Curtis P Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 I was in a pawn shop today, and seen this really really odd looking guitar in there, at first i thought airline, but then i was looking at it more, it appears to be a Saturn, airline shape, kinda, really thin, with the CRAZIEST looking bridge EVER! it has a TOM on it, then it looks like someone made a tremelo for it too! it has a bigsby style bar on it with a big spring under it, the guy would let me plug into an amp so i just played it acousticly, and that tremelo does work (suprisingly) but, for 100 bucks (that i didnt have) i didnt get it, maybe monday if i go back into town i might take another gander at it. Anyone heard of a Saturn guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted July 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 This is what it looked like kinda, it wasnt hollow body or anything, i aint sure ont he pickups either, but the neck was made out of mahogany for sure, but a sort of almost telecaster head, it was a really insane looking guitar, dont know how well it would play though.... Curtis Edit!! forgot to mention, there wasnt a "scratch plate " where the pots and jack are on the one i was looking at Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraman Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 i say if it plays decent and it looks good get it. a hundred bucks isnt much for a guitar. for the price you would pay for a copy you can get a cool looking guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted August 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 ok, if its still there next weekend, and it plays well i am bringin it home Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SguitarM527 Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 yeh if its only a hundred bucks... hell id get it, pawn shop guitars rule ass man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted August 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 I just called there tonight and asked if it wass till there (couldnt get a ride) and its still there, i asked if it worked, said yes, it also has a set of humbuckers, and there are 2 push pull pots (kinda) but they dont know what they do so saturday (before go to the girlfriends) i am going to go check it out Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 that thing looks disgusting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted August 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 This is what it looked like KINDA re- read my post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 if it looks KINDA like that its gonna blow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey69962000 Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 the guitar looks cool in some ways then really bad in others. Its a wierd guitar to me. The wierd part is the tem or is that a braket for the pickgaurd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 Pickguard bracket. Saturn 63 was a series of guitars made by the German company Hopf and was featured in publicity materials for Hamburgs Star Club. The vintage of the one you are looking at is 1950 to 1970ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted August 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Pickguard bracket. Saturn 63 was a series of guitars made by the German company Hopf and was featured in publicity materials for Hamburgs Star Club. The vintage of the one you are looking at is 1950 to 1970ish Meaning it could be somewhat decent? (we all know that stuff from Germany is good) Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Well, its worth a whole lot more than $100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted August 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 lol, how much is alot more? like 250?? or more? Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Look up a hopf saturn 63 in a blue book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted August 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Look up a hopf saturn 63 in a blue book a blue book?? like from a guitar store?? I dont have one of these books, maybe i will just do some more research Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted August 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Here is a little site with a tiny write up on this particular guitar, it is exactly like that, but its not a semi hollow, i dont believe, i cant completly remeber, but this one had a mahogany neck on it, with a telecaster style headstock, not like the one pictured here, but everything else is identicle, the bridge, pickups, jack, everything, so it might be a home made neck with Saturn on it, because the Saturn part dont look stock Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonessuckbutigotone Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 i looked it up (about halfway down)and i found a hopf saturn 63 selling for $1,795, just a little more than $250! also, is it just me, or does the back of the guitar in the link u put up have a picture of a topless woman on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Curtis, you go buy that guitar NOW. I expected about $600-$800. Still a great deal and profit margin, but even better now that is is worth $1000+. Try to get him down to $75 cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted August 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 i looked it up (about halfway down)and i found a hopf saturn 63 selling for $1,795, just a little more than $250! also, is it just me, or does the back of the guitar in the link u put up have a picture of a topless woman on it? shhh, you didnt see anything Curtis, you go buy that guitar NOW. I expected about $600-$800. Still a great deal and profit margin, but even better now that is is worth $1000+. Try to get him down to $75 cash. will try to, maybe i will trade him even on something Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britrock Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Jeesh, at $1795 don't even worry if it plays well... Or is that kinda morally wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted August 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 not at all, but i wouldnt buy a guitar and not play it Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truerussian558 Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 if you dont get it or when you come its gone i will personally smack you with a rubber chicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 If it's not stock, you won't get that price for it; however, I still say pick it up. Pawn shop guitars are funky. If it doesn't play very well, and you're not worried about devaluing it (ie. if it's already worth only... well... $100) you could try your hand at a restoration job at some point in time. Point being-- go get it! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraman Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 so after all, did you get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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