1958 335 Capri

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 7:43 am

I think I need some new eyeglasses, but the description of this guitar doesn't seem quite right. It is advertised as 100% near mint! To see it, go to http://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/
Click on Rickenbacker Guitars, then the camera icon to the right of the description of a 1958 335 Capri. Sure doesn't look mint to me...

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 8:25 am

Gene: Hard to tell with these photos. I have always felt that if you really want to sell as instrument that good quality photos can't hurt. I don't think this site, with a number of very nice instruments, has done itself any favours by posting photos that are not clear.

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 6:35 am

I've seen that guitar in CME...it is in okay shape, but the face of it has faded into a honey brown. The back is still a decent Fireglo.

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 5:42 am

So it really is just faded?!?!? Looks to me like it has been sanded down and refinned in Mapleglo or something. It must've spent a lot of time on the beach or something, where direct sunlight just bleached it out....

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 5:52 am

Here is a closer look. I do not believe that this is due to fading.

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 6:17 am

I'm telling you, I have seen this guitar in person, and the finish on the top is not stripped.

Surely there is someone from this group who lives in Chicago who can waltz down to CME and check this out...

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 7:01 am

Kenny: I read your comment with interest and appreciate your first hand observation. I am not convinced, however, that all of the red could be bleached out on the top. Perhaps this was refinished this way from the outset.