Best vintage guitar, which doesn't cost the same as a car?

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Saw that chummy, but i'll bet his reserve is way lower than £500 considering the clueless description.
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benecol wrote:
Pens wrote: THIS DESERVES ITS OWN THREAD. SOMEONE HERE NEEDS TO BUY THAT, NO FUCKING AROUND.
Featuring the important phrase "reserve not met".

MAYBE YOU COULDN'T SEE THAT THROUGH YOUR EYES FULL OF HATE.
I'm betting it was his gorgeous locks of hair that prevented it.
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Damn that's a good deal on the musicmaster. It'll be intriguing to see how much it goes for.
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I'm keeping an eye on is, as I'm sure a lot of people on here are. Would prefer a guitar with 2 pickups though...

Also this is pretty cool, but the routing is HORRIBLE:
Fender Duo Sonic
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Eurgh strat jack!
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DanHeron wrote:I'm keeping an eye on is, as I'm sure a lot of people on here are. Would prefer a guitar with 2 pickups though...

Also this is pretty cool, but the routing is HORRIBLE:
Fender Duo Sonic
You probably already know but that's 22.5" scale which feels very short to play. If you've not played it before it might not be a 'keeper'.

Though....

Hell yes.
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That blue duo sonic is the shiz. Reckon that finish is original? Looks like it could be a factory refinish. Love it.
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kapepepper wrote:
nice thanks for posting
these are indeed very expensive and I would jump on a 2k maverick or custom
There is a Custom on Ebay for $3999 (Link)
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it's definitely a refinish, difficult to tell if it's factory without seeing under the guard etc.

you could get a mid 60s duo-sonic II for £6-700 if you keep your eyes peeled. having owned a few 60s and 70s fenders they're definitely the most bang for your buck in terms of what you're getting. if for some reason i was only allowed to own one guitar for the rest of my life it would be my duo II.

on the expensive side, but still do-able.
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Hmmm yeah that is nice.

This is pricey but looks NICE: http://guitarvillage.co.uk/productdetail.aspx?pid=11124&c=101
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British rareish oddball and normally less than £500 easily. Watkins/Wilson Rapier ??

Unusually playable and easy to mod if needed.
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They're cool. Kind of like a slightly curvier hagstrom.
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My mate's got a Rapier 33. Used here.

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your mate's in kling klang? cool!
DanHeron wrote:Hmmm yeah that is nice.

This is pricey but looks NICE: http://guitarvillage.co.uk/productdetail.aspx?pid=11124&c=101
bit on the dear side for a '68, but i've seen worse.
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Post by NickD »

Tthere should be something in your price range - I've got a '65 Musicmaster, refin body and a Duo Sonic scratchguard and hardware, and a 73 Mustang that is probably a refin. Granted I bought them a few years ago, but the MM was well under your price range and the Mustang in the middle of it.

There are plenty out there if you don't mind slightly less than 100% originality
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I have a 1965 Fender Musicmaster II , 24" scale "B" neck.
This is probably one of the most economical good choices. But for it to be "good' for you, you have to like its 24" scale length.
They also came with an "A" neck, and 22-1/2" scale so watch out.

The Musicmaster II is routed underneath for the Duosonic II/ Mustang wiring, so one can easily add a second pickup if desired.
The original neck pickup on my guitar sounds incredible, much like a mid-60s strat.

Mine had been previously butchered for humbuckers under the pickguard, had a crappy amateur refinish (looks decent from a distance, fortunately), and the original numbered neckplate stolen, so I got it for a song. That was a long time ago though.

Pre-64 Musicmasters (which were not IIs) all had the yet-smaller neck and/or narrower nut width I believe.
And IIRC some later Musicmaster variants were not routed underneath for the extra pickup.
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I visited Guitar Center Hollywood this past weekend and the best vintage guitar in the store was a Squier Classic Vibe.
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Gibson marauder.
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h8mtv wrote:Gibson marauder.
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