1962 Fender Tele, Made in Japan, mint, $750

[Vince a]

OK, I did a search and couldn't find the answer I needed, so . . .

Ad in todays' paper had the above (Subject) for sale. He had other things in the ad, but I called and asked about this one. He said, "It is not a re-issue, but a mint condition original." The ad stated - OBO! He left a phone number and an email address . . .

My question . . . did Japan build Fender Teles back in '62? I though the only ones with this date were the re-issues?

Thanks . . .

[jwells393]

Fender Japan began around 1982.

[Dana]

I could be wrong but my understanding was that Fender Japan didn't exist until 1983.

Funny, I used to play this gig with a guy who insisted his 'Crafted in Japan' Jazz bass was built in 1975, and that he got it for a steal from the original owner for only $750!

[Vince a]

Yea . . . I thought so. I looked on the "Dating Fender Gutars" website, and the frist year noted for MIJ's was 1982.

I got to call him back to listen to more of his BS . . . he also lists a 1921 Martin for sale :?

[maestrovert]

ooooooo and when you call, listen close too, it just might be that rarest of rare birds, a 1921 mij Martin D45 ! ....you know....the one with the Mother of Graphite neck !!
;-)

[Vince a]

Thanks m,

I hear ya!

I wonder if I can hock my house to get em?

I just gotta go see them! They're local!

[stevieboy]

That guy's wasting his talents on a local paper--he needs to get on Ebay!

[lenny]

Originally Posted by stevieboy

That guy's wasting his talents on a local paper--he needs to get on Ebay!

[Flipped Mustang]

I knew a guy that insisted his Fender Mustang was made in 1941!! He pitched a fit if you tried to argue with him about it.
No kidding

[trag-o-caster]

Originally Posted by Flipped Mustang

I knew a guy that insisted his Fender Mustang was made in 1941!! He pitched a fit if you tried to argue with him about it.
No kidding

Doesn't EVERYONE know somebody like this?

Heck, we had a newbie on here a couple of months ago who was asking a simple question, but also mentioned owning a 1964 Gibson Les Paul. Absolutely NO ONE (myself included) enlightened the guy about the impossibility of such an instrument!

A guy at the bar last Sunday night, tried to sell me an Ampeg guitar amp that he INSISTED was a 1965. The guy knows me well enough to know that I know better, but he INSISTED it was INDEED a 1965. The amp was a V4 head, with a "Distortion" control, so we're talking late 70's here. When I dug up some info and showed it to him, he was P.O'd. He was asking $1000 for it, and I said "Man, it's not even worth $500."

There still a lot of people out there that think that the Broadcaster came out in 1948 (and some claim 1946).

[Vince a]

I really feel like leaving this guy's email address with you all, so we can all jump in his s**t just to teach him a lesson.

[maestrovert]

let the buyer beware
there's a sucker born every minute
lemme see, what other stuff i've run across in my time...
oh yeah, the '55 Flying V a guy tried to sell me once......
the Pre War L-5, with stock single gold plated humbucker...
the Pre CBS Silverface Twin....
each and every one was GREATLY offended when confronted with the truth !
are they such pathological liars that they believe their own b.s. ?
heya, whadja hear back on the 1921 mij Martin with the Mother of Graphite neck ?

[Vince a]

Originally Posted by maestrovert

. . . heya, whadja hear back on the 1921 mij Martin with the Mother of Graphite neck ?

Actually . . . he said this was a great buy at this price, as it comes from the factory with the "Aura" system!

[Twin Reiver]

Sure, maybe the guy is a bunko artist (but not a very ambitious one for $750 obo), but he probably is just a little mixed about what is a reissue. It's probably a 62 reissue from the 80s, which are great guitars. Either way, it's not the craziest price in the world one way or another and it's probably a nice guitar.

Publish his e-mail? Geez. You guys act like he's trying to sell a 51 original MIJ Esquire for 20 grand. Not everybody can be a telenerd brainiac like us. Let's try to use our powers for the forces of good and not to tear a new one into every poor slob who doesn't know exactly what he is selling.

Thanks.

rant finis

[Jakedog]

Originally Posted by maestrovert

each and every one was GREATLY offended when confronted with the truth !
are they such pathological liars that they believe their own b.s. ?

With almost every person like this that I've encountered, it wasn't so much that they were liars believing their own stories. Most of them got taken when they bought the stuff, by the same story, and have a hard time swallowing the fact (when finally confronted with the truth) that they know close to nothing about vintage gear, and got schnookered because of it.

It's usually, in my experience, more of a pride issue. I know from experience, it sucks to come out looking like an idiot, when you thought you were king of the heap. Nobody wants to believe they got taken by a load of B.S. So they try to perpetuate the myth they've bought into.

I'm not making excuses for anybody, and there are people out there, no question, who will try to rook you every chance they get. But most of the local yoakles with 1827 Ibanez Destroyers are just mis-informed, got ripped off, and don't want to accept it.


Jake

[Vince a]

Exactly why I didn't give his e-address . . .