The ones that I had were purchased already modded. Got them between the years 2005 and 2012 and the most expensive one was $2200. I sold them for mot much more than I paid for them.
You probably already looked but there’s a decent one on reverb now for $2399
That’s about as low a price as I have seen in a while.
https://reverb.com/item/86971207-2023-luxxtone-el-machete-british-racing-green
I already looked minutes after he posted it. I just bought a Luxxtone Tele from Michael Nielsen or I’d have snagged this one. Free bump for an awesome axe.
The band I currently play in does the regional stuff around Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. We have a booking agent and he gets a 10% cut off of recurring gigs and 15% cut from one offs. Our pay depends on travel distance, show duration, whether or not we supply production...
I watched this yesterday and couldn’t help but think that guy is scamming people to get their old “inferior components” to use. Hell, I might go rip out all the mustard caps from my old Marshall’s and use the better stuff from today. If fresh solder and modern components were all the rage...