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Exposing the "evil doers"...

hoss

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So has Joe gotten out of the vintage guitar business? or just the LPF?
He is riding his bike a lot, has sold Gladys and has left the LPF because he "moved on with his life".
His website is still up and I know of at least one Burst deal last year which involved Ganz and a famous musician.
 

ChevChelios

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There's a reason Ganzler won't verify Fenders.

From his website: "..., Mr. Ganzler will go anywhere in the World (except the Middle East) on 24 hours' notice to examine/authenticate any 1957-1960 Gibson or 1950-1971 Fender guitar."
 

VonPrikler

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He is riding his bike a lot, has sold Gladys and has left the LPF because he "moved on with his life".
His website is still up and I know of at least one Burst deal last year which involved Ganz and a famous musician.

Wait - I must have missed that. He sold Gladys???
 

VonPrikler

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Yes, through Fretted Americana. It sat there for >$400K for 9 months or so

Wow - I thought he had just loaned it there. I knew it was there for a time, and makes sense that there was a reason, but I must have just assumed nobody would ever sell that guitar.
 

Wilko

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Sorry, I thought I read on his website a few years ago that because the nature of the Fender forgeries and how easy it was, that he would do them any more.

My mistake.
 

Triburst

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Just an observation that I think it's a very positive move on the forum that the veil of secrecy around fake or altered guitars, and the shifty dealers, is being increasingly exposed on this forum. Seeing "names named" is a very welcome development, let's keep it going. Thanks to all the contributors who are shining light into the dark corners.

As others have mentioned, I have also thoroughly enjoyed reading your thoughts on vintage Marshall amps. Thanks to you as well for your own "light shining" contributions.:salude
 

sunburst1

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Agree 111%..

Thinking a lot has to do with the www. world we live in.

20 years ago , not too many were "on-line".. Today , everyone is. Information is at ones
fingertips making fraud & deception much harder than it once was , IMO.

One can "Google" huge amounts of "real" info on any subject matter. :hmm
 

lpnv59

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Regarding Ganz....the community was a turn off and he went cycling. He sold his burst because he found a buyer who met his price. That simple....everything is for sale even when it isn't.
 

hoss

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Regarding Ganz....the community was a turn off and he went cycling. He sold his burst because he found a buyer who met his price. That simple....everything is for sale even when it isn't.
It was on consignment at FA for almost a year and did not sell (they were asking $440K if I remember correctly).
 

shred

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Regarding the Greeny thread and Denmark St... Should we just throw Greeny into the Boston harbor...
 
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