Amazing craigslist deal or scam?

[PianoMan]

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/msg/2738742994.html

An original 72' Thinline Telecaster for $600? Sounds amazing to me, but I'm not an expert on these. Any of you experts care to take a look and see if you can determine if it's real? Serial number seems to check out at the very least.

 

[Jahn]

Well, I believe Wide Range buckers came in those, and in my mind pickups are the soul of a guitar, so with no original buckers (which are a BEAR to source), plus the fact that there might be a spooky routing job under that pickguard to fit the EMGs, plus that you'll need to source another pickguard if you want another type of pickup, plus if that's the original pickguard that means it got cut up, plus the pots and caps may have been changed to adapt better to the EMGs than the original wide rangers...well, 600 bucks isn't a bad deal if this is what you're looking for and you're not worried about bringing it back to original spec.

Edit - that's definitely an aftermarket pickguard, the original would have extra bucker mounting holes, like so:

Instead of like so:

 

[PianoMan]

Keep in mind that he says he will include all original electronics, including pickups.

 

[TwoTubMan]

He claims to have the original electronics, but yea, would be nice to have a picture with the guard off. Who knows how it's been butchered?

 

[PianoMan]

All things I can/would verify before purchasing. He's local, so I would be able to check it out in person before committing. I'm more concerned right now with making sure that it is what he says it is. If it appears that it is authentic, then I'll try to schedule a meeting.

 

[LarryN]

Go right away and look at what he has. If he has the original pickups, that's the deal of the century.

 

[Jahn]

Yeah, just the wide range buckers alone would get you most of your money back, the rest is gravy.

 

[Tonesmiths]

There are still deals to be found on Craigslist. I'm staring at an all-original, down to the tubes and two prong AC cord, FEI '64 Deluxe Reverb that my friend bought yesterday on our local CL for $1,100. It's filthy, but is near mint, sounds stellar, and even has the original footswitch. Crazy thing is it was listed for 2 weeks at $1,200 before it sold!

 

[gtraddict]

Just a drive a hour or so of your time
try for it

 

[jimlp]

He claims to have the original electronics, but yea, would be nice to have a picture with the guard off. Who knows how it's been butchered?

Why would he cut/route it at all? The Wide Range Humbuckers are larger than the EGG's that are in there so there should be no need to chop wood.