How much is my guitar worth?

ezyrydr

so i've got this guitar and I have no idea how much it's worth.
it's a Sears & Roebuck Telecaster and when I bought it off e-bay I was told it was from the late 60s. I have had a hard time finding any info on it so I thought I'd try here.
It sure does look cool and it sounds amazing. Neck could use some work, frets have gotten pretty low.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2303/2554971636_74854ab03a.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2554147677_8e53f47b69.jpg?v=0

xtremehardy388

A Rosewood neck on a Tele...I might be stupid but I've NEVER seen one with that

exhausted

xtremehardy388 wrote:

A Rosewood neck on a Tele...I might be stupid but I've NEVER seen one with that

it was common on 60s models. the american standard along with a bunch of reissues/custom shop models can come with rosewood necks now.

as for the original post, i have no idea but since it's a japanese made instrument from the 60s, i'm sure it attracts a little more interest than one might assume. not big $$$ by any means though.

ianvomsaal

ezyrydr wrote:

so i've got this guitar and I have no idea how much it's worth.
it's a Sears & Roebuck Telecaster and when I bought it off e-bay I was told it was from the late 60s. I have had a hard time finding any info on it so I thought I'd try here.
It sure does look cool and it sounds amazing. Neck could use some work, frets have gotten pretty low.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2303/2554971636_74854ab03a.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2554147677_8e53f47b69.jpg?v=0

I'd need a few more pics to give you an approximation (headstock, etc).
What's the name on the guitar, the headstock certainly doesn't say Sears.
Sears sold a ton of guitars, like Silvertone, Harmony, Danelectro.
Doubtful it's worth much at all, but it's always nice knowing what you've got.

xtremehardy388 wrote:

A Rosewood neck on a Tele...I might be stupid but I've NEVER seen one with that

Hey xtreme . . . Dude, have you been in a hole somewhere
Fender American Deluxe Plus Telecaster (old) http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w83/ianvomsaal/IMGP0367.jpg

ezyrydr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2554147071_7b136f4bbb.jpg?v=0

This is the only thing on the headstock. A SR logo of some sort. Nothing on the back of the headstock.

The guitar also has a "zero fret". A fret right next to the nut that the strings lay on. This makes open notes sound like fretted notes. I found this out while trying to research this guitar. Never seen it before.

ianvomsaal

According to the little "Space Dot" logo on the headstock and the S&R label on the neck plate
it looks like you definitely have yourself a SILVERTONE of some kind (probably a 70's or 80's).
Probably a Teisko made guitar - check out the 1413 tele, which doesn't look like yours, but you
see similarities in the "SD logo" & S&R decal - My guess, probably worth between $150-$250.
Silvertone Tele: http://www.silvertoneworld.net/electric/1413tele/1413tele.html
70's Silvertones: http://www.silvertoneworld.net/electric_70s.html

Novawind

Crisis averted Batman- it's a silvertone:

http://www.silvertoneworld.net/electric/1413tele/1413_g.jpg

ezyrydr

Thanks!
I paid around $300 after shipping when I got it off e-bay. If anyone is interested in buying it for around that amount let me know. Sounds killer, frets are low and nut is worn.

xtremehardy388

ianvomsaal wrote:

I'd need a few more pics to give you an approximation (headstock, etc).
What's the name on the guitar, the headstock certainly doesn't say Sears.
Sears sold a ton of guitars, like Silvertone, Harmony, Danelectro.
Doubtful it's worth much at all, but it's always nice knowing what you've got.

Hey xtreme . . . Dude, have you been in a hole somewhere
Fender American Deluxe Plus Telecaster (old) http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w83/ianvomsaal/IMGP0367.jpg

Well smack me in the face and call me blind! I have been living in a hole! I just overlook the rosewood necks...I wonder how a tele would sound with one...

jcmark611

Never heard or seen a Rosewood Tele? And you are on a Pearl Jam message board? Someone needs some glasses.

http://music.aol.com/video/world-wide-suicide/pearl-jam/1640900

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvKuQeUcJnY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wTZLpUqXhQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZPa1EPYHkE

xtremehardy388

THAT'S RIGHT! Ed's guitar HAS a rosewood board...and I've seen it live