opinion on pre-pro EVH pics

[jacksonaxes]

i'll get pics of the PU cavity tomorrow, the rear trem route is all blacked out with black marker, hopfully the pickup cavity wont be, I'll have to borrow a better cam, those are with a 2.0 megapix gateway DC-T23.

[ADR]

Cool pix,yeah more pix!

[jonipop]

how come I can never find theese great deals? You Guys Are Charvel CSI Frauds and phonies beware Theese guys will get you:ROTF:

[RR05xx]

That one looks real good to me and I would like to see if the body is dinged up (just not through the clear). Its had to tell in the pics, but it looks like there might be some dings. Wood aging and matching are probably the best way make a guess as to originality of the neck to the guitar IMHO, but nothing is for sure. It is at least possible that the factory did a swap (and we have all heard about stores doing it). Also, looks like someone swaped the buttons for strap locks .

[LarryL]

What is the difference between a Strat head that is worth $2k-$3k and one worth several times more? That yellow/black body. It is easy enough to get period correct parts, that is for everything except an original finish body. With the market for vintage Fender Strats "correct" parts are readily available to anyone that wants to put together a guitar. The trick is determining if they are original to the guitar and if the finish has been tampered with. The crowd here seems to be way more accepting than the crowd that buys and sells $25k guitars.

Seeing those extra screw holes in the neck is a major red flag for me. There is no reason for an un-dicked with guitar in that condition to have extra holes. It's more likely the neck came from another guitar and once you open up that can of worms it might as well be a parts guitar.

It may be a 100% original guitar. There is no way to determine that from these pic's. I would want to have it apart and go over it with a magnifying glass before I bought it.

[dsg0208]

I agree. Also, you have to question a neck pocket that clean. I have yet to see a prepro with a pocket that clean. JMO

[mudkicker]

What is the difference between a Strat head that is worth $2k-$3k and one worth several times more? That yellow/black body. It is easy enough to get period correct parts, that is for everything except an original finish body. With the market for vintage Fender Strats "correct" parts are readily available to anyone that wants to put together a guitar. The trick is determining if they are original to the guitar and if the finish has been tampered with. The crowd here seems to be way more accepting than the crowd that buys and sells $25k guitars.

About 23,000 George Washingtons. You need to remember that Charvel were almost totally custom. Anything went. If i walked in and saw that neck on some other body at the shop and wanted it, I got it. Fender didn't really do that for anyone. So you have to be a little more accepting of a custom shop guitar than a mass produced production piece.

[dsg0208]

oops, double post. Sorry

[LarryL]

So you have to be a little more accepting of a custom shop guitar than a mass produced production piece.

I hear ya and agree for the most part. I'm not the least bit accepting when it comes to "stories" on expensive guitars though. As rare as it is there is always another one around the corner.

Best case it is a 100% guitar. Worst case someone took a pre-pro and mated the neck and all the parts to a new or refinished body (hence the extra holes but proper parts, pot date codes, etc.). Based on that neck I would never buy it without going over it in person. It may be fine but that is a big red flag to me on an expensive guitar.

[jacksonaxes]

Thank's to everyone for your input, look for this guitar on ebay in a few days.

[guitarzan2]

I'm surprised a few of you didn't recognize this guitar. I'm pretty I recognize it and know who built it. I'll just leave you with TR.

[speed monkey]

I'm surprised a few of you didn't recognize this guitar. I'm pretty I recognize it and know who built it. I'll just leave you with TR.

So thats a Tim Rose creation ?