"Needs work to be playable." That work is grinding the guitar into sawdust, pressing the sawdust into particle board and using said particle board to build a Danelectro type thing.
Lotus made some awesome Les Paul copies in the 70's and early 80's. A friend of mine in high school, back in the 80's, had a Lotus that looked exactly like a black beauty Les Paul custom with 3 pickups and all the gold hardware, including the pickup covers. That was in 1987. I talked to him a few months ago and he still has it. I'll always be grateful for him because he taught me my first chords and then my first Metallica song, For Whom the Bell Tolls. He started me on my guitar journey, a journey I'm still on today. Thanks Herb 🤘 ROCK ON!
That carved SG copy brings back childhood memories. We had a wooden fruit bowl that had the grape leaves/vines carved into it. I remember looking at it while munching my apple.
That Electra - ooof. I have a 1981 Electra Outlaw, but it it's a neck-thru construction and plays great. It's not a $2k guitar, though and neither is this one.
Hondo made 3 different body shapes including the dagger, I have a red UFO from that Era. I forget the 3rd body name but they were cheap starter electrics trying to compete with the Jackson's an ESP's of the time
the Electra tree of life guitar. They made both SG and Les Paul style guitars with the body carves of the leaves. It really was a thing. They were set necks I guess he thought he was re-enforcing the neck.
Electra made some pretty cool guitars back in the day; p sure there were a few floating around The Dead about the time they were into Arias and Ibbys...
None of the lawsuit guitars had set necks. I have a 1976 MIJ Encore E 49 NT LP guitar. and it has a bolt on neck. the Encore, Grecko, and Electra guitars. were all made in the same factory. and the building process for that factory. was like a lot of Japanese factories in the seventies, that utilized bolt on necks. I also have a mid eighties MIJ Charvel Chravette. and it has a bolt on neck.
Guitarbage lol It's not a USA model; that's the free belt buckle you get with Korean models - Washburn put USA on their belt buckles too. The peavey belt buckles, WERE made in the good ol US of A, however. BUY A GUITAR, GET A FREE BELT BUCKLE so this is basically a 300 buck belt buckle
Somebody didn't think the BC Rich guitar project all the way through. You can't put 12 tuning machines on a head stock that only has room for 6. You can't move the tuners if there's no room for your fingers to turn them. You can't put 12 strings through a nut that's only been cut for 6 strings. The tension would probably snap the headstock as well.
I looked out for the Vline. It was made by Vincent Berton (Vline is in fact V-line, V for Vincent), a young luthier who worked under James Trussard in Paris. He did about 25 guitars in the early 80's before taking his own life. His work was pretty out there like this one but he also did other crazy things like a guitar shaped like a gun for a French rockstar and a couple shaped like a sword (Steve Lukather supposedly own one of those swords). Probably as a result of the very limited quantity and his tragic ending, they seem to be sought after by some collectors.
That makes sense. Trussart makes some great guitars like the Steelcaster series - first time I saw Phil X was demo'ing one of Trussart's guitars, what he called "the gangacaster" and I've been looking for that guitar ever since. Point being, Trussart has been doing metal plating and other on guitars a long time, like Zematis..
The pointy Hondo I had an Arbor les Paul bass that had the same wool lined case. Forgot about the smell and look of that until now… I always liked but was nauseous over old Ibanez case smells
I had the "Les Paul" version of that Electra, in clear maple and ivy carves in the body. It was a great guitar but super heavy. I wasn't a fan of the bolt-on neck either.
I bought my Angry Troll pedal on Reverb listed as excellent condition. Someone stabbed it at least 50 times and there are 2 screws missing.... I demo it on my channel XD but damn wtf made them list it as "excellent"
My buddy brought one of those tree of life SG's over to my house when I had only been playing for a couple years (playing for over 20 yrs now) and I thought it was the coolest thing ever! Wonder where it is today 🤔
It's hard to imagine paying $1800 for a lawsuit guitar. I have a MIJ 1976 Encore E 49 NT LP guitar. and I didn't pay anywhere near $1800 for it. Trogly had a death dagger on his show, and he sold it pretty quickly at a reduced price. he couldn't wait to get rid of that pointy guitar. That BC Rich double neck. is definitely a wall hanger. I like that third to last guitar in a strange sort of way. I'd take all that Strat stuff off of it. and maybe put a couple P90s on it. with the appropriate bridge and stop bar. and do whatever other repairs it needs. and see how it turns out, for $250.00 it could be a fun project guitar.
