Pawn shop find

[THOMO]

I was told about this guitar from the guy I brought my Quicksilver from, so when I drove past the shop today I had a look. I believe it is a Custom shop. Correct me if I am wrong though. There is some nicks in the paint and a block of wood with silicone blocking the floyd. Got the guy down to $1200, I think $1000 if you walked in with cash and waved it around.

[RacerX]

Should take another hundy off for getting Randy's name wrong!

[THOMO]

Does it look like the real deal?? What are they worth??? Please not $400 RacerX. What is the market value of these and there history, year etc....

[DonP]

Those look like OEM Bill Lawrence USA pickups that were in these in the mid 90s (my 1995 has them). Is that an OFR trem or a Schaller?

I don't know what it's worth in AUD, but with the issue you describe, I'd hope it would be less than $800USD considering this a pawn shop.

Also, why do you think it is a Custom shop? What does it have that's custom?


And that MIM Strat is way out of line too. $250USD, maybe $300 is it's new. Brand new in GC you can get these for $499 before haggling. I picked up a mint 2008 in GC for $237.50 + tax.

[VitaminG]

And that MIM Strat is way out of line too. $250USD, maybe $300 is it's new. Brand new in GC you can get these for $499 before haggling. I picked up a mint 2008 in GC for $237.50 + tax.

not in Aus, Don. If a pawnbroker sees "Fender" on the headstock, they whack a premium on it. If that is a base model Mexi, you might find one secondhand for $500. You are right that the price is out of line, particularly given they currently sell for around $800. Retail prices have come down the last few years, with the free trade agreement & the stronger Aussie dollar. Although it wasn't that long ago that the Deluxe Players models (now $1200) were selling for $1700.

[john.w.lawson]

Do all customs have floyds? I hope so...

[THOMO]

I was told it was a custom shop, I just had a quick look then put it back. I didn't want the pawn shop guy to think I was that interested. I don't know anything about these models that why the pic is up to learn from the JCF guys.

[TheShadow]

If you can snag it for a grand cash, do it. Who cares if it's CS?

[neilli]

It's tough to tell from that pic, but my bet is that it's not a custom shop, it's a Rhoads custom from the early / mid 90's. However, that looks like it might be an original Floyd not a Schaller.... The nut/trussrod look strange to me in that pic. Does it still have the locking nut?

[jackson1]

If it's a production Rhoads, I'd pay half of what the sign says. With that control layout, it either has to be a custom shop or a changed/modified production model.

[john.w.lawson]

Sooo they put floyds on the customs?????????????

[Hellbat]

Did you get the serial number? That could help indicate whether it is custom or not. The control plate is definitely not standard, but any competent sheet metal place could bash one of those out.

[jackson1]

The control plate seems original. It has got an extra hole drilled and one left empty.

[AK47]

That is maybe a 800 dollar guitar tops.

[toejam]

Sooo they put floyds on the customs?????????????

You can order a custom with any kind of bridge you want.