GREED?

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:26 pm

Eddie's original guitar "Der Frankenstein" was a Kramer neck and Warmoth/Mighty Might Body with Floyd Rose, Dimarzio and Schaller as parts. He put it together because he was different, he didn't follow the main stream stereo type Fender/Gibson player. IMO why should anyone care how many or how much these replicas sell for. It's just a rich mans toy after all. These things are wall hangers just like a Mona Lisa art replica.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:28 pm

Welcome back, Dale!

I don't know anyone who would pay $25K for a Mona Lisa "art replica"...and this doesn't come close to "art".

I think the reaction here is to the "art" of throwing money at junk.

In my opinion, of course...

lyle_from_minneapolis · Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:56 pm

Dale's got a point. I'm not sure why I care. But it is maddening, for some reason.

I think it has something to do with Paris Hilton.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:58 pm

For me it's got to do with pissing away big money. I know, it's not mine and what is it to me. It just slaps at my sensibilities. My money has never come easy.

mfb · Post by **mfb** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:31 pm

I see little difference in people paying huge amounts of money for beat up "vintage" pieces and then putting them in a safe, and this.

Maybe it comes from some desire to own something with some sort of "mojo" - whatever that means - or owning something that someone else doesn't have, but to each his own.

I do remember someone telling me that the reason they bought a "stressed" guitar in the first place was that they didn't have to worry about getting that first ding on it ... but $25K for that privilege seems a little high.

lyle_from_minneapolis · Fri Jun 15, 2007 6:21 pm

How much for the Townshend model?

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 2:24 am

Somebody was telling me about these (?) recently, something about Eddie himself actually spraying them up....are these the ones? Or is that just an urban myth?

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 2:51 am

Jeff Rath could build you one for quite a bit less...

*Picture borrowed without permission. (sorry Jeff)

wints · Post by **wints** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:49 am

Christ, I'm glad the 80's are gone...

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:02 am

Amen to that Andrew...

peewee · Post by **peewee** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:06 am

About the only thing I miss from the '80s is the fact that I actually had great hair!! Now.....well, it's great that I even HAVE hair!

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:37 am

At least you HAVE some hair left now......

peewee · Post by **peewee** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:40 am

HA! Elys, let's just say that I'm a member of the Ever Expanding Forehead Club.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:20 am

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:23 am

I possess Infinite Forehead.