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I know right?! He paid 2k Eu for it. '63, all original parts, original finish and original case with original shop invoice. I was surprised that it seemed pretty affordable and way cheaper than stuff goes for on reverb here. I wasn't sure if that is a UK/Germany thing but actually I think it's more the face-to-face "good customer" thing. There's a '68 CBS era one on reverb right now for £3k. Considering his is pre-CBS... just goes to show if you're in the market for this stuff, it's worth building a relationship with a proper delaer. Sadly I don't have the disposable income (or tax-deductable situation) to be regularly shoping for vintage gear in person so that's not really an option.
Still - I get to live vicariously and play and record with this stuff for FREE so I definitely not complianing.
Am just swapping the neck over on my Tele. Gonna get it set-up and twangin' this evening.
Bronco is lovely. Used to be able to pick up those obscure student fenders dirt cheap in the early 00s. I foolishly traded a musicmaster and a duo-sonic for a shitbox car. Big mistake.