looking neck finish but orange UV faded and weather checked peghead face.
I saw this guitar for sale on Facebook ads all week and thought the price was insane. I didn’t think they could butcher a telecaster worse than the Mike Bloomfield tele.
Honestly, i really like it. Some active humbuckers, maybe bake the fretboard a bit for the sake of aesthetic, redo the neck with a satin finish, id absolutely rock it, given the opportunity
Interesting story, in a sense, to see how people can butcher a guitar, but the price, I'm dumb struck that anyone would consider buying it for anywhere near that price. In fact, I just don't see the appeal of vintage guitars and the strange culture we live in that think there is anything special about them. I keep reading stories about how great iconic guitarists (Ed King, David Gilmour, Peter Green, to name three) don't think there is anything special about their old guitars, yet to so many others the term "vintage" seems to equate to "magic", that they are happy to pay ridiculous prices for. It's just weird, I don't get it.
I was doing this for clients in the70's. Didn't think twice about it. Next to replacing paf's with dimarzio's was the big thing.....
Hey Trilogy, that book you reference, can you give me some info on this?
It definitely has a story and, although it isnt for everyone, someone will like it but the price for it is ridiculous.
We should report Scott Ian to PETI (People for the Ethical Treatment of Instruments)....please rescue this Tele and give it a good home, its had a rough life and deserves some love!
I just can't wait for you to review the 2020 Epiphone SG Pelham Blue!! Every day I'm like "will it be today?" I can't wait, I might get the guitar before seeing your review aha
An old soul once told me, "If you can play, it doesn't matter what you play and if you can't play, it doesn't matter what you play". I'd rock that beast but not for $3500. I was the 143 watcher though. lol.
Do you have a chance to document that at all. I don't mean buy it just document it at the store to help the sell it fairly?
Lol Im glad we thought the same exact thing when we saw it on reverb.
That 'Pirate SG' reminds me of a story I once read about Edward Van Halen sawing off the lower horn on an SG he was using to record the slide parts for the song 'Dirty Movies' from Van Halen's 'Fair Warning' album, because it was in the way :-))
Saw this on my Reverb stream a few days ago and thought "wonder if Trogly will see this?"
To quote Jared Dines: “Teles are beautiful, majestic, *gorgeous CREATURES”*
Though I don't love Mr Dines' content, I live by that quote!
Also, I had seen a picture of Paul McCartney not all that long ago of him playing a Telecaster with a similar shape, minus the lower horn modification. But it made sense in his case as he's left-handed and that Tele was a regular righthanded one. EDIT: It was a Tele copy modified with a Gizmotron, I just found out.
In the 70s Fender used poly on the back of the necks and the fretboard but would finish the headstock in nitro so the logos would stick better that's why it's all yellowed while the fretboard is pristine
I see this thing in my reverb ads in facebook all the time. Always wondered
PIRATE SG With a finger death Hook and all.
Wow what a hack job there.
I had the misfortune of having to rewind that a few times and pause, now I may have to call the medics from bursting out in uncontrollable laughter.
I'm definitely going to have to find that video... to watch once I regain myself.
I'd rock it! Not at that price though. "Special" guitars have a special place in my heart...
Funny, I just had an ad for this guitar pop up on facebook and I thought of you.
There's a picture of Paul McCartney playing a Telecaster that had been the same piece of the body cut away.
As a left handed guitarist my self, I know playing a right handed Telecaster limits access to the top frets, but I would never do that to any guitar.
I saw this in my reverb feed..didn't even click on it..just said.."nope" lol
Like the Mike Bloomfield Telecaster .great video on that on TH-cam .
yeah, no that‘s a lil too much „whoop“ for me but hey, another beautiful upload. Thx Trogly!
I've got a Tele pickup comparison video premiering today, as well. What a coincidence!
I can't believe they butchered that damn Tele... Shame! 🤬
My goodness, that asking price is just insane lol 😬
Look at pig champion's (rip) guitar with the sawn off wing! Scott Ian has designed his own line of guitars (surfcaster?) he may have been experimenting with New shapes.
And the 3-saddle bridge was swapped out for individual saddles. My bolt-on SG Junior had a strap button secured by a neck screw...it was in the way of my playing so i moved it to the back of the top cutaway like a B.C. Rich; I'd gut it out before i even think of rocking something like that!