That first guitar share some details with my 75 Kasuga Les Paul copy, almost same fretboard inlay (although it pops visually more on darker fretboards), the brand typography and the "Custom" truss rod cover are almost the same and the OG pups kinda looks the same as what this one used to have from factory. My guess is that it would be a great instrument but not one that's too expensive, mine is my favorite Les Paul original or otherwise from every LP I have ever tried and that 70s mojo is cool to have. EDIT: If you thought edit 3 was ugly, you're gonna love Rick Toone's guitars
You should definitely purchase one of these ridiculous listings........obviously not one of the outrageously priced ones, but maybe some project........
i saw an electra LP with those same carvings a few years ago at a pawn shop in fairbanks Alaska for 500$ so i guess it is prolly a factory carved body, i scored an 80s blue sparkle fernandez flying V that day for 100$😀
14:47 the guy that made that guitar also made those sword guitars, theyre exquisite pieces of luthiery He wound up taking his own life and the prices only go up.
I was born in 85, and I vividly remember my parent's coffee table having a pretty similar pattern to that Electra SG copy..side note.. I kinda want that Hondo, I'd have no problem paying 850 for it...HAHA
Hondo Death Dagger for $850, shipping $10,000! (Note: Case might actually be the size of your front door. Please be aware of this before purchasing, buyer takes all responsibility." Haha!
Probably none since Digitech announced they’d be rereleasing the bad monkey over the weekend. I bet anyone who bought the up charged Bad Monkeys feels real dumb right now.
@E.R. Michael I hope they do! I wish I never sold mine back in the day though. No joke I was going to buy a bad monkey in perfect condition with the box and all 2 months ago for 60 bucks, but it sold beforeI could get it. Been waiting for another and ofc people went nuts after Joshes video XD such bad luck
Ran and now ESP I think make copies of that Dagger because Steffen from Obscura uses them. The back of the neck design on those original ones is terrible.
These things look like what was hanging on the walls at the old Musician's Trading Post in Santa Cruz. They couldn't give them away free with the purchase of strings.
If anyone wants those carved Electra tee guitars there's the same guitar listed locally for $850, and also the Les Paul version. They've been listed forever. Nobody wants them. And this one is over twice the price.
waiting on your video for the rediculous prices at namm 2023 speciffically gibson and esp for thinking their shit is worth more than diamond because its used by a certain player .
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"Needs work to be playable." That work is grinding the guitar into sawdust, pressing the sawdust into particle board and using said particle board to build a Danelectro type thing.
Fluff back in that room just hits right. Glad things are going well!
That EVH sticker special is worth $200 at best. It was trashed.
Lotus made some awesome Les Paul copies in the 70's and early 80's. A friend of mine in high school, back in the 80's, had a Lotus that looked exactly like a black beauty Les Paul custom with 3 pickups and all the gold hardware, including the pickup covers. That was in 1987. I talked to him a few months ago and he still has it. I'll always be grateful for him because he taught me my first chords and then my first Metallica song, For Whom the Bell Tolls. He started me on my guitar journey, a journey I'm still on today. Thanks Herb 🤘 ROCK ON!
Made in India?
@@ThatHuskyisCrazy Korea, I think. Could've been India because they made them there too but I'm pretty sure it was Korea.
That carved SG copy brings back childhood memories. We had a wooden fruit bowl that had the grape leaves/vines carved into it. I remember looking at it while munching my apple.
I think I've seem all 46 of these, and I must say the strat pickguard on a les is a uniquely revolting new low. Kudos.
not to mention it couldn't be strung......
