PSA - eB TV Yellow USA Special; Why, why, why?

[mrjamiam]

No affiliation: http://www.ebay.com/itm/HAMER-USA-SPECIAL-EDITION-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-TV-YELLOW-UPGRADES-SCALLOPED-FRETS-/281286131672?pt=Guitar&hash=item417df5bfd8

Actually, that should be NO AFFILIATION. Why, why, why would someone scallop the fret board and then dump it on the bay with what I assess as a humorously high price?

Also has a non-original pickup, AND "You can see the wood grain through the finish almost."

If it's someone here's axe and I've given offense, I apologize, but I just don't get it.

[davesultra]

I saw it and my reaction was...

[BCR Greg]

"Great guitar sounds great."

[django49]

Tree fiddy may be appropriate.

[Cary]

"Its in excellent condition. Has about $450 in just neck work alone"

Yeah... Unfortunately it's going to cost more than that to reverse the damage you've done to it, Yngwie.

[cmatthes]

Ha!

$450 put into the neck work to devalue it $500.

[MCChris]

Upgrades.

eBay sucks.

[hamerhead]

If that guy has nuts, he should be kicked in them.

[BTMN]

I'm not even gonna look.

[coolfeel]

Hmmm, what the fuck is up with that "thing" under the pickups? Looks like he is harvesting a disease in a giant petri dish. Seriously that guitar looks fucking hideous.

[veatch]

Take off the pickguard and put a P90 back in the bridge, it wouldn't be too bad. Assuming you like scalloped frets and a neck with an oil finish.

$350 sounds about right...

[killerteddybear]

I offered him $350.00 plus shipping.

Let's see what happens...

[cynic]

Even the guy that commissioned and financed all the "upgrades" doesn't want the freakin' thing anymore. Why does he think anyone else would?

[bubs_42]

Someone bet him he couldn't make it uglier and he was up to the challenge.

[cynic]

His description should include "this guitar fills a much-needed gap"

[LucSulla]

Well, that really puts just adding a Floyd into perspective. That poor guitar.

[ARM OF HAMER]

OUCH! Its been upgraded to another guitar thats been modded beyond repair.............I would NOT offer $350.00. Here is a much better version.http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hamer-USA-Special-Junior-Custom-TV-Yellow-/331153797049?pt=Guitar&hash=item4d1a4defb9

[Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame]

It's all about expressing yourself through your guitar, no?

[ARM OF HAMER]

Its all about ruining a vintage Hamer thats no longer being made into a guitar that never should be made.

[killerteddybear]

I offered him $350.00 plus shipping.

Let's see what happens...

...gee, my offer was declined.

[ksmjc1969]

Saw that ! Ouch ! Looks pain full to play !

[BTMN]

Still not looking.

[anotherfreak]

ok,

Honest question,

if you have BIG frets like that, why scallop the neck above the 12th fret? With frets like that you'd have to squeeze the crap out of 'em to get anywhere near the fretboard. I have played scalloped necks with more of a "vintage" small fret and I could see the need for the scallop, but WHY re-fret AND scallop?

[Hamer95USA]

What a shame to modify the Special like that. If someone bought that guitar, they'll have to install a new rosewood fretboard/refret, replace the missing stock Seymour Duncan P-90 pickup, remove the cheesy pickgutard, and refinish the neck & body. It would be an expensive guitar restoration project.

Guitar George

[kanegon]

If it's a 93, there were so many made I don't think it's worth crying over. Silly markup aside (there's no accounting for that...), I kinda think it's okay to mod P90 Specials. That's what I figured when I added an OEM guard - hell it's mine, I'll do whatever I want. It was my punk rock guitar and it looked great! Who knows, that neck could be killer too. Had a blast playing a Vox with a scalloped neck once...