Fender CS telecaster 52 tangerine

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Fender CS telecaster 52 tangerine

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I've been looking at these recently and maybe have the opportunity to buying one second hand. What's a ball park that if interested you'd be willing to offer for it. I always seem to pay more if I like them rather than what they are actually going for.


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No Telecaster is worth more than 3 figures, we are just dumb enough to pay for the hype :moresarc:
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sizzlingbadger wrote:No Telecaster is worth more than 3 figures, we are just dumb enough to pay for the hype :moresarc:
Sounds like internet wisdom to me :p. You think a Trussarts can be manufactured, marketed and onsold under $1k?

How about a CS Tele, with select woods, a highly skilled (and therefore high waged) luthier or two involved, and expensive electrics?

I call BS on the whole 'two slabs of wood' tale. Yes they're structurally simple. So is an SG. But the inputs (expertise, wood, electrics, path to market) means they do cost a bit. In the same way an Epiphone dot isn't a CS 335, a Squier ain't a CS Tele. Not saying $4-8k is a realistic price, but sub $1k ain't either.

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MrDINO wrote:I've been looking at these recently and maybe have the opportunity to buying one second hand. What's a ball park that if interested you'd be willing to offer for it. I always seem to pay more if I like them rather than what they are actually going for.


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There was only one of these guitars that came to NZ. I agonized over buying. It was the finest Tele I ever laid my hands on, but I couldn't really afford it at the time. As I was humming and hahing over it, someone else bought it. To this day I regret not just doing it.

If the one you have the opportunity to buy is the one that was here in NZ. BUY IT!!!!!!!!! There is magic in that guitar.

I think anything up to NZ$3,500 would be fair.
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Re: Fender CS telecaster 52 tangerine

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Tangerine = :thumbdown:
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sizzlingbadger wrote:No Telecaster is worth more than 3 figures, we are just dumb enough to pay for the hype :moresarc:
Yes it's called the Katana effect :moresarc:
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My Nocaster was worth every cent of the $4k I shouldn't have sold it for.

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handsoffmatt wrote:
MrDINO wrote:I've been looking at these recently and maybe have the opportunity to buying one second hand. What's a ball park that if interested you'd be willing to offer for it. I always seem to pay more if I like them rather than what they are actually going for.


http://rvrb.io/1952-telecaster-rp7
There was only one of these guitars that came to NZ. I agonized over buying. It was the finest Tele I ever laid my hands on, but I couldn't really afford it at the time. As I was humming and hahing over it, someone else bought it. To this day I regret not just doing it.

If the one you have the opportunity to buy is the one that was here in NZ. BUY IT!!!!!!!!! There is magic in that guitar.

I think anything up to NZ$3,500 would be fair.
I think that's the one. Has had magic word used around it. Haven't had the opportunity to play it. Might be around 4K so thinking on it. Lot of gold

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sizzlingbadger wrote:No Telecaster is worth more than 3 figures, we are just dumb enough to pay for the hype :moresarc:
I've owned a few Strats ranging from Japanese to US standards 70s to CS models. Price ranges all over the place as well. The one I liked the most Null Pointer has. It has a well balance platform of tone through all the pickup selections without much volume drop and no ice picky stuff. Nice accoustic resonance. Also happened to be the most expensive I'd owned. Not sure whether that's got much to do with it but it was worth it imho...2c

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null_pointer wrote:
sizzlingbadger wrote:No Telecaster is worth more than 3 figures, we are just dumb enough to pay for the hype :moresarc:
Sounds like internet wisdom to me :p. You think a Trussarts can be manufactured, marketed and onsold under $1k?

How about a CS Tele, with select woods, a highly skilled (and therefore high waged) luthier or two involved, and expensive electrics?

I call BS on the whole 'two slabs of wood' tale. Yes they're structurally simple. So is an SG. But the inputs (expertise, wood, electrics, path to market) means they do cost a bit. In the same way an Epiphone dot isn't a CS 335, a Squier ain't a CS Tele. Not saying $4-8k is a realistic price, but sub $1k ain't either.

/Rant

In full agreement with you on this #Rant Tim. Could not have put it better myself :thumbup:

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null_pointer wrote:You think a Trussarts can be manufactured, marketed and onsold under $1k?
Easily, the chinese could likely make them for $30-$40, maybe less!
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They could bottle milk for 5c per 2L too, you want to drink it though?

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null_pointer wrote:They could bottle milk for 5c per 2L too, you want to drink it though?
I'm pretty much dairy free so no at any cost!
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If new = 6K
Then let used = 4K
Minus tangerine = 3.5K
Plus random(NZ) = 3200 +/- 500

/I don't know anything about CS guitars

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Re: Fender CS telecaster 52 tangerine

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Thanks for the comments.

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