need help from you guys.

[Skullflower]

i am wanting to sell my first ever guitar ( a telecaster). now as far as i know, it is an american 1970's original. that was what i knew when my grandads friend sold to me many years ago.

i really want to find out exactly what this guitar is and it's value etc. any ideas guys? i have no idea where to start. cheers.

[benbo]

First, hello and welcome. Second, do you have any pictures? An exact year model, some pics with the neck off, the control plate off and even the pickgaurd off would be really helpfull. Some of the guys here can identify a tele just looking at it like ol fuzzy and a number of others here. So some pics would be great. :)

[Skullflower]

i'll try and sort that out in a moment. my flat mate has a digital camera i think. i think it is from 1989. i've just looked at a serial number chart and it dates to 1989
E955026
any rough guestimations of value if this is the case?

[Skullflower]

i think i've cracked it. it's a 1984 japanese tele ( the lying scoundrel). minor wear and tare ( the odd scratch). dijon yellow. black scatchplate. can anyone tell me a rough idea of its value?

[Skullflower]

aswell. the guy who told me it was american had scratched the made in japan bit off ( i've never even noticed it it's done that well). i worked it out by looking at the model on the internet and lining the mark up with the letters above. i'm a bit gutted that i've realised he lied after all this time.

[Pete Galati]

Value doesn't matter.

Never sell your first Telecaster!

[Skullflower]

that's not really helpful mate. i owe a lot of money for electricity and i'm going to get a court summons if i don't pay it. not everyone can afford to be so sentimental.

[csapo]

Hi Skullflower and welcome.

Depending on the condition of the Telecaster, you should get somewhere in the range of $400 - $800 U.S. That would be if you went direct to a buyer and not involve a reseller or store.

Good luck and sorry to hear about your situation. :(

[zombywoof]

Originally Posted by Pete Galati

Value doesn't matter.

Never sell your first Telecaster!

Good Advice , well worth heeding. If you read enough posts here you will come across laments from those who let go of the first one in their lives.

[Mike Rice]

Originally Posted by Skullflower

i think i've cracked it. it's a 1984 japanese tele

No disrespect intended mate, but what in blue blazes is going on here? How did this go from being a 70s Tele, to an '89, to a MIJ? I thought you said you found an E9 serial number...what happened to that? I'm definitely missing some pages from my copy of the playbook!

I think you'll find this group to be incrediblly helpful, even when we're being sentimental, but the guitar has to be credible first. How about just describing all of it's fine details?

[0le FUZZY]

HEE! HEE!

[getbent]

hmmm..... I hear a bell going off... anybody else hear it?

[Skullflower]

don't be so paranoid. thanks for the help csapo.

[Skullflower]

mike rice should read the posts again.

[Pete Galati]

Originally Posted by getbent

hmmm..... I hear a bell going off... anybody else hear it?

There was almost a deafening silence after Mike Rice spoke up!

[getbent]

How about some pix ol'chap! What kind of bed was this guitar under anyway? (I apologize in advance for that last comment, but man, reading this thread is pretty odd...especially without any pictures...)

The value of the guitar could be quite variable.... I think with a really good narrative (RK could help with this) some good pictures, and some good buzz on some discussion boards you could get 650 US. But, be prepared for some healthy derision if it smells of bovine waste!

[Skullflower]

i actually don't like teles. and it was covered in stickers and stuff. cleaned it all up now. can't get pics but will deffo put some up asap. once the pics are up, hopefully someone can give me a more exact valuation. i am actually becomingh more attached to it now it doesn't look like a childs toy but will deffo sell if i can get over £250 for it. i need a whammy bar. on a sidenote. can you add a whammy to a tele?

[Skullflower]

it looks exactly like this one
http://www.wildwestguitars.com/fende..._nos_r4557.htm
but has more minor scratches and chips. i'm going to sand iit and refinish. will this devalue it?

[Pete Galati]

[Mike Rice]

Originally Posted by Skullflower

mike rice should read the posts again.

OK, I read them again. Twice as a matter of fact. I'm still confused what happened to the E9 serial number as this became a MIJ Tele. Maybe there's a good explanation, but it's not in these posts regardless of how many times I read them.

[Skullflower]

Originally Posted by Pete Galati

that's helpfull.

[Skullflower]

Originally Posted by Mike Rice

OK, I read them again. Twice as a matter of fact. I'm still confused what happened to the E9 serial number as this became a MIJ Tele. Maybe there's a good explanation, but it's not in these posts regardless of how many times I read them.

once i realised it was japanese, the serial number had a different inevitability. confirmation of its asain origin was that my tuning keys are gotch ( am i right?).

[TheBigKevDogg]

Originally Posted by Skullflower

that's helpfull.

geez dude lighten up! that's like your 4th snappy remark this thread! is it a crime to joke around? people come to this message board not only for information but because they enjoy it, don't kill the mood!

[Skullflower]

tell him to be funnier then.

[getbent]

What kind of stickers did you clean off the tele?

Are the pickups on the tele 'nocasters'?

you can put whammy's on teles.

Pete is very funny btw.

[Pete Galati]

Originally Posted by Skullflower

tell him to be funnier then.

There's really nothing I can do that's funnier than how inconsistent your posts are.

[Skullflower]

that's helpfull.