FS/FT - Several Guitars: Huber, Vintage Epiphone, Tokai

[currypowder]

It's time for me to pare down the collection. I just have too many guitars and I really find myself playing just a few of them. I have no pressing financial need and am in no great hurry to sell any of them. The descriptions below are somewhat brief, but I can certainly provide whatever information anyone needs including an in-hand description if you want to call me. I think the prices I've listed are pretty close to fair, but make an offer and convince me if I'm wrong. The only guitar that I have some interest in as a trade is a black bound & crowned Hamer Standard or similar. I'm willing to entertain other trade offers, but it's pretty unlikely that I'll be interested. I'll accept any form of payment, but the funds will need to clear before shipment. I would really prefer not to use paypal, but we can discuss it if it's a necessity. Shipping only in the US. No international shipping, except possibly Canada, but we'll need to work out the details ahead of time.

I'll put up a single picture of each, but there are many more pictures in the subfolders on photobucket:

http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/cur...er1/For%20Sale/

Huber Korina Special finished in black. A guitar I took in on trade. I'm kind of torn on this one, it's got the great single P-90 tone. The pickup is a Hauessel with a push/pull pot the adds additional winds for a darker tone when engaged. The neck is a little chunky, but not overly so. Not quite as thick as a 57 or 58, but a little thicker than a 59. Brazillian rosewood fretboard. OHSC and some case candy included. $2,550 shipped.

1964 Epiphone Coronet with Silver Fox finish. I bought this several months ago in my search for a great vintage P-90 guitar. Built in the same factory with the same wood as the LP Jrs. This guitar fits the bill perfectly. However, the neck is pretty small and I prefer a bigger neck. If not for the neck, I would definitely keep it. 100% original as far as I can tell. It's in pretty good condition for a 44 year old guitar with dings that you would expect, but nothing major. There does seem to be a repaired headstock somewhere in its past (not the neck) but it very difficult to see with the naked eye. With the flash pics, it actually is a little more visible. No structural issues at all. The pickguard is curled a little where it screws in at the lower bout. The finish is Silver Fox which is a dark green with silver filling in the wood grain. It was hard to photograph, but one of the pics of the back does a pretty good job of capturing it. Original chipboard case in decent shape is included. I will also include a more useful square HSC so that it is protected in shipping. $2,450 shipped.

This one's going to hurt more than the others. You've probably seen this one listed and taken off a few times in the past. A fairly rare 1980 Tokai Reborn Old LS-120. Tokai only produced the Reborn Old series for about 6 months in 1980 as they transitioned from the Les Paul Reborn name to the Love Rock. The LS-120 is a higher end model (there were a few LS-200s produced, but those are almost impossible to find). This is a superb Les Paul copy. It's fairly light for an LP at about 8.7 pounds. It's in pretty good condition, but does have some honest playing wear that you would expect from a 28 year old guitar. The most significant wear is along the neck binding where it has yellowed and some of the finish has chipped off. Does not affect playability at all. It's not completely original. The electronics have been upgraded with Vitamin Q caps and 500k pots (the original electronics were a circuit board design). The pickups that are installed, and fit this guitar perfectly, are double creme Wolfetone Marshallheads with the neck pickup magnet reversed and out of phase in the middle position ala Peter Greene. The bridge is a Tonepros locking bridge. The top is 2 piece maple with a flame veneer. Veneers were used extensively by Japanese builders of the era. "120" is stamped on the end of the fretboard. Comes with a brown HSC with pink lining and shroud. The price is $2,550 shipped and I'm firm on this one. For less than that, I'll happily keep it.

Last up is an older R*ck bass copy. I have no idea who or where it was manufactured. If I had to guess, I'd say it's a lower end Japanese model, maybe Ibanez. It plays and sounds really good for a lower end bass. The body has some sort of a maple veneer on the front and back. The body appears to be some sort of plywood. The neck seems to be solid maple and is a bold-on. Somewhere in the past, the rear of the headstock was shaved to make it a bit thinner, probably to accommodate the Grover tuners. It's definitely a beater, but has a cool vibe about it. No case or gig bag. $350 shipped. See photobucket for pics.

[currypowder]

Just made a deal to acquire a Talledega, so trades are probably out at this point, although if the right black standard came along...

[Punkavenger]

dude ... leave some guitars for the rest of us !

That Huber is super mega cool !!! ... the others aren't bad either.

sorry my playing ability doesn't warrant a $2500 guitar, maybe i should practice?

[Citrus]

Don't worry about your playing warranting a $2500 guitar, if your wallet can warrant it - go for it. Amazingly, I've found that a new guitar can inspire some greater playing, or even more practicing - leading to better playing.

Think about it.

sincerely,

your enabler

[zorrow]

I dig the Epi... I wished I was richer!

[BCR Greg]

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

[currypowder]

dude ... leave some guitars for the rest of us !

That Huber is super mega cool !!! ... the others aren't bad either.

sorry my playing ability doesn't warrant a $2500 guitar, maybe i should practice?

The list isn't real current (I should change that), but I agree, too many guitars.

If playing ability was a prerequisite for the amount you spend on guitars, the bottom would quickly fall out of that market and a lot of very talented builders would be out on the street. Hell, I'm probably the least able of all of us, but just love trying out a lot (and keeping a few) guitars.

[Feynman]

I bet most nice (read expensive) guitars are funded by those of use who can't play well.

I just rationalize it this way - by me buying expensive ones, it keeps the companies/builders in business, allowing them to put decent stuff in the hands of real players.

It's a bad rationalization, but I take what I can get.

[zorrow]

I rationalized it this other way: why should I gig with a 2K+ guitar, knowing that I will suffer as hell after every little scratch or ding? And then... why would I want a guitar I wouldn't gig with?

[currypowder]

Bump.

Although I'm full on guitars at the moment, I would consider trade/partial trade for a low wattage Marshall type combo amp (I'd really like to give the Fargen Miniplex MkII a try) or a late 70's Marshall 50W or 100W combo.