Comments made by sellers in the for sale threads.......and what they really mean ?

Telejester

Despite its budget price, plays just as good as a guitar from the custom shop.

My arse it does, someone hurry up and buy this pile of crap will ya. 

Timcito

"Vintage" = old and may be in need of surgery

mrkb

Have upgraded the pickups = Ive chosen to put different pickups in (that sound marginally different to the originals) and want to make the buyer pay extra for them.

Jonathangus

"Happy to send pics by WhatsApp or email."

I don't care that the Classifieds rules say I have to post pics, I can't be bothered to learn how to do it, so send me a bunch of your personal details instead.

BillDL

"Extensively upgraded with quality pickups and hardware ....."

...... that cost me an arm and a leg and the guitar still sounds the same, so I would now like to try and recoup my losses.

"Heavily modded"

Weighs twice what it used to due to the the sheer quantity of inexpertly applied solder blobs on the control cavity.

"MIJ in the famous and very well regarded FujiJen / Matsumoto / <insert-name> Gakki factory".

I don't know that "gakki" just means "musical instrument" in Japanese and I can't spell FujiGen or Matsumoku, but I have heard these names being spouted on forums by people that sound as though they have intimate knowledge about such things so it's bound to make me look clever.

Rich31k

mgaw said:

“Time for a clear out”

I have a spending problem 

I feel seen! 

uncledaddy

I feel this thread could do with a "stupid questions from buyers" sub-thread.

bobacco

BillDL said:

"Extensively upgraded with quality pickups and hardware ....."

...... that cost me an arm and a leg and the guitar still sounds the same, so I would now like to try and recoup my losses.

"Heavily modded"

Weighs twice what it used to due to the the sheer quantity of inexpertly applied solder blobs on the control cavity.

"MIJ in the famous and very well regarded FujiJen / Matsumoto / <insert-name> Gakki factory".

I don't know that "gakki" just means "musical instrument" in Japanese and I can't spell FujiGen or Matsumoku, but I have heard these names being spouted on forums by people that sound as though they have intimate knowledge about such things so it's bound to make me look clever.

Don’t forget the Yoyoma Gibsons!

BillDL

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springhead

Firm = overpriced. 

scrumhalf

"If you're looking at this you know what it is".

Yup.

Overpriced.

Dodge

"Lawsuit era".

Er, no.

Offset

Sporky said:

"Sort after" means "let's hope I can spell the buyer's address properly". 

Or spell 'sought' correctly... sorry :-)

*EDIT - I am having a very VERY senior day... :-(

* EDIT 2 - and a humour bypass...

JAYJO

Will include the box if i can dig it out....
Ive lost the box and have no chance whatsoever of finding it in a million years..but once ive got your money you wont be arsed moaning about the box i hope....

Telejester

Guitar weighs in at a lovely 7lbs 2oz


11lbs

lesyeuxnoirs

This thread is gold 

jonnyburgo

"Lawsuit"

This Lawsuit Era laminated ply bodied Les Paul with single coils under humbucker covers was so good that Gibson had them banned.

swiller

Previous owners response...
"I owned this and it is a truly superb guitar and my main guitar for decades. If i wasnt saving up for a liver transplant for my cat, i'd be all over this"
Roughly translated..
Better support the mug who bought this off me after i owned it for a few weeks and was as inspirational as a pebble on temazepan.

LionAquaLooper

"Smoke" free home.


(...says the seller who vapes heavily at home) 

Stuckfast

First year of production

= before they ironed out all the problems with this model