[/quote] Yeah, but an artist's level of popular recognition isn't always what makes them important to people. I'd far rather have something autographed by Clint Conley or Tom Verlaine or Richard Thompson than, say, Jon Bon Jovi or Eddie Van Halen. Though I don't think I'd pay extra for that privilege.[/quote]

Well, Tom Verlaine's Fender sold for over $20k on Ebay, and it was sold as "Tom Verlaine from Television's Fender!"

I can't say that I'm psyched that this stuff is being sold in this manner, but it is a piece of gear "of particular interest" and somebody might think it was cool to own a piece of gear that was used in their favorite gig, ever. Everybody knows the rules, nothing is being hidden, so it comes down to if-you-don't-like-it-then-don't-participate.
Some people think it's cool to get peed on. I don't, so I don't engage in that sort of thing, but if you like it then "time for your breakfast" and bladders ahoy.

In an auction, the buyer sets the price. That makes it "worth" what the market will bear, even if the "market" is some rich kid in Des Moines who has an Indie fetish.
This isn't like selling potable water at $7 a bottle after a hurricane hits.

To accuse someone of "selling out" is just too easy.

Besides, if I had Pajo's Strat, I'd rip those stupid EMGs out pronto. Guitars shouldn't require batteries.

alex maiolo wrote: "time for your breakfast" and bladders ahoy.

beautiful!
and my thoughts exactly. i'd rather spend the time making my guitar valuable for having been owned by me.

Ponees wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW

Hah ha that's awesome...some idiot payed $2000 for a Mexi Tele.

...especially weird as Pajo's USA black strat only went for $800. Is it because it was a strat?

Mayfair wrote:...especially weird as Pajo's USA black strat only went for $800. Is it because it was a strat?

uh... doude?

it sold for $2,000

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW

whoops! I must have been looking at the starting bid. Doh. Where are my glasses?... my pills...bring me my pills..... now where did I put my cane?..

toomanyhelicopters wrote:uh... doude?

is this some form of combination of douche and dude?

for when some dude makes a douche out of themselves?

i don't quite get it.

thebookofkevin wrote:

toomanyhelicopters wrote:uh... doude?

is this some form of combination of douche and dude?

Well spotted. It's something of a shibboleth. To wit: http://www.electrical.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1837&highlight=doude

it's nothing other than me trying to be "diffurnt" so's i can get some attention. apprently it's finally paying off!

Timmy Yohannon still lives!

It totally ROCKS to project "proper independent/DIY integrity (as long as it's the kind of integry that exactly fits my vision)" onto people who may not care for it...

Now i'm going to go back to my dusty MRRs from the late 80s and read Ben Weasel rip on Husker Du for being classic-rock-sounding sellouts and clench my fist going "YEAH!".