That Electra - ooof. I have a 1981 Electra Outlaw, but it it's a neck-thru construction and plays great. It's not a $2k guitar, though and neither is this one.
Great video series. These listings seem to be more unusual than ridiculous. It's hard to figure out what most of these are worth.
I had a Death Dagger in my first year of college in 1983. Loved it, but it was a pain to transport, and no stand worked for it.
bet cases for it were hard to come by and hella pricey
I genuinely like that 'Gennard' body shape/look and the bird's eye is kindof badass.
Listing 2 is basically a steffen kummerer signature out of obscura. badass guitar
Hondo made 3 different body shapes including the dagger, I have a red UFO from that Era. I forget the 3rd body name but they were cheap starter electrics trying to compete with the Jackson's an ESP's of the time
the Electra tree of life guitar. They made both SG and Les Paul style guitars with the body carves of the leaves. It really was a thing. They were set necks I guess he thought he was re-enforcing the neck.
Electra made some pretty cool guitars back in the day; p sure there were a few floating around The Dead about the time they were into Arias and Ibbys...
None of the lawsuit guitars had set necks. I have a 1976 MIJ Encore E 49 NT LP guitar. and it has a bolt on neck. the Encore, Grecko, and Electra guitars. were all made in the same factory. and the building process for that factory. was like a lot of Japanese factories in the seventies, that utilized bolt on necks.
I also have a mid eighties MIJ Charvel Chravette. and it has a bolt on neck.
12:37 change my mind:
it's impossible to put strings on this without at least one string brushing against a tuner
Guitarbage lol
It's not a USA model; that's the free belt buckle you get with Korean models - Washburn put USA on their belt buckles too.
The peavey belt buckles, WERE made in the good ol US of A, however.
BUY A GUITAR, GET A FREE BELT BUCKLE
so this is basically a 300 buck belt buckle
same at 830
Somebody didn't think the BC Rich guitar project all the way through. You can't put 12 tuning machines on a head stock that only has room for 6. You can't move the tuners if there's no room for your fingers to turn them. You can't put 12 strings through a nut that's only been cut for 6 strings. The tension would probably snap the headstock as well.
Fluff the Electra SG came with the leaf engraving from Electra. I had the original catalog back in the day and pondered buying that guitar brand new!
There's some serious bad string pull on that BC Rich Warlock.
A EVH Wolfgang Standard NEW is between $650 & $800. I got one last year for $599. I guess if you paint it you can charge over a grand. 🤷🏻♂
That hunk of wood guitar kills me, absolutely ridiculous
Listening to you comment on the "Sankey Destroyer" I got vibes of what it must have went like when Gibson unveiled Moderne in 1958. 🤭
"Mid thick" - me too Gennard Butterfly, me too!
7:47 your reaction on the tuners ... I can't see through all the tears 🤣
“LOOK AT IT!” Jim Carrey Juice Weasel skit from In Living Color! Classic
Thanks Fluff! These always brighten my day!
I looked out for the Vline. It was made by Vincent Berton (Vline is in fact V-line, V for Vincent), a young luthier who worked under James Trussard in Paris. He did about 25 guitars in the early 80's before taking his own life. His work was pretty out there like this one but he also did other crazy things like a guitar shaped like a gun for a French rockstar and a couple shaped like a sword (Steve Lukather supposedly own one of those swords). Probably as a result of the very limited quantity and his tragic ending, they seem to be sought after by some collectors.
That makes sense. Trussart makes some great guitars like the Steelcaster series - first time I saw Phil X was demo'ing one of Trussart's guitars, what he called "the gangacaster" and I've been looking for that guitar ever since. Point being, Trussart has been doing metal plating and other on guitars a long time, like Zematis..
My first guitar a red Hondo H-1 dagger and a Peavey decade I didnt know how good I had it.
8:17 "That's a lot of damage"
I can’t get enough of these 😂. Keep up the great work and worse gear 😂
I'm impressed the horns on Listing #7 survived this long, all these years without being cracked off.
