[Ed Bickert]

Isn't that one overpriced? For the price of two of them you can get the guitar it goes in thrown in for an extra grand or so.

And I thought the general knowledge was that CBS models (not so much the pikcups) were of sub-par quality. It's amazing how much CBS guitars go for now. Especially considering how blacklisted they were not too long ago. You can see a big price difference between a 1964 Tele and a 1965 Tele on eBay too.

Funny how something once considered a poorly constructed guitar with an eye for the dollar and no eye on quality control can start commanding vintage prices. I suppose if it's old it gets the money. But for 3,500 I'd rather buy a 2006 Custom Shop Tele. Wich i suspect has far more quality in it than a CBS-era product.

And yes, I know there's exceptions to every rule. If some moron can sell a peice of toast with St. Mary's face on it for a grand then it stands to reason that, if only by luck, a good many of the CBS era guitars are good. But still. Without playing it, who would throw so much money away on what only a decade ago was considered Fedner's darkest years?

But maybe it's worth buying them to sell them by parts. Especially if you can get 500.00 per pickup.