Is this a good deal? CV Tele, Lindy Fralins, $420

Talk about all other types of guitars. Jazzmasters and basses go here!

Moderated By: mods

User avatar
Rhysyrhys
The Kraken
Posts: 3150
Joined: Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:24 pm
Location: California

Is this a good deal? CV Tele, Lindy Fralins, $420

Post by Rhysyrhys »

Been scouring the bay area for a good Telecaster to round out the squad - this fella has bid himself down to 420 off of 600 bucks. Seriously, did not pressure him to make that near 200 disappear...

http://offerup.co/rmJqHZyd1lb

So I'm kinda interested, I've heard good things about CV Tele's, it has the colour scheme I get down with, Lindy Fralins are a known amber switchtip brand and Blues Specials are $220 new.

Is this a good or a shit deal? I'm having trouble telling...
Image
User avatar
NickS
.
.
Posts: 13525
Joined: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:08 am
Location: Close to the edge, down by the river

Re: Is this a good deal? CV Tele, Lindy Fralins, $420

Post by NickS »

Error 1020 Ray ID: 6be37187ac5c718a • 2021-12-15 23:27:35 UTC
Access denied
What happened?

This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks.
Personal pronouns he/him
User avatar
Rhysyrhys
The Kraken
Posts: 3150
Joined: Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:24 pm
Location: California

Re: Is this a good deal? CV Tele, Lindy Fralins, $420

Post by Rhysyrhys »

Does attachments thing work?
Attachments
telescreenshot.png
telescreenshot.png (694.03 KiB) Viewed 1706 times
telea.jpg
telea.jpg (8.84 KiB) Viewed 1706 times
teleb.jpg
teleb.jpg (58.43 KiB) Viewed 1706 times
telec.jpg
telec.jpg (9.87 KiB) Viewed 1706 times
Image
User avatar
Bacchus
Whatever's handiest
Posts: 23431
Joined: Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:10 am
Location: wandering

Re: Is this a good deal? CV Tele, Lindy Fralins, $420

Post by Bacchus »

Probably. What do those usually go for over there? Maybe think what the guitar is worth, then say maybe $110 for the $220 pickups?

It's probably a great guitar with great pickups, though.
Image
User avatar
benecol
Best Poster 2010
Posts: 8264
Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:12 pm
Location: Westcountry

Re: Is this a good deal? CV Tele, Lindy Fralins, $420

Post by benecol »

I'd fuck that off? Seems a lot for a Squier, mods like pickups never worth as much as they cost, and from the look of the pic below, it's going to need a new nut.

Image
User avatar
Thomas
.
.
Posts: 3591
Joined: Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:05 am
Location: Glasgow, UK

Re: Is this a good deal? CV Tele, Lindy Fralins, $420

Post by Thomas »

Seems pricey. For that money find a Baja or stick on 150 and get an old American special.

If you do go for it ask if he installed the Fralins himself. If not, who knows what’s actually in there.
User avatar
Doog
mid-century modem
Posts: 23024
Joined: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:49 pm
Location: London

Re: Is this a good deal? CV Tele, Lindy Fralins, $420

Post by Doog »

Why is strung righty in one pic, and lefty in another?

It kinda looks like that nut has been unstuck and flipped, scope that weird little hangover on the headstock view. So at least that part might be an easy fix to revert? Defo enquire.
sunshiner wrote: You don't understand my kindness, drown in shit
User avatar
BillClay
.
.
Posts: 1421
Joined: Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:05 pm

Re: Is this a good deal? CV Tele, Lindy Fralins, $420

Post by BillClay »

Where can you find a Baja for that kinda money?

I don't know if it's a great deal but I think that's one of the more desirable models, certainly the cheapest way into a bound body I'd think?
User avatar
sunshiner
.
.
Posts: 8030
Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:05 pm
Location: Around the corner

Re: Is this a good deal? CV Tele, Lindy Fralins, $420

Post by sunshiner »

GFS sells both finished bound bodies and complete guitars
matte30is wrote:Someone man up and get a balloon.
User avatar
Nick
Y'SEE!?
Posts: 9459
Joined: Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:13 am
Location: Albany, NY

Re: Is this a good deal? CV Tele, Lindy Fralins, $420

Post by Nick »

420? The sex number! Nice!
User avatar
Doog
mid-century modem
Posts: 23024
Joined: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:49 pm
Location: London

Re: Is this a good deal? CV Tele, Lindy Fralins, $420

Post by Doog »

:lol:
sunshiner wrote: You don't understand my kindness, drown in shit
User avatar
Thomas
.
.
Posts: 3591
Joined: Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:05 am
Location: Glasgow, UK

Re: Is this a good deal? CV Tele, Lindy Fralins, $420

Post by Thomas »

BillClay wrote: Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:21 pm Where can you find a Baja for that kinda money?
They still pop up on FB marketplace at a great price once in a while, same with the American Specials. When you can buy a secondhand US Standard for 700 you gotta price something that cost half the amount retail accordingly. When you’re in the market you just have to check regularly cos the dealers in there snap up most of the stuff. Having rebuilt my collection of gear over the last year and a bit and having bought?sold?traded 40-50 in that time, I can say there is still many a deal to be had.

Yes you do still see people asking silly prices (due to a combination of new guitar prices having shot up and especially cos while people had extra disposable income from being stuck in the house for a year, COVID prices for preowned gear became a thing) but only a doofus would pay those prices. Remember those amazing Gibson tribute series guitars that were all about 300-400 preowned? Some people were asking 7-800 for them. Sadly some folk were buying them. So prices are still all over the place but they’re coming back to reality.