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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:26 pm
by dale_fortune
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.
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:28 pm
by jingle_jangle
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...
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:56 pm
by lyle_from_minneapolis
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.
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:58 pm
by johnallg
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.
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:31 pm
by mfb
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.
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 6:21 pm
by lyle_from_minneapolis
How much for the Townshend model?
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 2:24 am
by henry5
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?
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 2:51 am
by cheyenne
Jeff Rath could build you one for quite a bit less...
*Picture borrowed without permission. (sorry Jeff)
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:49 am
by wints
Christ, I'm glad the 80's are gone...
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:02 am
by cheyenne
Amen to that Andrew...
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:06 am
by peewee
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!
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:37 am
by elysrand
At least you HAVE some hair left now......
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:40 am
by peewee
HA! Elys, let's just say that I'm a member of the Ever Expanding Forehead Club.
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:20 am
by elysrand
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:23 am
by jingle_jangle
I possess Infinite Forehead.