Very good + condition?? Really guitar village?

Strangefan

Went into the above today, it used to be an amazing place but these days to much focus on the new and needlessly expensive,  hardly any used at the mo apart from this  

I'm not sure if they have gone mental but £500 for this!  And as stated in very good plus condition, the push pull doesn't work, changed humbucker, more wear and tear than pretty much any guitar I have seen, (I wish I got a pic of the back)  I know rent is expensive but that price I'd laughable. 

If it was a reasonable price I would have bought it 

http://i.imgur.com/O7ifVsf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gkHDWJH.jpg

olafgarten

That's a nice relic. People pay extra for that. 

SteveRobinson

Pre-factory move guitars must be appreciating?

Bridgehouse

They have a '56 P bass in there - that's also VG+ 



Its also quite a bit of money as well tho! 

Moss

Not worth £500, but I'd rock the hell out of that

What is it? Thought is was a Melody Maker, but I've never seen one without a bridge pickup route

Strangefan

It's a Gordon Smith gs1:) 

impmann

Is it one of the 'backwards' ones they built for John Ottway? I'm sure he destroyed most of them though...

axisus

So ... er ... what is it?

ICBM

The wear and tear is the least of its problems... someone built it with the bridge studs in the wrong place for it to intonate properly. Not to mention the pickup in the wrong place .

In that condition it does actually look like it might have belonged to John Otway though, in which case it's probably VG+ to Excellent.

Veganic

?

WezV

Well the wear in the cutaway matches

jimmyguitar

I played that the other day and thought it was great! It matches the Otway one in wood figuring too, must have been his one.

ICBM

It's difficult to be certain because alternate lighting direction gives a 'positive/negative' effect to the wood grain in the mahogany, but it definitely does look possible. The spacing and direction of the grain stripes looks the same, if you reverse the colour banding.

Strangefan

Pics updated,  and who the hells John otoway? 

57Deluxe

/\ he's Wild Bill Barrat's mate...

Strangefan

^^I'll just repeat the question ^^  

stonevibe

Strangefan

I have just looked at both detailed pics the wear is exactly the same, def his guitar! 

Strangefan

http://i.imgur.com/28Xnddi.png

JayGee

Strangefan said:

I have just looked at both detailed pics the wear is exactly the same, def his guitar! 

Interesting (I've seen JO several times going way, way back i to my mis-spent youth, both with and without WWB and he was top entertainment every time...) but not £500 interesting...

Richardj

Don't. Dis. Otway.    He is legend.