What would you pay for a fixer-upper Sho~Bud?

[Jake Sulzer]

Howdy y'all,

I'm a glutton for punishment and a lover of challenges to boot. I've been having a blast fixing up my MSA S-10 and I've been thinking about starting a build/looking for a fixer guitar. I found this one on eBay and...it could use a little love.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/225967135296

What if anything would you pay for this fixer? I'm very much not married to buying it but just trying to assess worth. Looks like it's got some corrosion and it's missing at least 300+ bucks worth of parts... Idk, could be fun though!

Cheers!

[Per Berner]

You forgot one alternative: "Walk away".

[Jon Light (deceased)]

I have no personal experience with these steels.

Baldwin Crossover (throw a switch to choose which neck the pedals are connected to). Made from 1967 to 1970 according to one published timeline.

Weighs ± 750 pounds with its cast iron frame. Missing 3 pedals.

By everything I've read, it is a great idea with not so great execution. If very well set up, it can play well. But it would seem that this is an important qualifier. Takes a very good tech to set it up very well. Not very well set up, it is clunky and won't stay in tune.

So that's what you've got there if you wanted to spend some money and much time restore it.

Its value in parts? There are some things there but not a lot.

And no mistake -- I look at that and go "ooh...nice patina....!" too. But.....

[K Maul]

I have had a couple Crossovers. One worked well and one had loose linkage and would not hold tune. They are HEAVY. They are also noisy and not very smooth players.I wouldn’t pay nearly as much for that one as they are asking. It would be a lot of work with questionable results.

[Jake Sulzer]

Right on y'all. I'm hearing the resounding "Screaming deal: offer more!" (Jokes)

That's good to know about the issues with crossovers not holding tune and being incredibly heavy: two qualities I'm not excited about in a guitar. I think I'll opt to save my money

[Jon Light (deceased)]

ooooh.....came this close to closing the deal.