stringybob
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Post by stringybob on Sept 13, 2019 18:02:45 GMT
The old green Tele is on display at Bonhams auction house and is apparently due to be auctioned in December. I'm just off to rob a bank...  |
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gav
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Post by gav on Sept 13, 2019 18:07:35 GMT
Whit???!
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Post by Quoincidence on Sept 13, 2019 18:11:03 GMT
What a f*cking idiot if he's genuinely flogging that. Should be in a museum. Some tit will get a hold of that and not look after it at all, and it won't ever be seen again
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Sept 13, 2019 18:39:29 GMT
What a f*cking idiot if he's genuinely flogging that. Should be in a museum. Some tit will get a hold of that and not look after it at all, and it won't ever be seen again Bit harsh mate! It's his property so he can do what he likes with it. Will be interesting to see what the reserve is and what the highest bid might be. Now he doesn't play it would it ever be seen again if he didn't sell it? |
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Post by paradiseflats on Sept 13, 2019 18:47:41 GMT
What a f*cking idiot if he's genuinely flogging that. Should be in a museum. Some tit will get a hold of that and not look after it at all, and it won't ever be seen again Bit harsh mate! It's his property so he can do what he likes with it. Will be interesting to see what the reserve is and what the highest bid might be. Now he doesn't play it would it ever be seen again if he didn't sell it? You are right. If he wanted to he could have binned it. As it’s his. Hope he makes a 6 figure sum. |
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Post by Quoincidence on Sept 13, 2019 18:52:44 GMT
What a f*cking idiot if he's genuinely flogging that. Should be in a museum. Some tit will get a hold of that and not look after it at all, and it won't ever be seen again Bit harsh mate! It's his property so he can do what he likes with it. Will be interesting to see what the reserve is and what the highest bid might be. Now he doesn't play it would it ever be seen again if he didn't sell it?Probably not, but I'd rather it be with Rossi or in a museum somewhere than in the hands of someone that isn't willing to take care of it, or feels the need to play it themselves... He was silly for selling his beautifully carved Ovation Viper, which funnily enough wasn't looked either and the carving in the body was full of dirt and grime when it was last on eBay a few years back. Rick sold his Zemaitis, and that hasn't been seen since... his Ovation Viper was sold and the person that bought it repainted it... Some people out there dont give a f*ck about anything in regards to these things when they buy them, especially the historical side of it. Thankfully the person that has Ricks Schecter Tele and his brown Tele he used to use for Little Lady in the 70s and 80s still looks after them and posts to the Fender group on facebook. |
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Post by therockdoctor on Sept 13, 2019 19:42:21 GMT
The old green Tele is on display at Bonhams auction house and is apparently due to be auctioned in December. I'm just off to rob a bank... Which Bonham's is this on display at? I'm in London for the weekend for the Hyde Park gig and wouldn't mind a look |
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cooliquo
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Post by cooliquo on Sept 13, 2019 19:50:39 GMT
I'd be surprised if it didn't end up in a glass case in a Hard Rock cafe somewhere... They can afford it, let's be honest!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 19:54:37 GMT
I hope he gives every penny to charity.
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Post by paradiseflats on Sept 13, 2019 20:00:24 GMT
I hope he gives every penny to charity. His kids ? |
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gerh
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Post by gerh on Sept 13, 2019 20:00:32 GMT
Hafta say, I'm kinda with QI on this one - this deserves to be 'well tended' kinda like how Dónal looks after Rory's Strat. Like it or not this does have some historical-artifact value and actually does mean something beyond grubby money to many of us. I'd settle for it moving to a 'proper' museum or something - not holding my breath there tho'! Also, doesn't this reek of FR's [seemingly] endless quest for cash &/or his 'getting-up-the-nose-of-FF-fans' type of notoriety. My thoughts. For what they're worth. [Yeah, I know. F**k all really] |
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Post by Quoincidence on Sept 13, 2019 20:08:49 GMT
Hafta say, I'm kinda with QI on this one - this deserves to be 'well tended' kinda like how Dónal looks after Rory's Strat. Like it or not this does have some historical-artifact value and actually does mean something beyond grubby money to many of us. I'd settle for it moving to a 'proper' museum or something - not holding my breath there tho'!
It needs looking after, like seriously looking after when you consider the fact that the bridge shifts and doesn't stay in place due to how weak the wood is these days due to the amount of changes its gone through... that's why it had to be retired. The problems must've become serious around the time of the 2nd reunion tour as he can be seen using a grey guitar similar to the green one that he uses as his main these days. Hopefully Ricks Tele and his Esquire are being looked after also |
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Post by The Lord Flasheart on Sept 13, 2019 20:20:43 GMT
Well I never thought that David Gilmour would have sold his Black Strat but he did. It's supposedly with a guitar collector now so will be looked after. Would like to think that the Green Tele would go the same way. Though i'm wondering if this sells well will whoever now has the White Tele consider selling it as well.
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Sept 13, 2019 20:30:14 GMT
Rossi will have some idea of its monetary value to collectors etc.
Though unless he has had some sort of epiphany in more recent times then I don't think he see his guitars as anything other than tools to do his job. In the same way as a builder might value a particular hammer!
Seem to remember him having that very discussion in past.
I only time I can remember him being remotely excited by his guitars had been when he had been given the G&L guitars.
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gav
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Post by gav on Sept 13, 2019 20:32:35 GMT
Like it or not this does have some historical-artifact value and actually does mean something One of only a small handful of guitars that can only play 3 chords! |
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