Mott The Hoople gear auction

Parker

maltingsaudio said:

Was going to go until last Friday for the eggles when gearbox went in the van! 

The only Eggle worth consideration is the Berlin Stage. The others are Tiggles and not worth the drive IMO!

IvisonGuitars

DrBob said:

fretfinder said:

Interesting ex-Mick Ralphs Fender Esquire in the auction too.

https://bid.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/121/lot/48893?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F121%3Fpage%3D3

Hang on a minute, @miserneil isn’t that yours ?

Used to be, sold to a fellow forum member who is the current vendor for the auction.

Sassafras

grappagreen said:

miserneil said:

GuyR said:

Moominpapa said:

Got to be honest, my reaction to the Peter Watts guitars was "he should have saved all his money to buy one nice guitar instead of 50 pieces of shit"

Agreed, but If my memory serves me correctly, didn't he sell a 54 hard tail Strat for £40+k at auction a few years back. I guess this is the contents of his garage/shed/loft. It is a pretty motley selection. 

All the ‘good’ stuff, his White (now pink) Thunderbird, the famous Swallow Bass and the ‘54 Strat were either bequeathed after Pete died or sold at Bonhams last year.

Most of the GH lots are essentially the stuff that Pete had bought at boot sales or flea markets as stock for his second hand/antique/retro/weird and wonderful shop, The Dinosaw Market. I have great memories of seeing him in the local Hereford music shop Head, Hands & Feet with his latest boot sale find, getting it fixed up to be playable and saleable. 

Ah that now makes sense.. I took a look and wondered why anyone would collect such a pile of rubbish!

Only @HarrySeven can answer that question.
  

HarrySeven

@Sassafrass said:

Only @HarrySeven can answer that question.
  

True.

57Deluxe

Overend's silvered white boots are the only thing I remember lusting over really... ariel's whilte Strat maybe but then could be any white Strat

HarrySeven

57Deluxe said:

Overend's silvered white boots are the only thing I remember lusting over really. 

Can’t say I ever really ‘got’ or liked MtH, TBH...

fretfinder

miserneil said:

DrBob said:

fretfinder said:

Interesting ex-Mick Ralphs Fender Esquire in the auction too.

https://bid.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/121/lot/48893?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F121%3Fpage%3D3

Hang on a minute, @miserneil isn’t that yours ?

Used to be, sold to a fellow forum member who is the current vendor for the auction.

That’s me. With its 7.25” radius and thin frets I wouldn’t have played it regularly without having a refret and rewire done. I didn’t want to change it from how Mick had it, and it seemed a waste to have it just hanging on the wall, so I decided to try it in the auction.

maltingsaudio

Parker said:

maltingsaudio said:

Was going to go until last Friday for the eggles when gearbox went in the van! 

The only Eggle worth consideration is the Berlin Stage. The others are Tiggles and not worth the drive IMO!

That was the one I wanted to take the weight off my Berlin pro, but van comes first, if someone from here buys it and wants to move it on in 6 months give me a shout!

meltedbuzzbox

fretfinder said:

miserneil said:

DrBob said:

fretfinder said:

Interesting ex-Mick Ralphs Fender Esquire in the auction too.

https://bid.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/121/lot/48893?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F121%3Fpage%3D3

Hang on a minute, @miserneil isn’t that yours ?

Used to be, sold to a fellow forum member who is the current vendor for the auction.

That’s me. With its 7.25” radius and thin frets I wouldn’t have played it regularly without having a refret and rewire done. I didn’t want to change it from how Mick had it, and it seemed a waste to have it just hanging on the wall, so I decided to try it in the auction.

More like opportunity knocks?

SteveRobinson

I do want that Hagstrom though, like the one Bryan Ferry holds inside "For Your Pleasure"

Gassage

I can only assume 'Mott the Hoople' is a euphemism for "Cash Convertors' in this instance.

guitars4you

Looks like all the young dudes have been along to bid - most items sold

Strat54

Horrific fees from GH especially if you use the Sales-Room live web bidding. Forget it. The only guitar I fancied didn't get a bid because its opening price was already too high. 

guitars4you

Strat54 said:

Horrific fees from GH especially if you use the Sales-Room live web bidding. Forget it. The only guitar I fancied didn't get a bid because its opening price was already too high. 

which was that  - assuming you don't mind me asking

fretfinder

guitars4you said:

Strat54 said:

Horrific fees from GH especially if you use the Sales-Room live web bidding. Forget it. The only guitar I fancied didn't get a bid because its opening price was already too high. 

which was that  - assuming you don't mind me asking

Perhaps the ex-John Entwistle TV Special?

57Deluxe

SteveRobinson said:

I do want that Hagstrom though, like the one Bryan Ferry holds inside "For Your Pleasure"

and as used by Franz Ferdinand...