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Topic: Noel Boggs' Fender Custom Triple Neck
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Billy Easton
Member From: Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
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posted 13 March 2002 01:54 PM
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I subscribe to Vintage Guitar Magazine, got my new issue yesterday. When I got to page 160, there I found a half-page for sale ad for Noel's guitar, along with a picture of him playing it. The text says:
"Leo Fender built this custom triple neck steel guitar especially for his favorite recording artist Noel Boggs over 50 years ago. This is the steel guitar Noel Boggs used to record with such legends as Bob Wills, Spade Cooley, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Bill Carson, Jimmy Wakely, Rex Allen, the Sons of the Pioneers and many others. Autographed by George Fullerton. Noel Boggs steel guitar includes Noel Boggs family photographs, letter, and Leo Fender's Noel Boggs Fan Club Newsletter." The phone number to call is (714) 533-1673. Now the payoff.....how much do you think? Are you ready for this?.......$99,995.00. So grab your checkbook and give them a call.Billy Easton
Casa Grande, AZ
Where the Sun Always Shines[This message was edited by Billy Easton on 13 March 2002 at 01:56 PM.] |
Jason Odd
Member From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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posted 13 March 2002 03:52 PM
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For that sort of money I'd want to be the proud owner of the Noel Boggs estate and have the rights to everything he ever recorded! |
chas smith
Member From: Encino, CA, USA
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posted 13 March 2002 04:02 PM
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This guitar has been for sale for a long time at that price. For that kind of money I'd swallow more than my pride. |
Billy Easton
Member From: Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
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posted 13 March 2002 05:33 PM
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You know, I just happen to own two of these guitars. If anyone would like one at half the price, I will even paint your name on it!! That would be about $50,000. and I will pay shipping.  ------------------
Billy Easton
Casa Grande, AZ
Where the Sun Always Shines
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Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 13 March 2002 05:57 PM
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Too bad Scott Chinery's no longer with us. Next to the shark's fin D'Angelico ($150,000)he purchased a few years back this steel is a bargin. |
HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 13 March 2002 07:18 PM
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$99,995.00? Good thing they knocked $5.00 off the price........ |
Herb Steiner
Member From: Cedar Valley, Travis County TX
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posted 13 March 2002 08:41 PM
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Only $99,995? They must really want to sell this thing! quote:
Good thing they knocked $5.00 off the price
Psychological pricing... I wouldn't have given it a second thought if it was 100K, but for a second there I thought "geez, I could sell an Emmons and..."  ------------------
Herb's Steel Guitar Pages
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Andy Greatrix
Member From: Edmonton Alberta
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posted 13 March 2002 09:11 PM
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For that kind of money, I could buy a Falawka,an MSA,a melobar and a tube amp, with enough money left over to buy a cabin in the foothills of Alberta. It wasn't the guitar that was special, it was Noel Boggs. |
Marc Weller
Member From: Upland, Ca. 91784
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posted 13 March 2002 10:03 PM
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Has anyone checked out the Shasta reissue of Noel's jazz stuff. Here's the link Drhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004VVY8/qid%3D1016084929/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F0%5F1/002-0611852-7981618. The triple is right there on the cover. This is one of my all time favorite cds (right up there with Jazz From The Hills). Any ideas as what tunings he used on those necks ??? |
Gene Jones
Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA
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posted 14 March 2002 04:06 AM
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I wonder if when Boggs was playing with Wakely on WKY radio in OKC and eating 15cent hamburgers that he could even imagine someone trying to sell a guitar with his name on it for $100,000?  |
Rick Collins
Member From: Claremont , CA USA
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posted 14 March 2002 09:17 AM
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About five years ago I saw that same guitar of Noel's at a guitar show in Pomona, CA (at the fairgrounds) with a price tag of $7,500.I just wonder what price Wayne Newton would be asking for his 26" scale triple-neck Stringmaster. To think,___I once traded one of these for a $500 tapedeck. I'm bending over;___anyone want to kick my other face? Rick |
Michael Johnstone
Member From: Sylmar,Ca. USA
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posted 14 March 2002 10:32 AM
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Back in 1979,I was browsing in Bob's Rare Guitars on Lankershim Blvd in North Hollywood and some guy brought in a large brown case.Bob called me over and said "Hey Mike- take a look at this.It was a brown stained quad 8 Stringmaster with "Noel Boggs" written across the front.It was in rough to fair shape as I recall and the legs were missing.He wanted $250 for it. I was into pedals so I passed..... -MJ- |
Steve Honum
Member From: LosAngelesCa
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posted 14 March 2002 01:40 PM
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Andy, what happened to Scott Chinery??
