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Anyone played/owned any of these? Looking for a second guitar, something quirky, and wondering what these are like.

https://jansen.nz/catalog/electric-guitars-101579.htmx

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the pricing looks good - I'm assuming it in NZ dollars
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I seem to recall Bender tried one and thought they weren't half bad...

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AiRdAd wrote:the pricing looks good - I'm assuming it in NZ dollars
Looks like it - they're on trademe with the same prices.

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I was in weta guitars in Wellington the other day. He’s got a couple that he’s tweaked. Pretty good actually
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I tried one, it played well, but I couldn’t help thinking I was just playing a fake copy. Then again I used to own the old ones in the ‘60s so I am somewhat biased.
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Rog wrote:I tried one, it played well, but I couldn’t help thinking I was just playing a fake copy. Then again I used to own the old ones in the ‘60s so I am somewhat biased.
I guess they are fake copies, but then most reissues are really. Were the old ones any good?

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telefiend wrote: Were the old ones any good?
No!!!!!
New ones are worth the money.
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Interestingly. Mel from Weta and I were chatting about Jansens and the infamous mr dench. He was saying that when Denche was in completist mode collecting every Jansen model, denche commissioned him to make up some bodies to go with old necks and parts Denche had to make up examples.
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Kev77 wrote:Interestingly. Mel from Weta and I were chatting about Jansens and the infamous mr dench. He was saying that when Denche was in completist mode collecting every Jansen model, denche commissioned him to make up some bodies to go with old necks and parts Denche had to make up examples.
Oh wow, that guy. Is he still about? I miss his blurry botch jobs and strange syntax

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Yeah, it looks like he’s in end game mode selling some of the family jewels .
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