I've seen another video featuring a Telecaster which had been used by a lead guitarist who worked for Bob Dylan in the 70s (and not Robbie Robertson or Mark Knopfler) and had been 'modified' in a similar way to make it suitable for left-handed playing. That was my immediate thought when I saw this. It could well have been modified for that purpose or in imitation of that guitar.
Would never pay that much but would love to own it haha. Guitars like that are great because it can't get uglier so you don't have to worry about dings and scratches.
Totaly cool. Kind of reminds me of the Dean Cadillac. Bottom of a Les Paul and top of an Explorer. Well the top left part does.
Think my favorite hacked up telecaster is the Jeff Beck Esquire. G.E. Smith did a video with one too. Can't remember whose it was but that one was cool to.
Scott Ian does mention in his book having a early 70s tele that was coffee table brown with a black pic guard. It was his first electric guitar, there aren’t any pictures or mention of body modifications though.
Just to add he said he traded it very early on for a strat. It’s unlikely he sold it to anyone, considering his age he also wouldn’t be “famous” at that point.
Hey Austin could you make a review on the 2020 Epiphone Explorer ebony? I would love to see this in the future. Thank you and have a great day
back in the day ... late 60's , 70's ... Tele's were a dime a dozen ( except PRE CBS) 6 gigs and you had enough to buy another new one plus necessities like beer and drugs. Players thought nothing of "personalizing" their axes. No concern for re-sale value. (Lack of forsight) lol Guitars first and foremost were a "tool" ... you tweaked them to "your" own specs to play and sound how "you" liked. Secondly you modded them to suit your "look" ... never a thought about re-sale value. I remember filing down the back of the neck on my 67 Telecaster to alter the profile to "my" liking. I also sanded off the finish on the body and stained it with food colouring, and then finished it using shaker cans of polyeurathane. I liked it .. it "worked" for me . That's "all" that mattered. I have no regrets. Some players would polish their guitar after every show and were always worrying about scratches and dents etc. We called them ANAL lol I'm sure they are a lot richer now ... but I don't care . I had my fun.
This old Tele , that's for sale now ... it is what it is. Whoever had it , enjoyed it. That's all that matters. I applaud that.
"Without good providence" it isn't worth what they're asking. Maybe $800 for parts ?
The horn on the right side is actually kinda cool
I had nothing to do with it
Well played sir, well played
Reminds me a bit of how Mike Bloomfield's Tele got hacked up... only worse! But, hey, if it sounds good I'd play/record with it. I wouldn't buy it at this price, but I would play it.
I love the way the finish looks with the worn stickers. I like the brass knobs. I could even look past the horn modification because it seems to have been done with care. But you lose me at the top bout modification. It's just a little too far. Now, if I could have the guitar for free, or next to free, I would gladly take it. And it would help if I could prove it was Scott Ian's once.
It reminds me of a guitar I saw at The Spotted Cat in New Orleans. I forgot the musician's name. It was a custom tele style guitar made from a timber that was originally part of a wooden ship. The ship was stripped for timber to be made into houses. It was part of the owner's home that he was renovating. A real piece of NO history. Picture a tele cut out of a too-narrow board so that all the bouts and horn end in flat spots.
70s Teles are decent sleepers, no 2 screw/1 bolt design. The finishes,... I've been fighting my blk 78 recently, it's like polishing a soft mirror.
I could see it. I know Scott Ian used to play a Telecaster back in the '80s, but that was an ESP. They even based a signature model on it too. And his later signatures have had weird horns like that.
His signature models were mid/late 90s, fairly sure they were Jackson’s but I know he also had a Washburn signature with similar style.
Just double checked, it was a Charvel
Surfcaster. See it really well in the video Room for one more.
The knobs are likely original, chromed brass is the stock item, but the chrome often wears off.
The Scott Ian story may be plausible. He had a preference for ESP TE model guitars back in Anthrax heyday in the 80’s, so that’s a bit of a connection.
There's something beautiful about this guitar, it's repulsive in it's splendid beauty
hahahaha that opening was funny. :)
I remember reading a story once awhile back about a similar guitar which I believe was once owned by mike Bloomfield.
Scott Ian played a different tele for the game of thrones theme put on by fender. So I could totally see Ian owning one in the past