60's Guild Thunderbird S-200

[colin]

So there's a 60's Guild Thunderbird on my local CL, for a very reasonable price ($1100 Canadian). Pickups look to be non-original, but I figure that if I'm able to snag this I can hang on to it for a little while and then hopefully flip for a decent profit. I'm really not in the market for another guitar, but I can afford to buy it right now. Thoughts?

Here's the guitar in question:

[Chankgeez]

Yeah, I've never pickups like that in a Thunderbird before.

I'd try to play it before buying. If you're not that into it, don't buy it just because you can afford it. Something better might come along.

[scienceman]

That so hawt though. I would just buy it because of that.

[colin]

Looks like no guitar for me, haven't heard back from the seller yet and the ad is gone. Oh well, I was just hoping to have a weirdo guitar for a bit and then hopefully flip for a profit.

[gaussgunn]

I don`t think you can get much profit with it for this price. but it is still cool axe to have some fun, and I guess it will be easy to sell it because of that hype for Dan Auerbach`s guitars now

[Nelson Instruments]

At that price you needed to be on it asap. The pickups were changed but originals can be found without too much trouble.
Oh well, I'm sure a guild fanatic scooped it up.

[colin]

Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if someone offered more than the asking price. I also wouldn't be surprised if it pops back up on my local CL, or vintage guitar shop, with original pickups and a much higher price tag. That's what I was planning if I'd been able to snag it.

[imJonWain]

^^ same, bums me out