Rrrrrrrrr Billy She's a Jack Sparrow model

shoretyus · May 9th, 2008, 07:42 PM

Don't know whether to laugh or Keel Haul him

http://cgi.ebay.ca/FENDER-TELECASTER...QQcmdZViewItem

refin · May 9th, 2008, 07:47 PM

Yar,matey!

Teleblooz · May 9th, 2008, 07:49 PM

Kinda cool, actually...

Does it come with a parrot?

Gary in Boston · May 9th, 2008, 08:05 PM

What do you charge a pirate to pierce his ears for earings?

A buck an ear

Balky Mule · May 9th, 2008, 08:06 PM

From seller's description:

Quote:

The back is a very impressive double-image. It is a Pirate Ship inside of a Caribbean map (the map reads upside down).

With "Hispaniola" spelled incorrectly. Oops, go back and do it again!

lennyb · May 9th, 2008, 08:08 PM

he should pitch it the band "The pirates of the Mississippi"!!

cotecj · May 9th, 2008, 08:16 PM

Reminds me of when I got a wood-burning set for Christmas when I was 12...

markinlondon · May 9th, 2008, 09:37 PM

Can't see Mick Green with one of them. Aaarrr(ghh)!

mellecaster · May 9th, 2008, 09:39 PM

Really not much worst than some of the "Artsy" Crap the Fender Custom Shop makes...where they Doll-up a $200 Amp...paste stickers on a Tele...and try to sell the set for $20,000.00....course that's just my opinion...YMMV

Vegasrock · May 9th, 2008, 09:51 PM

wow i actually really like it. i do have a huge pirate tattoo on my ribs though too

three barrel · May 9th, 2008, 11:22 PM

I think it has it's place. It's art and wood is the canvas. Not art that I would buy, but somebody will. I could definitely see Keef playing a guitar like that.

Bullwinkle · May 9th, 2008, 11:39 PM

If that was done with a woodburner, there's a hell of a lot of labor there. I should know ... my grandpa bought me a woodburning kit for Christmas in 1975.

Gr8tfulEd · May 10th, 2008, 01:03 AM

Actually, I rather like it- especially the skull and bones on the top. I changed out the neck plate on my Hw1 Tele to a skull & crossbones engraved jobbie, and put the "pirate" q-parts knobs on mine, but it's all reverseable. No way I'm taking a woodburner to it!

kelnet · May 10th, 2008, 01:25 AM

It had to happen, ever since Keith Richards played a pirate in the last Pirates movie. And Keith is one of the gods of the Telecaster and a true pirate at heart. Hence the Pirate Tele.
Inevitable really.

Big John · May 10th, 2008, 04:16 AM

Yeah, i like it too, it has to be better than 90% of the junk that you see on eBay, the usual "this is a keeper", found under the bed type bull.

Would i buy one ? ------ err, no.

Elrond39 · May 10th, 2008, 04:21 AM

It may not necessarily be the theme that I personally would want to have on a guitar of mine, but there's some definite skill in it. It's very well done. Wonder what other themes he might tackle...

Elliot Easton · May 10th, 2008, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elrond39

It's very well done. Wonder what other themes he might tackle...

perhaps one from an imaginary western!

guitarbuilder · May 10th, 2008, 04:41 AM

Covered wagons leaving the city?

Telemarkman · May 10th, 2008, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elliot Easton

perhaps one from an imaginary western!

Wouldn't that have to be a Les Paul jr.

?

kreyzgym · May 10th, 2008, 05:22 AM

I don't mind that guitar at all.
Nautical star is incredible.

The only part I don't like is the back of the headstock.

91xlntS-3 · May 10th, 2008, 07:00 AM

I'm not big on carved/stickered bodies, but this looks pretty cool to me and I'm not into pirates!

It's a partscaster, only issue I have is with the headstock having Fender woodburned into it and no info available on the back of the headstock (serial number). So, you'd have to take the sellers' word for what it's made of.

I'll probably watch the auction to see if his reserve is met.

