agreed and so did i. still do it sometimes.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

PUNK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have an opinion and a stereotype for it. Kill me. Crusifiction begins in ...1...2...3..

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hey neg creep

i gotta ask bro, what in the world is that short video in your sig? lol

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Keep your eyes peeled for late 1970's Fender Musicmasters. They have the Mustang body, but have a fixed bridge and usually only 1 pickup. Many back in the day were modded to be like a Duo Sonic, with 2 pickups and a 3 way switch! I got mine last year, a 1978 Musicmaster, for $350 at my local pawn shop.......Fender Broncos are very similar to the Musicmaster, but have a weird tremolo system.

isnt there a bronco amp and guitar?

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

I bought a Desert Sand 1959 Duo-Sonic at a pawn shop in Warrensburg, Mo. for $300 in 1994 with its original hardshell case and bridge ashtray. It was easily an 9 out of 10. I sold it in 2000 for, um, a lot more and bought an SG. SG is gone now, wish I had kept the Duo. Same guitar would probably be several thousand now...

clip from the sliver video by nirvana

i need to watch the video i guess.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

I visit the local pawn shop every so often to look for any MIJ fenders that may have made it through the cracks. No luck so far though....

It is hard to walk into a pawn shop and not find Fender guitars for sale. Strats always and occasional Tele's. Most shops no the good ones too, and sell for the price.

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson

of course you cant just go out on any given saturday and find a deal. if you pound the pavement enough you will find them. the deals are out there, ya just gotta keep a routine and follow it.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

MIM Strats are easy to find.

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson

ive found strats, pauls, jackson soloists, MIA charvels, SG's, martins, you name it.
you gotta know how to deal with pawn shops. you gotta stand your ground and not sound wavering. make your offer (within reason) and if its a no then leave with a smile.
return a few weeks later and make the offer again. leave again if its a no.
get to know these guys by name. find some junk at a yardsale and go pawn it.
pawn it super cheap and buy it out early. do business with the shops you know get things in. they are in the business to sell. they dont want guitars hanging around collecting dust. in and out. there is a working deal to be had guys. you just have to
start a relationship with the better shops. you realize how many flakes they get a day trying to talking them into or out of things? you gotta stand out from those types.
if they have a source to get rid of the better guitars they will use it trust me.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

do you have any local vintage music stores? We have one here in calgary and the prices are ok. but a 70's strat will hit around 1500+ bucks . So i can't really see you getting a much better deal the the blue book prices now adays

a vintage music store is a specialty shop.
hard to find a deal there, but the OP might at least find what hes looking for
but at a higher price.

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."