'73 mapleglo checkerboard binding.

Started by godofthunder, January 27, 2012, 02:34:29 PM

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godofthunder

#30
January 30, 2012, 08:58:36 AM
 Mine for $1,700 :)
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ilan

#32
January 30, 2012, 12:26:06 PM
Good deal!

godofthunder

#33
January 30, 2012, 01:51:08 PM
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Dave W

#34
January 30, 2012, 05:02:25 PM
It is a good price if it plays well.

chromium

#35
January 31, 2012, 01:24:11 AM
Nice catch!  Looks like it was well loved, and so that's probably a good sign!   8)

godofthunder

#36
January 31, 2012, 05:35:27 AM
 I have been in contact with the seller seems like a nice guy, he says it plays great and i won't be disappointed.
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patman

#37
January 31, 2012, 05:26:13 PM
Should that have a toaster next to the neck?  I had a 73, and I'm pretty sure it had a 6 pole toaster in the neck position...but then again maybe it was earlier?

ilan

#38
February 01, 2012, 12:50:39 AM
All toasters are 6-pole. Checkerboards typically have a toaster, the change from checkerboard to plain binding was before the change from toasters to high-gains, but '73 was a transition year and everything is possible.

godofthunder

#39
February 01, 2012, 12:08:52 PM
  I had thought that it should be a toaster but as ilan says '73 is a transition year. I'm not bothered either way.
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godofthunder

#40
February 03, 2012, 01:42:37 PM
 WTF? UPS said it was supposed to be delivered on the 2nd. On the 2nd it was in Buffalo NY, today the 3rd it is in Syracuse NY. Come on folks Rochester is between Buffalo and Syracuse. How hard can this be ?
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Highlander

#41
February 03, 2012, 05:02:19 PM
Scotty don't lose that Riccy... hmm... I feel a song coming on...

Congrats and looking foward to seeing the pics... 8)
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#42
February 04, 2012, 05:38:47 AM
 lol Kenny I won't lose the Ricky. I really should not have bought it but it seemed like a good deal, I'm busy flogging stuff to cover it. It certainly looks like a "Scott" bass
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godofthunder

#43
February 06, 2012, 01:28:20 PM
 VERY disappointing, The truss rods are bent, pushed into the truss rod cavity. Looks like someone tried to dig under the nuts to get a wrench on them  :rolleyes: I emailed the seller, there is supposed to be a seven day return policy.
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warriorbass05

#44
February 06, 2012, 05:21:43 PM
Quote from: godofthunder on February 06, 2012, 01:28:20 PM
VERY disappointing, The truss rods are bent, pushed into the truss rod cavity. Looks like someone tried to dig under the nuts to get a wrench on them  :rolleyes: I emailed the seller, there is supposed to be a seven day return policy.

they are easy to bend back just takes a little patience....not a huge deal...
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