Guitar
Just when I thought things couldn't get more absurd in the VIntage Guitar Market comes this hapless trend of overpaying for junk guitars. Now we all know the Teisco Spectrum 5 is a rare and collectible guitar (now selling in the $1500 - $2000 range regularly) but apparently the mindless flailing masses of eBay auto-snipers are too lame to realize that a Teisco Spectrum 4 is a completely different guitar and light years away in value and collectibility.
Why am I so bent out of shape? Because having a bid-fest that results in a $950 selling price for a Teisco Spectrum 4 just fuels the perception that the lower end of the guitar collecting mob are idiots - something I struggle to defend.
Anyone who has ever plugged in and tried to play one of these 4 pickup plywood Knobzilla's knows they have scant resemblance to any sort of professional grade guitar.
May God have mercy on our souls.
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TEISCO SPECTRUM IV ET-440 VINTAGE GUITAR MIJ
- Teisco Spb-200 Spectrum Bass Reissue Circa 2000
guitarz.blogspot.com: We've looked at similar design Teisco Spectrum 5 guitars here before (here, here and here) but until I saw this eBay listing just now I hadn't realised that there was a bass version too, the Teisco SPB-200 Spectrum Bass....
- Henry Kaiser's Rare Teisco Spectrum 5 In Plexiglass
guitarz.blogspot.com: We've previously looked at that most desirable of all Teisco guitars - the Teisco Spectrum 5 with its split pickups and stereo outputs - here on Guitarz before, and I would have thought that was about as good as it gets, but...
- Teisco Mania On Ebay - And Other Traditional Gems Not Gettin' The Love
Strange trend happening on eBay right now. Teisco's are getting snatched up at until recently unheard of prices and some traditional low-end collectible (and very playable) guitars not generating the buzz or dollars they should be able to command....
- Teisco Et-220 In St. Paul Mn For $100
I hadn't listed many Teisco's for a while because the prices were getting stupid on the web - but there are still some bargains to be found. here's an ET-220 in St. Paul for 4100 and t has the Spectrum pickups which are usually not bad....
- Teisco Et-440 Spectrum In Atlanta For $250
The 440 was Teisco's top of the line in the late 60's - lots of buttons/switches and 4 pickups. I can't trell if the seller here is saying these are the actual photos f his guitar or file photos so you'll have to find out. $250 is about...
Guitar
Idiots on eBay are mindless drones - Sell them your useless crap!
Just when I thought things couldn't get more absurd in the VIntage Guitar Market comes this hapless trend of overpaying for junk guitars. Now we all know the Teisco Spectrum 5 is a rare and collectible guitar (now selling in the $1500 - $2000 range regularly) but apparently the mindless flailing masses of eBay auto-snipers are too lame to realize that a Teisco Spectrum 4 is a completely different guitar and light years away in value and collectibility.
Why am I so bent out of shape? Because having a bid-fest that results in a $950 selling price for a Teisco Spectrum 4 just fuels the perception that the lower end of the guitar collecting mob are idiots - something I struggle to defend.
Anyone who has ever plugged in and tried to play one of these 4 pickup plywood Knobzilla's knows they have scant resemblance to any sort of professional grade guitar.
May God have mercy on our souls.
*****************************
TEISCO SPECTRUM IV ET-440 VINTAGE GUITAR MIJ
- Teisco Spb-200 Spectrum Bass Reissue Circa 2000
guitarz.blogspot.com: We've looked at similar design Teisco Spectrum 5 guitars here before (here, here and here) but until I saw this eBay listing just now I hadn't realised that there was a bass version too, the Teisco SPB-200 Spectrum Bass....
- Henry Kaiser's Rare Teisco Spectrum 5 In Plexiglass
guitarz.blogspot.com: We've previously looked at that most desirable of all Teisco guitars - the Teisco Spectrum 5 with its split pickups and stereo outputs - here on Guitarz before, and I would have thought that was about as good as it gets, but...
- Teisco Mania On Ebay - And Other Traditional Gems Not Gettin' The Love
Strange trend happening on eBay right now. Teisco's are getting snatched up at until recently unheard of prices and some traditional low-end collectible (and very playable) guitars not generating the buzz or dollars they should be able to command....
- Teisco Et-220 In St. Paul Mn For $100
I hadn't listed many Teisco's for a while because the prices were getting stupid on the web - but there are still some bargains to be found. here's an ET-220 in St. Paul for 4100 and t has the Spectrum pickups which are usually not bad....
- Teisco Et-440 Spectrum In Atlanta For $250
The 440 was Teisco's top of the line in the late 60's - lots of buttons/switches and 4 pickups. I can't trell if the seller here is saying these are the actual photos f his guitar or file photos so you'll have to find out. $250 is about...