Steve H. |
Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 14 March 2002 02:05 PM
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He died of a heart attack i his 30's ... about 2 years ago. I don't know the fate of his collection. |
Steve Honum
Member From: LosAngelesCa
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posted 14 March 2002 03:21 PM
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Thanks for the info, Andy. Sorry to hear of his passing. I believe Scott Chinery was a very wealthy industialist of some sort. I flicked through his book once. I'm too cheap to even buy an expensive book, let alone a $100,000 guitar. Back to the Boggs guitar: There's some pretty cool color footage of Noel playing the triple-neck Fender in one of Mike Ihde's videos.
haere mai,
Steve H.
S8A6[This message was edited by Steve Honum on 15 March 2002 at 09:03 AM.] |
Gerald Ross
Member From: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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posted 14 March 2002 04:30 PM
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Actually I believe Scott Chinery made his money developing and promoting food and vitamin supplements for body builders and athletes. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.------------------
Gerald Ross
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Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 14 March 2002 04:33 PM
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Here's Scott's story ...
http://www.justjazzguitar.com/didyouknow/chinery.html |
Steve Honum
Member From: LosAngelesCa
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posted 14 March 2002 05:12 PM
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Thanks again, Andy. You always manage to pull something special out of your hat.
haere mai,
Steve H.
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Eric Stumpf
Member From: Newbury, NH 03255
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posted 15 March 2002 05:58 AM
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I also saw Noel's triple Custom at that Pomona guitar show. That was an uncharacteristically good event for steel guitars. Other interesting axes for sale: Eddie Bush's metal Dobro lap steel with his name beautifully engraved on the side and Chuck Wright's personal double 8 console steel (obviously custom-made by the great man himself). These two guitars were priced way below market for the time. Lap steels were all over the place as well as first series Standel amps, several pedal steels and even one of the rare Rickenbacker electric mandolins (I think they only made about 90 of those). Nationals and Weissenborns were plentiful. A Supro pre-war "frypan" style lap steel was offered at $500....that guitar had an outstanding tone. Bakelite Ricks were selling for about $300...I bought one; can 'ya blame me? The vendor with the Noel Boggs guitar said that when he got it initially, there was a name plate over Noel's signature script. The instrument had been sold by Noel to one of his students and that's how the name plate came to be on the guitar. Imagine his surprise when that name plate was removed! I stood in awe looking at that wonderful old Fender and wanted it so badly that it hurt! Noel Boggs is my great inspiration and to have seen and to have touched one of his guitars was a special moment for me. Anyone want to buy a cute little house in New Hampshire? I gotta' scare up $99,999.00! |
Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 15 March 2002 07:17 AM
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Somewhere on the forum I believe George Lake told his story of having invited Noel over to dinner back in the 50's. Noel offered to trade his Stringmaster - with Noel's name on the front - for George's Triple custom and a $100. George said "no thanks" and has been kicking himself for about 45 years! Did I get the story right, Keoki? |
nick allen
Member From: France
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posted 15 March 2002 07:42 AM
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I guess some of these stories just go to show... there are some great steel players on the forum... and some lousy businessmen (or predicters of the future)!
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Cartwright Thompson
Member From: Portland, Maine, USA
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posted 16 March 2002 04:39 AM
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I just saw the ad for Boggs' steel too. I had to chuckle. A few years ago, I received a message on my answering machine. The caller said that he had Noel's triple for sale but didn't mention a price. I thought about it awhile before calling back. At the time I was pretty fat and thought that just maybe I could get it for $2000. About 4x its intrinsic value but hey, Noel Boggs has always been one of my absolute favorite steel guitarists. Anyway, I called back and the guy told me $20000 firm.
I chuckled then too.
BTW... Chinery was offered many times what he paid for the teardrop D'Angelico, days after he bought it.I don't think you can compare the two instruments. |
Jody Carver
Member From: The Knight Of Fender Tweed. Dodger Blue Forever
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posted 16 March 2002 10:26 AM
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Noel had a number of custom guitars all exactly alike. I know this for certain,,he prefered the walnut over the blonde.When Leo was trying to phase out the walnut he asked Noel to start using the blonde. I would have to guess that there were at least eight custom guitars that Noel used during his lifetime,,,not including the quads
that he had. Bill Carson a friend of mine an a Fender Sales rep as well as a fine lead guitarist told me Noel had many Custom guitars,,,Why??
