ClaYt
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Post by ClaYt on Jul 2, 2004 21:36:42 GMT 10
I was watching the Live @ The Wireless section of 'A Diversion' recently and hearing how good paul's guitar named 'Monster' sounds, I remembered that he auctioned it off a while ago. I was just wondering if anyone on the forum was the winner and what type of guitar it was?
Thanks
ClaYt
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Post by Delirium on Jul 3, 2004 7:51:00 GMT 10
do you mean the fender jazzmaster?
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Post by twentysomething on Jul 3, 2004 12:31:42 GMT 10
Yep your correct, it was his Japanese built Fender Jazzmaster. From memory he had a few modifications made to it along the way (pickups).
If you are interested in buying one you can pick them up in Australia for about $1500 or so, or if you order them through the Japanese website they are a fair bit cheaper.
Cheers
Matt
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Post by somethingforkaty on Jul 3, 2004 23:56:10 GMT 10
I myself have often wondered who outbid me for that beautiful guitar!
The lucky owner is yet to be revealed!
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Post by SPDC not logged on Oct 28, 2004 15:10:23 GMT 10
Yep your correct, it was his Japanese built Fender Jazzmaster. From memory he had a few modifications made to it along the way (pickups). If you are interested in buying one you can pick them up in Australia for about $1500 or so, or if you order them through the Japanese website they are a fair bit cheaper. Cheers Matt What is the URL for the Fender Japan/Ishibashi website? I had the URL for a site that was translated in comprehensible English and gave the price of each model in Yen, but now when i type in www.ishibashi.co.jp or similar or search though google, i get some poorly translated crap that is nothing like the site I originally saw. |
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Post by twentysomething on Oct 28, 2004 16:06:50 GMT 10
Ill see if i can find it for you.
Regards
Matthew
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Post by SPDC not logged again on Nov 2, 2004 15:50:40 GMT 10
Cheers, i think the page in question had frames and a blue background. It also had links to some other majorish guitar companies that Ishibashi also builds for (Gretsch, Epiphone, Gibson etc)
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Post by jcook26 on Nov 26, 2004 8:43:13 GMT 10
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Post by SPDC not logged on Dec 6, 2004 13:51:12 GMT 10
It's close, but no cigar (as the saying goes). However, it does mention prices, though I'm having trouble navigating around, but I'm willing to perservere. Thanks heaps! |
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Post by SPDC not logged again on Dec 6, 2004 13:55:54 GMT 10
Okay, found it, so am I right in saying that at the current excahnge rate, it'd work out to be about $2500 for a 3-colour sunburst jazzmaster, then? (Divide the price in yen by about 80 or whatever the exchange rate is nowadays)
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Post by jcook26 on Dec 6, 2004 20:31:30 GMT 10
For current exchange rates and a calculator go here: www.xe.com |
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Post by jcook26 on Dec 6, 2004 20:43:43 GMT 10
That's pretty close SPDC. Today's exchange rate puts it at $2357.77, although I suppose you'd also have to pay shipping on top of that. This is better than the retail price of $3145.14 (Y$250000).
Now for some quotable quotes from the Jazzmaster page...
I love Engrish. ;D
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Post by jessL on Dec 6, 2004 21:25:50 GMT 10
off the topic, but if you love Engrish (like i do!) go to www.engrish.com (if u havent already!!) |
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Jurds
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Post by Jurds on Dec 7, 2004 7:20:21 GMT 10
From memory that is way too much for a japanese Jazzmaster.
When you could access the Ishibashi website the jazzmasters were 64000yen and when you add a hard shell case and shipping it came to approx $AUD1600 (exluding any customs/duty etc)
There is no way that a Jap Jazzmaster will cost you over 3 grand. Thats what you would pay for an american made one.
Also, I am sure that Venue Music is Syndey were selling jaguars and jazzmasters (Jap) for about $1800 as well as the US made which were about $3500.
Cheers,
Jarrod
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Post by jcook26 on Dec 8, 2004 11:24:40 GMT 10
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