by Riccalljim » Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:35 am
that sounds like a pretty good idea - and no, they are probably never going to e very valuable, I have a rule that i won't pay more than £20 for one of these and although you do see them going for £120 plus that is usually from dealers and they hang around a long time before finding new homes - I just like the cheesiness of them really, the Loose rendition of the telecaster shape is almost cartoon-like, after all, they were perfectly capable of making a pretty accurate replica if they wanted. One of the tele style ones built for the british market at least had the right look with the correct appearance, probably they wanted something close but not close enough to get them into a lawsuit? - Interestingly, the bass version has the same fretting as the 6 string - I suppose they just drilled the requisite number of holes in the headstock? - But as Short-scale basses go it's not a bad instrument.