I guess he would like to change off. He was without a doubt my favorite steel guitar player,,,,both as a fine guy and a talented man. Bill Carson knew Noel well. I wonder how many other customs are out there?. The day Noel passed was a sad day for all of us at Fender who knew him. He was worth his weight in gold as a human being. I'm happy to see someone put such a high price on that guitar,,,its not really worth it from a dollar sense,,,,,but from the idea that it belonged to Noel,,,It would be worth a "Million" for his talents and his contribution to the steel guitar. They didnt get any better than Noel Boggs. I had a quad belonging to Noel,,but since it was given to a friend of Noel's and passed on to me when this friend died,,,I sold it for the widow of the recipient of the fourneck guitar. I would have liked to have kept it but I felt better giving the money to this fine lady. So I sold it for her to a fellow in the Virgin Islands. It wont happen at the asking price,,,,but if I had a wish....it would be that someone pays
that amount. If nothing else,,it shows how valuable something belonging to a great man like Noel can at least give all of us something to think about. |
Paul Graupp
Member From: Macon Ga USA
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posted 17 March 2002 09:13 AM
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I had a date back in the 50s with a Teenage Queen. We went to a drive in. There was a short feature with Noel playing Alabammy (sp??) Bound. I came unglued and when I wanted to sit throught the show a second time to see him play it again, she got miffed and said: Take Me Home !!I'm glad I did too. Anyone who couldn't understand that situation wouldn't have made a good mate. Do all females hate playing second fiddle to a steel guitar or is it just the steel guitar......... Regards, Paul  >>>>>> |
Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 17 March 2002 10:41 AM
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I always loved the way Noel could swing so hard ... sometimes with a single pick attack on a chord then glissing back and forth in perfect rhythm. It seemed he could play on any part of the beat. I always dug Howard Roberts & Wes Montgomery's playing for that same quality. |
chas smith
Member From: Encino, CA, USA
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posted 17 March 2002 10:58 AM
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Do all females hate playing second fiddle to a steel guitar or is it just the steel guitar.........
No, although the last ex hated anything she couldn't manipulate and fortunately for me, that was a long time ago. My current, when we first got together, wanted to know about all the things I love, so she accompanied me to the Convention. When she recounts the story, it's told in an incredulous voice..."and they just sit there all day and night and listen to one steel guitar player after another, for days"... |
George Keoki Lake
Member From: Edmonton, AB., Canada
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posted 17 March 2002 10:30 PM
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Yah Andy...However, it wasn't as though I didn't want it, (I did), but $100.00 back in those days was like $1,000.00 today and I was just newly married. I simply couldn't afford the swap! And yes, I've been kicking my okole ever since! |
Rusty Hurse
Member From: Hendesonville, Tn
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posted 18 March 2002 01:39 AM
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Bobbe Seymour will have or will get you a autographed Noel Boggs triple neck Fender. Just call him !If he dont have it he will make it for you! ROTFLMAO |
PAUL WARNIK
Member From: OAK LAWN,IL,USA
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posted 18 March 2002 11:09 AM
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Well if Noel's triple neck Fender Custom (usually about a $1000 guitar without personality attachment)brings the ridiculous asking price then what could his '47 triple neck Bigsby be worth??? $600,000 to $700,000??? |
Gerald Cook
Member From: Tuttle, OK USA
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posted 20 March 2002 07:31 AM
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Speaking of great steel players that played with "Mr. Wills", does anyone know the whereabouts of Leon McAuliff's quad Fender? |
Jussi Huhtakangas
Member From: Helsinki, Finland
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posted 20 March 2002 10:46 PM
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Which one? I bet Leon had "one for each day of the week". Actually, there was a D8 Stringmaster on Ebay awhile ago, which the seller claimed to be one of Leon's. |
jeffstro
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posted 21 March 2002 03:36 PM
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I ran across a yellow 4 neck a few years ago that had a name plaque on it which read, "Custom Built for Leon McCulliffe." There was a metal plate on each neck at the natural nut, with another nut on the opposite side of plate. Basically, it shortened the scale length to 23 inches. Needless to say, it looked a bit fishy to me. I've seen a lot of pictures of Leon and his guitar and have never seen those metal plates, and I didn't think he would have a plaque on his guitar with his last name mis-spelled. |
Jody Carver
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posted 22 March 2002 04:16 PM
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Paul
I have an old video tape of that show where
Noel played Alabamy Bound,,,,I will try to have it "duped" and send it to you.I beleive he was playing steel with Jimmy Wakely at the time,,,,,4 neck stringmaster,
I'll dig it out and have it copied for you. From one nut to another PECANS I mean got a few of these from Don Randall years ago. |
Paul Graupp
Member From: Macon Ga USA
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posted 22 March 2002 11:17 PM
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Jody: See if you can get a copy of that Teenage Queen too....Maybe she's lost the attitude by now. Regards, Paul |
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