May 9th, 2008, 07:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
shoretyus Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: canada Posts: 272	Rrrrrrrrr Billy She's a Jack Sparrow model Don't know whether to laugh or Keel Haul him http://cgi.ebay.ca/FENDER-TELECASTER...QQcmdZViewItem

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refin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida Panhandle Age: 52 Posts: 1,815	Yar,matey! __________________ "For You,Lord,are good,and ready to forgive,and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You." Ps. 86:5 http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/refin_music.htm MASTER VOLUME? WHAT'S A MASTER VOLUME?

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Teleblooz Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 52 Posts: 368 15 Photos	Kinda cool, actually... Does it come with a parrot? __________________ “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men play the banjo" http://www.myspace.com/chrisleonhard

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Gary in Boston Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 381	What do you charge What do you charge a pirate to pierce his ears for earings? A buck an ear

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markinlondon Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wellington, NZ Age: 48 Posts: 426	Can't see Mick Green with one of them. Aaarrr(ghh)! __________________ Helping to invent english country dance guitar since 1981.

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lennyb Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Amherst Nova Scotia Posts: 205	he should pitch it the band "The pirates of the Mississippi"!!

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cotecj Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maine Age: 30 Posts: 141	Reminds me of when I got a wood-burning set for Christmas when I was 12...

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mellecaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,952 17 Photos	Really not much worst than some of the "Artsy" Crap the Fender Custom Shop makes...where they Doll-up a $200 Amp...paste stickers on a Tele...and try to sell the set for $20,000.00....course that's just my opinion...YMMV __________________ Let's Not Forget the Other 75% of The Tone Equation...It's Called an AMP

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Vegasrock Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 151 36 Photos	wow i actually really like it. i do have a huge pirate tattoo on my ribs though too

May 9th, 2008, 11:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
three barrel TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Wichita, KS Age: 52 Posts: 93	I think it has it's place. It's art and wood is the canvas. Not art that I would buy, but somebody will. I could definitely see Keef playing a guitar like that.

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Bullwinkle TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Charleston, WV Age: 41 Posts: 90	If that was done with a woodburner, there's a hell of a lot of labor there. I should know ... my grandpa bought me a woodburning kit for Christmas in 1975.

May 10th, 2008, 01:03 AM	#13 (permalink)
Gr8tfulEd Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lake Oswego, OR Posts: 544	Actually, I rather like it- especially the skull and bones on the top. I changed out the neck plate on my Hw1 Tele to a skull & crossbones engraved jobbie, and put the "pirate" q-parts knobs on mine, but it's all reverseable. No way I'm taking a woodburner to it! __________________ "Music is not a competition. The best music is cooperative."- Jerry Garcia, Las Vegas 1993 interview ---------------------- "[Expletive Deleted]"- Richard Nixon

May 10th, 2008, 01:25 AM	#14 (permalink)
kelnet Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Port Moody, BC Posts: 151	It had to happen, ever since Keith Richards played a pirate in the last Pirates movie. And Keith is one of the gods of the Telecaster and a true pirate at heart. Hence the Pirate Tele. Inevitable really.

May 10th, 2008, 04:16 AM	#15 (permalink)
Big John Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 3,757 33 Photos	Yeah, i like it too, it has to be better than 90% of the junk that you see on eBay, the usual "this is a keeper", found under the bed type bull. Would i buy one ? ------ err, no. __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

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Elrond39 TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Posts: 21	It may not necessarily be the theme that I personally would want to have on a guitar of mine, but there's some definite skill in it. It's very well done. Wonder what other themes he might tackle... __________________ Tangado haid! Leithio i philinn! Hold your positions! Fire the arrows!

May 10th, 2008, 04:41 AM	#18 (permalink)
guitarbuilder Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hemlock, NY Age: 54 Posts: 228	Covered wagons leaving the city?

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kreyzgym TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne Age: 18 Posts: 59	I don't mind that guitar at all. Nautical star is incredible. The only part I don't like is the back of the headstock.

May 10th, 2008, 07:00 AM	#21 (permalink)
91xlntS-3 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 594	I actually like it... I'm not big on carved/stickered bodies, but this looks pretty cool to me and I'm not into pirates! It's a partscaster, only issue I have is with the headstock having Fender woodburned into it and no info available on the back of the headstock (serial number). So, you'd have to take the sellers' word for what it's made of. I'll probably watch the auction to see if his reserve is met.