How about this for a laugh...?

BritishBluesBoy · May 23rd, 2008, 03:49 PM

What do you suppose this guy's been smoking...?

http://cgi.ebay.com/79-RI-Antigua-FE...ayphotohosting

Jelly · May 23rd, 2008, 03:55 PM

I guess I'm the only Antigua fan. I must say they should have used another color on the pickguard though.

nasonm · May 23rd, 2008, 03:55 PM

well I can tell you that the neck on the Antigua RI's are great....I dunno about 4K great, but I love mine that I bought off TeleL6s

BritishBluesBoy · May 23rd, 2008, 04:01 PM

I'm not talking about the color... 4K for a 5 year old Japanese Telecaster! He must be out of his mind...

Borgnine! · May 23rd, 2008, 04:03 PM

....those kitchen appliances that came in colours like "avocado", and "harvest gold" that were all the rage back in the earl '70s.

harry the filter · May 23rd, 2008, 04:04 PM

No disrespect to Antigua fans meant, because your tastes are just as legitimate as anyone else's, but wasn't that finish inspired by 70's kitchen appliances? To me, the only thing that could make that finish even less appealing would be a mother of toilet seat pickguard. But that's just me. Mike Brady, call your office.

fltpkr · May 23rd, 2008, 04:24 PM

I think there's one too many 9's in that figure....

stephwills · May 23rd, 2008, 04:41 PM

Hideous. Poor guitar. I feel sorry for it.

The link in the auction (http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/Gea...x?Item=1858246) takes you to a page where he has it priced at $945.

Jelly · May 23rd, 2008, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harry the filter

No disrespect to Antigua fans meant, because your tastes are just as legitimate as anyone else's, but wasn't that finish inspired by 70's kitchen appliances? To me, the only thing that could make that finish even less appealing would be a mother of toilet seat pickguard. But that's just me. Mike Brady, call your office.

I don't know what you're talking about

ajgus · May 23rd, 2008, 05:20 PM

I think there is a certain charm to that finish, but like Jelly said...if I could live with it, the first thing I would do is slap a white guard on it.

BAW4742 · May 23rd, 2008, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Borgnine!

....those kitchen appliances that came in colours like "avocado", and "harvest gold" that were all the rage back in the earl '70s.

I've still got a harvest gold fridge - OK - it's in the shop for the beer. But I stil hve it.

e-merlin · May 23rd, 2008, 07:44 PM

That's a cool guitar, but not 4-grand cool. You're right, he's been smokin' the wacky tobacky.

teleman65 · May 23rd, 2008, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by e-merlin

... You're right, he's been smokin' the wacky tobacky.

Or he's counting on someone smoking some before buying.

yegbert · May 23rd, 2008, 09:16 PM

He's obviously listing it on ebay only to advertise it there and wants only the $945 he's asking on gbase for it.

It looks like a possibly hard to find CIJ model 2003 Tele in mint condition with hardshell case. The $945 price might be okay, but judging from many negative responses here the number of prospective buyers is probably low.

I think it looks pretty, but I don't need another Tele.

studio1087 · May 24th, 2008, 01:41 AM

He has many guitar auctions and the buy it now prices are all $3995.

The insertion fees have to be really high......listing 20 auctions with $3995 buy it now fees must be really expensive.

Ouch.

rhinocaster · May 24th, 2008, 01:47 AM

I LOVE antigua Teles, but that Japanese version just doesn't look very good.

Give me a GOOD snot burst any day!

smitty54017 · May 24th, 2008, 02:10 PM

Kinda looks like a set of plates I bought at a garage sale once. I think they were from the 60's.

Also bought an aluminum Christmas tree there. Nobody ever said I had good taste.

Telarkaster · May 24th, 2008, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yegbert

He's obviously listing it on ebay only to advertise it there and wants only the $945 he's asking on gbase for it.

It looks like a possibly hard to find CIJ model 2003 Tele in mint condition with hardshell case. The $945 price might be okay, but judging from many negative responses here the number of prospective buyers is probably low.

I think it looks pretty, but I don't need another Tele.

Ok, that makes sense. $945 is fair. I regurgitated in my mouth the first time I saw one of these finishes, now I appreciate them. I think it's cool, it's really grown on me. I like the pickguard as is. If you're going to go Antigua, then go all the way!

Like the pink paisley, it's for the Tele player who doesn't care what you think, for someone who can back up their choice of colour with their playing. I don't know if I can, that's probably why I don't own one. But I wish I could one day...

