| Author | Message | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1471 Registered: 6-2002 |
Has this 6 stringer been discussed here before ? " J O K E R " on the headstock ; http://www.ebay.com/itm/CUSTOM-MADE-GUITAR-THE-BEST-/281040326625?pt=Guitar&hash=item416f4f0fe1 | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5293 Registered: 7-2004 |
Don't remember seeing this before. Interesting guitar. Even more interesting listing. Bill, tgo | ||
| sjhoffma
Advanced Member Username: sjhoffma Post Number: 296 Registered: 5-2008 |
very interesting, I would love to get the real story behind it. I wont even comment on the BIN price lol | ||
| sjhoffma
Advanced Member Username: sjhoffma Post Number: 297 Registered: 5-2008 |
oh wow thats a starting bid! hah | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 1140 Registered: 3-2004 |
I've got a '91 Honda Civic. Legend has it that Jerry Garcia once rode in it. Opening bid starts at 5 Billion dollars. Form a line if you're interested.  | ||
| adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3002 Registered: 6-2002 |
The full body shot includes a ring binding, suggesting perhaps they are scanned images. | ||
| pasewark
Intermediate Member Username: pasewark Post Number: 187 Registered: 4-2003 |
I have a 1776 Fender Strat played by George Washington at Valley Forge. This is a wonderful piece of American History. And the tone is amazing, kept in a smoke free studio at Mt Vernon! Private bids only. Winning bidder to pay all costs and related fees upfront. Hurry! The Smithsonian is on the other line. | ||
| sjhoffma
Advanced Member Username: sjhoffma Post Number: 298 Registered: 5-2008 |
" I will personally hand deliver this precious collector's item for $195,000, any where in the USA *SO TOTAL $370,000." and I thought UPS was pricey! | ||
| gtrguy
Senior Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 552 Registered: 9-2004 |
What a Boat-Load-O-Crap... Is this guitar wearing a booty-pop on the backside? | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1826 Registered: 2-2005 |
I'm surprised he didn't mention that Steve Miller has a song called "The Joker" and that is the same as the inlay on the guitar. Keith | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5294 Registered: 7-2004 |
I was just talking about this guitar with Eric Clapton at a restaurant the other day. As we were talking, Carlos Santana, who just happened to be having lunch at the next table, overheard us and asked about the guitar. He had a question I couldn't answer, so I called over the waiter who just happened to be Keith Richards. "Keff" says I, "do you know anything about the Joker guitar?" "No" says Keith. So, I invited Eric to accompany me to visit my old friend Jerry Garcia. When we arrived at Jerry's place I told Jerry he was looking remarkably well considering he has been dead for 17 years. Jerry laughed and told me that though he had never played the Joker guitar, he had once bought a deck of cards that contained not one but two jokers!!!! What an amazing coincidence! So I called my good friend Bobby Dylan to swing by and pick me and Eric up and drive us over to my friend Joni Mitchell's house for a sleep over. Dylan asked for $128,000 gas money. After paying him, I didn't have enough left over to buy the guitar. Darn!!!! Bill, tgo (Message edited by lbpesq on December 19, 2012) (Message edited by lbpesq on December 19, 2012) | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5295 Registered: 7-2004 |
And don't forget about the five pick ups! | ||
| afrobeat_fool
Senior Member Username: afrobeat_fool Post Number: 483 Registered: 7-2009 |
Hey, Bill. Don't you think there are a few things on this guitar that are VERY similar to a HYAK? For me I look at the headstock and I see 2 things. First, the shape is really close. It might have been an early version. Second, the circle on the face is almost perfect for the Hyak inlay. Next, the laminates of the neck have the same characteristics. I can't tell what the dark bands of wood are? Also as old as this is, it could be a shop night. I am curious as to the engraving on the tailpiece. (Message edited by afrobeat_fool on December 19, 2012) | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1357 Registered: 10-2006 |
Imagine wht he could get he had Gibson & Fender strings on it! Peter | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1472 Registered: 6-2002 |
The shape reminds me of the Gary Cooper guitar pictured with Ed Roman ( where Ed's sparking one up ). | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5297 Registered: 7-2004 |
The headstock is quite different from my Hyak and even more so from my Oasis (Gary Cooper guitar). It does seem a little familiar, though. Bill, tgo | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 1141 Registered: 3-2004 |
I'ts got all the hallmarks of an Alembic related pedigree (not that I'm saying Alembic built it). And it ought to be worth somewhere in the $5000 dollar range for anyone not smoking angel dust. (Message edited by hydrargyrum on December 20, 2012) | ||
| bob2
Junior Username: bob2 Post Number: 32 Registered: 2-2009 |
it looks like the tailpiece says "custom made for john doh" the last name is three letters, might be something else. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7885 Registered: 6-2000 |
I was thinking Hyak too, so much that I sent the link over to Brian to see if he remembered it. He said that it wasn't of his hand, but he thinks it looks a little Irwin-esque. In fact, I have this image of a guitar attributed to Irwin filed away in my archives that has a circle inlay on the peghead:  The neck is a little BecVar in its proportions, but Bruce made things a little more refined usually. It's a mystery in everything except the year - if the builders are any relation to Alembic than it has to be after 1972. Just sayin' | ||
| tubeperson
Advanced Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 398 Registered: 5-2005 |
Bob2 - do you think the "doh" reference means Homer Simpson is involved somehow? | ||
| tubeperson
Advanced Member Username: tubeperson Post Number: 399 Registered: 5-2005 |
Bob2 - do you think the "doh" reference means Homer Simpson is involved somehow? | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1358 Registered: 10-2006 |
Much as I hate to say it, it looks to me like it says "Custom Made for John Cale". Peter |
