Ok this is the best thing I've ever found in a Pawn Shop.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:55 pm

So I was driving my friend around to pawn shops so he could look for a cheap acoustic. We hit a bunch of shops and found nothing so we were going to call it quits. On the way home we passed a shop we didn't know about so we decided to stop. I'm glad we did. Inside I found a Candy Apple Red Japanese Jaguar. It's covered in stickers, missing a grub screw, and might need a refret, but I got it for $225.

It needs a good cleaning but I dont think it's in too bad of shape under all those stickers. I'll put up more pics when I get it cleaned up.

Before:

Proof of the awesome dealz.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:57 pm

wow!
thats a great find!
you should relic that thing and pimp it out to the extreme!

Jagermeister · Post by **Jagermeister** » Wed May 14, 2008 11:00 pm

HAA

Leave it that way... It's weird that they don't seem to have messed with anything that matters...

Love it. Going to hit like 5 pawn shops on my drive today because of it.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Wed May 14, 2008 11:11 pm

about 4 years ago there was a white cij jag in the pawn shop in town for something like 150.00 bucks, the local guitar shop bought it and sold it to some guy in maryland.
i remeber being in a pawn shop in dayton ohio and i saw an early 70s mustang and a 60's newporter(something like that)
and i thought they were the coolest(they were bothe under 250.00)

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:42 am

Well I kinda got it cleaned up. The rhythm circuit works, but if I turn the rhythm circuit off nothing works. The neck pickup sounds pretty nice, though. I'll have to figure out what's up with it.

I still can't believe I got it so cheap.

Here it is cleaned up, I can't decide if I want to leave the Thundercats sticker on it or not.

Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:45 am

LEAVE THUNDERCATS!!!! great find by the way. i wish i could go into a pawn shop (dont you have to be 18?)

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Thu May 15, 2008 1:07 am

the pawn shops around here really suck.
i do remember going to some in tennessee with my dad that were pretty cool.

MutantParty · Post by **MutantParty** » Thu May 15, 2008 1:19 am

dude. score of the century!

some little punk rock burnout mustve needed a dime bag.
bless his little plaid heart for being the only kid on earth unaware of ebay.

all other pawn shops are just filled to the gills with black squier strats.
no goodies like this, or even wonky 60's japanese weirdo guitars.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu May 15, 2008 1:23 am

Mo Rocca wrote:LEAVE THUNDERCATS!!!! great find by the way. i wish i could go into a pawn shop (dont you have to be 18?)

huh? this is the first time I've ever heard this. anyway, if you are under 18 you should be trying to break as many under 18 restrictions as possible. I mean, what are they gonna do to you? you're under 18.

analogsystem · Post by **analogsystem** » Thu May 15, 2008 1:28 am

You only have to be 18 to actually pawn something. I'm sure you could buy something from a pawn shop as long as it's not a gun, tobacco, liquor, etc.

astro · Post by **astro** » Thu May 15, 2008 1:51 am

All the pawn shops up here seriously suck when it comes to guitar stuff. They all seem to think that their guitars are somehow worth more than what reality has to offer. I often see $500 squiers, $800 MIM standard strats and teles. The other day I saw a pawn shop with some of those ultra-cheap plastic Danelectro pedals and they wanted $150 a piece. And its no use to try and negotiate. I have no idea what some of these dudes are smoking.

astro · Post by **astro** » Thu May 15, 2008 1:52 am

And, by the way, that Jag is an awesome score!

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Thu May 15, 2008 3:19 am

Nice Find!

How worn are the frets? Sometimes, worn frets will still play well and not buzz. You just have to set it up and find out.

Will · Post by **Will** » Thu May 15, 2008 3:53 am

DEAL OF THE CENTURY - I think the stickers actually protected the finish.

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu May 15, 2008 5:01 am

Hly shit! My closest was a 60soemthing duosonic disaster fro $40.

tribi9 · Post by **tribi9** » Thu May 15, 2008 5:11 am

beaut score!

AkK · Post by **AkK** » Thu May 15, 2008 7:12 am

I want to cry. Less than 300$.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu May 15, 2008 7:52 am

YEAS!

roachello · Post by **roachello** » Thu May 15, 2008 8:01 am

LUCKY!

What did u use to rub the sticker remnants off? Rubbing alcohol?

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu May 15, 2008 8:32 am

that looks damn nice!
i thought i got a deal when i bought mine for 610.00
apparently i was wrong.........
you should totally upgrade that beast wide american pups n stuff.