CRATE guitars? WTF!

[etaeniura]

Ok, stopped by a pawn shop today in a nearby town just for craps and giggles. I saw a Charvel 550 acoustic which was a little battered, but pretty nice for 160 bucks. Then I saw a Les Paul copy with the CRATE logo on the headstock. I checked it out and it seemed nice, except the headstock/neck joint (like on charvel model guitars) was visible through the paint. Then I saw the price tag....$700!!!!! It was right next to the "made in Korea" sticker. First of all, has anyone ever seen guitars made by Crate? And who on earth would pay 700 bucks for a used Korean Les Paul copy? just ranting....

[JACKSONFREAK]

Re: CRATE guitars? WTF!

Those are made by Cort and obviously somebody thought it was a real one or something rare. But sheesh they dodnt even list for that. Unless it's some sort of joke the owner likes to play on unsuspecting customers who venture in.

Gil

[Accept2]

Re: CRATE guitars? WTF!

Retail was $229.95............

[toejam]

Re: CRATE guitars? WTF!

I remember the Crate guitars. I saw an ad one time in GW magazine for one of their amps, and a guy was playing through it with a Soloist/Strat body guitar that had a Crate logo on the headstock. I think there was even a contest to win one. I don't think their guitars went over very well, though.

[SARJ]

Re: CRATE guitars? WTF!

I remember CRATE guitars. It was a Strat style with one hum and one single. It even had a reverse headstock. It had a locking trem (single locking too boot) volume knob, tone knob and a 3 position blade switch. They still make em, but they are Fender rip offs. Not bad for the money though. My bass player has a CRATE bass that sounds okay.

[necrotechno]

Re: CRATE guitars? WTF!

I've seen numerous examples of secondhand shops overpricing el cheapo import guitars. MusicYo Kramers, Charvettes, etc. I don't know where they get their prices from. Out of their asses, is my best guess.

And I had a Hyundai bass once. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[RacerX]

Re: CRATE guitars? WTF!

Originally posted by necrotechno:
I don't know where they get their prices from. Out of their asses, is my best guess.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">[img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Yup! [img]graemlins/fart.gif[/img]

[VitaminG]

Re: CRATE guitars? WTF!

The day I bought my Model 4 from a pawnshop it was a toss-up between it, covered in dust and grunge, leaning against a wall in the corner, not even on a stand, for AU$180; or a Kramer 600, in all it's plywood glory, polished and hanging on the wall in the primo display position under a spotlight, single-locking Floyd Rose II gleaming, for AU$600. hmmm