This one was a doozy..really great pics(listings) . Enjoyed watching this fine episode. :))
The pointy Hondo
I had an Arbor les Paul bass that had the same wool lined case. Forgot about the smell and look of that until now… I always liked but was nauseous over old Ibanez case smells
I had the "Les Paul" version of that Electra, in clear maple and ivy carves in the body. It was a great guitar but super heavy. I wasn't a fan of the bolt-on neck either.
I bought my Angry Troll pedal on Reverb listed as excellent condition. Someone stabbed it at least 50 times and there are 2 screws missing.... I demo it on my channel XD but damn wtf made them list it as "excellent"
I would have returned it to the seller.
I’d never heard of Sankey guitars, but seen them twice this week. Ola had a look at them on one of his NAMM videos this week
My buddy brought one of those tree of life SG's over to my house when I had only been playing for a couple years (playing for over 20 yrs now) and I thought it was the coolest thing ever! Wonder where it is today 🤔
It's hard to imagine paying $1800 for a lawsuit guitar. I have a MIJ 1976 Encore E 49 NT LP guitar. and I didn't pay anywhere near $1800 for it.
Trogly had a death dagger on his show, and he sold it pretty quickly at a reduced price. he couldn't wait to get rid of that pointy guitar.
That BC Rich double neck. is definitely a wall hanger.
I like that third to last guitar in a strange sort of way. I'd take all that Strat stuff off of it. and maybe put a couple P90s on it. with the appropriate bridge and stop bar. and do whatever other repairs it needs. and see how it turns out, for $250.00 it could be a fun project guitar.
Monday mornings were made for ridiculous reverb listings 😊
That 7 piece body reminded me of a baseball field mow job
That first guitar share some details with my 75 Kasuga Les Paul copy, almost same fretboard inlay (although it pops visually more on darker fretboards), the brand typography and the "Custom" truss rod cover are almost the same and the OG pups kinda looks the same as what this one used to have from factory. My guess is that it would be a great instrument but not one that's too expensive, mine is my favorite Les Paul original or otherwise from every LP I have ever tried and that 70s mojo is cool to have.
EDIT: If you thought edit 3 was ugly, you're gonna love Rick Toone's guitars
Listing #7:The exact description is " An excellent condition mid-80's Vline Salomé by French luthier Vincent Berton for informed collectors."
Lol, I guess with that death dagger, you will never ever have to worry about neck dive :P
You should definitely purchase one of these ridiculous listings........obviously not one of the outrageously priced ones, but maybe some project........
Right away I got a little woody for the Elektra. Some had built in effects. The carve is factory.
Guild did the walnuts and leaves carve, very similar on the S100.
I'm not sure if it's been mentioned but the guitarist/vocalist for obscura had a ran guitar and now an esp that is based on that hondo.
Weirdly, the most ridiculous part of the leafy Electra for me is the fact they matched a maple fretboard with it
600 $ you can find those evh wolfgangs all day long
The Electra has mojo, honestly. You can tell someone loved that thing. I don't know if the price is fair or not.
i saw an electra LP with those same carvings a few years ago at a pawn shop in fairbanks Alaska for 500$ so i guess it is prolly a factory carved body, i scored an 80s blue sparkle fernandez flying V that day for 100$😀
Trogly had Hondo death dagger on Trogly's guitar show.
I remember those Hondo's. They were shit for the time; almost unplayable, at least past the 12th fret. It is NOT work $850.
That SG copy ain’t too bad, maybe at half that price. Death dagger was much too pointy.
that screams "send me to Ola!"
Listing #6 agreed...not ridiculous ... sounds pretty fair
Love the T Shirt, she's smart.
Next Listing! I love that.
Looks like there is an active offer on the Dagger :)
The front man of the band Obscura plays a custom ESP inspired by that Hondo Death Dagger.
That hondo went down to 800! Pretty sick guitar tbh
14:47 the guy that made that guitar also made those sword guitars, theyre exquisite pieces of luthiery
He wound up taking his own life and the prices only go up.
The tuners on the BC Rich 12-string headstock. I have some questions.
That BC Rich looks like something from the Island of Dr. Moreau.
