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jext-telez wrote: If by some insane outside chance someone was genius enough to recreate these that well, it's worth the same amount as an original.

Chankgeez wrote:

jext-telez wrote: If by some insane outside chance someone was genius enough to recreate these that well, it's worth the same amount as an original.

Not sure I agree.

jwar wrote:
I wonder if there's a way to have it looked at by a pro that can tell you if it's real? I mean does that exist in the pedal world??

jwar wrote:

Chankgeez wrote:

jext-telez wrote: If by some insane outside chance someone was genius enough to recreate these that well, it's worth the same amount as an original.

Not sure I agree.

I agree with it to a certain extent. I mean look at how many people clone stuff already. If the builder went through the trouble of literally building it component by component the exact same way and the same stuff, then in theory it's the same pedal.

jext-telez wrote:I did get a message from the original poster last month when he wrote me with a theory about bootleg Elk Fuzz Sustainars. My take is that these are completely legit. The one that I bought from Japan for $950 was sold for $1150 and then resold to Kit Rae. So Kit can ultimately make the call on that unit but I'll say this; nearly impossible. If by some insane outside chance someone was genius enough to recreate these that well, it's worth the same amount as an original. If it's that indistinguishable from an original give this bootlegger a prize and job!
I worked in guitar shops throughout the 1990's, back when the Japanese used to keep American guitar shops open by showing up once or twice a year and draining them of the coolest gear, spending $50k, $100k in an hour and leaving. Japan is a stockpile of the best and rarest guitars, amps, and pedals. So it is not a stretch at all that a Japanese collector finally let his 5 or 6 mint condition Elk Sustainars out for profit. It is also not a stretch at all that somewhere in Japan a small crate of originals was discovered in a warehouse.
It's a constant surprise to collectors just how many of these rare holy units are actually out there, always more than riginal previously believed. They start surfacing when the prices reach a point of interest. That's one of the bonuses of high prices in the vintage fuzz pedal market-- it motivates people to keep digging them out and finding them.

retinal orbita wrote: I missed the 20 Jazz Funk Greats reissue when TG reissued them in 2011, couldn't find it ANYWHERE despite picking up the other reissues relatively easily and they instantly went for $80+ on discogs, and walked into a record store last month and they had forgotten to put out a set of them. I picked it up for retail. Total score!