Didn't the originals have a more gradual change of colour around the outer rim? This one has a very drastic change from light vomit green to dark vomit green...

giginthesky · May 24th, 2008, 02:26 PM

i like them but, the RI"s are too green.

woodman · May 24th, 2008, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Telarkaster

from light vomit green to dark vomit green...

... doesn't the Fender catalog call it "light vomit avocado"?

May 23rd, 2008, 03:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
BritishBluesBoy Friend of Leo's Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Age: 40 Posts: 4,580 62 Photos	How about this for a laugh...? What do you suppose this guy's been smoking...? http://cgi.ebay.com/79-RI-Antigua-FE...ayphotohosting __________________ BBB.

May 23rd, 2008, 03:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jelly Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 1,423 10 Photos	I guess I'm the only Antigua fan. I must say they should have used another color on the pickguard though. __________________ "I got on a bus and I went to Fresno because I thought Merle Haggard lived there."

May 23rd, 2008, 03:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
nasonm Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bangor, Maine Age: 31 Posts: 1,690 16 Photos	well I can tell you that the neck on the Antigua RI's are great....I dunno about 4K great, but I love mine that I bought off TeleL6s __________________ "i have learned to just grit my teeth, change the subject, consider their deep total ignorance, fondle the thumb picks in my pocket and go on my way" - bender-freak It's been lonely in the saddle since my horse died

May 23rd, 2008, 04:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
BritishBluesBoy Friend of Leo's Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Age: 40 Posts: 4,580 62 Photos	I'm not talking about the color... 4K for a 5 year old Japanese Telecaster! He must be out of his mind... __________________ BBB.

May 23rd, 2008, 04:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
Borgnine! Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 103	reminds me of..... ....those kitchen appliances that came in colours like "avocado", and "harvest gold" that were all the rage back in the earl '70s. __________________ Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead---Charles Bukowski

May 23rd, 2008, 04:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
harry the filter Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tennessee Age: 50 Posts: 179	No disrespect to Antigua fans meant, because your tastes are just as legitimate as anyone else's, but wasn't that finish inspired by 70's kitchen appliances? To me, the only thing that could make that finish even less appealing would be a mother of toilet seat pickguard. But that's just me. Mike Brady, call your office.

May 23rd, 2008, 04:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
fltpkr Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregoon Posts: 837	I think there's one too many 9's in that figure.... __________________ The preacher says all my sins is warshed away, including that Piggly Wiggly I knocked over in Yazoo.

May 23rd, 2008, 04:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
stephwills Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 257	Hideous. Poor guitar. I feel sorry for it. The link in the auction (http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/Gea...x?Item=1858246) takes you to a page where he has it priced at $945. __________________ steph Think I'll just stay here and drink ...

May 23rd, 2008, 05:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
ajgus Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 2,264	I think there is a certain charm to that finish, but like Jelly said...if I could live with it, the first thing I would do is slap a white guard on it. __________________ "I'm still married to my first wife...and that's my first guitar...she don't talk back to me, she talks for me..." -Stevie ray Vaughan

May 23rd, 2008, 09:16 PM	#14 (permalink)
yegbert Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland (US) Age: 54 Posts: 4,811 85 Photos	He's obviously listing it on ebay only to advertise it there and wants only the $945 he's asking on gbase for it. It looks like a possibly hard to find CIJ model 2003 Tele in mint condition with hardshell case. The $945 price might be okay, but judging from many negative responses here the number of prospective buyers is probably low. I think it looks pretty, but I don't need another Tele.

May 24th, 2008, 01:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
studio1087 Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Near Milwaukee Age: 44 Posts: 3,959 36 Photos	He has many guitar auctions and the buy it now prices are all $3995. The insertion fees have to be really high......listing 20 auctions with $3995 buy it now fees must be really expensive. Ouch. __________________ JLG Carry On

May 24th, 2008, 01:47 AM	#16 (permalink)
rhinocaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oregon Age: 44 Posts: 1,348	I LOVE antigua Teles, but that Japanese version just doesn't look very good. Give me a GOOD snot burst any day! __________________ Just because I "Don't" get it doesn't mean I "Won't" get it!

May 24th, 2008, 02:10 PM	#17 (permalink)
smitty54017 Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Richmond, WI Age: 36 Posts: 373	Kinda looks like a set of plates I bought at a garage sale once. I think they were from the 60's. Also bought an aluminum Christmas tree there. Nobody ever said I had good taste. __________________ ----------------------------------------------------- Happy cows (and Packer fans) come from Wisconsin!

May 24th, 2008, 02:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
giginthesky Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: south jersey Age: 36 Posts: 1,062 6 Photos	i like them but, the RI"s are too green.