The Sankey looks like a charcuterie board with a neck 😂😂😂
That bc rich might be one of the greatest things I've ever seen.
13:14 they are claiming this is an “Americana” guitar because the woods glued together like that vaguely resemble the stripes in the US Flag lol
that last one reminds me of the guess that Pokemon silhouette
I actually have seen tables, WITH MATCHING CHAIRS, carved exactly the same as that Oak Tree Of Life guitar.
The 80s were weird....
There's a Westone Raider dagger clone and an Aria Urchin (both are bolt on necks) up for 1200 bucks each on the 'verb lol
I was born in 85, and I vividly remember my parent's coffee table having a pretty similar pattern to that Electra SG copy..side note.. I kinda want that Hondo, I'd have no problem paying 850 for it...HAHA
The integrity of that headstock Has to be compromised.
Hondo....I had a couple Arbors in the 80...same niche
I like the look of the paint job on the EVH. The stickers are super lame, though.
I needed a good laugh at that 12 string tuner job got me good… “this guitar should be thrown away”
A guy I played with in a band in the 90s had an Electra sg with a carved top like the one here but I am sure the design was different.
Hondo Death Dagger for $850, shipping $10,000! (Note: Case might actually be the size of your front door. Please be aware of this before purchasing, buyer takes all responsibility." Haha!
I love that shirt😊
Yes the Electra came that way. They had an Eagle and a few others like that.
The "leave jokes in the comments" after the "mid thick D neck" on listing 8 got my like, and my LOL
There is a Bunker Pro Star on Reverb for $2900. I bought mine for $399.
How much is Gibson asking for the greenie les Paul? Might shed some light on why the EVH guitar was not so high!!
How many bad monkey's today? ;)
Probably none since Digitech announced they’d be rereleasing the bad monkey over the weekend. I bet anyone who bought the up charged Bad Monkeys feels real dumb right now.
@E.R. Michael I hope they do! I wish I never sold mine back in the day though. No joke I was going to buy a bad monkey in perfect condition with the box and all 2 months ago for 60 bucks, but it sold beforeI could get it. Been waiting for another and ofc people went nuts after Joshes video XD such bad luck
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I get it cuz JHS right?
@@heavychonkerssteviek8691 No, because of monkeys, I can't wrestle with a jhs :p
BM IS a very nice pedal. Bought 2 when GC sold em for $30. Flipped years ago. Ill get a new one for $50 sure.
Ran and now ESP I think make copies of that Dagger because Steffen from Obscura uses them. The back of the neck design on those original ones is terrible.
Cool T-shirt
🔥🔥🔥 Best series on RUclips!!! 🔥🔥🔥
7:09 Someone 📞 call Michael Angelo Batio!
Have you ever been contacted by a seller you featured, for bagging on their guitar?
These things look like what was hanging on the walls at the old Musician's Trading Post in Santa Cruz.
They couldn't give them away free with the purchase of strings.
The parts of the BC Rich double neck would probably be worth $300, and then build your own
But not for me.
Back into the old studio
Listing 6 reminds me of the Esteban "Midnight Legacy" electric guitar, but somehow worse.
2 BC riches fused together in New Jersey🤔 Did he find this behind Jerry's garage?
What is it with people carving inexpensive guitars and then wanting top dollar for them?
If I'd known the Death dagger came as a bass in the 80s I would not have stopped begging for one.
#2 has zero neck drop, so that's cool
Listing 4 killed me man. That was awful. ..
Fluff .. think it’s time for a top 10 most ridiculous of all time?
Seriously considering that Hondo…
The BC Rich is not too bad for someone who might be a experienced modder
I'm not seeing the Hondo H-1 for any less than 800 anywhere
If anyone wants those carved Electra tee guitars there's the same guitar listed locally for $850, and also the Les Paul version. They've been listed forever. Nobody wants them. And this one is over twice the price.
EVH Stickers on pickups ?? For more EVH tone !
waiting on your video for the rediculous prices at namm 2023 speciffically gibson and esp for thinking their shit is worth more than diamond because its used by a certain player .
I do not want the Death Dager but I want it.