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MetalHeadMat, if you don't go get it, I WILL! D...n you're so lucky... it's impossible to find like that at shops in Greece... f.... noobs, we can barely find an SG Special (and the one's we do are way overpriced, and that's why I get all my guitars from Germany...:- ). Anyways, enjoy your soon-to-be new guitar! PS: When and if you do get it, could you please tell me what brand the vibrato bridge is? Thanks in advance man!

Seems like the guys at the guitar store were wrong. This is the Gibson U-2 (or Gibson US-2). The one shown in the picture is actually a 1988 showcase edition (kinda like a Guitar of the Month thing). I had already posted some info on this model, but I can't find that thread no more, and since I feel kinda lazy and tired at the moment (it's 4 a.m. here and I need to go to bed), here's a couple of links to help you out (btw, these are the information I posted on that other thread): Gibson US-1 Gibson US-2 I hope they are of some help! One love star

Is this the guitar you're talking about? One love

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I'm not exactly sure I get what you're saying, but if Gibson's line of products doesn't satisfy you, I think it's rather reasonable that you move on to something that you like better. What saddens me is the fact that Gibson, a guitar manufacturer with such legacy doesn't give you any information whatsoever about discontinued products on their site (while the site for Ibanez Guitars holds vintage catalogs from the 1950s) and that it always sticks to its standard designs and models. One thing from me to the Gibson people: Shred is back, how about reintroducing your 1986 Gibson SG Special 400, but with 24 frets this time (and I'm not talking about a custom shop model that will cost me as much as a trip to the Moon)?

IT IS a shame that Gibson people don't keep an archive of their guitars on their site. SHAME! Fortunately, I have some info on this guitar: --> It was produced between 1991 - 1996 --> Double-cut solidbody with long horns (NOTE: The body is exactly the same with the one that Epiphone's EM models have - EM-1, Prophecy EM-2 Custom FX, Prophecy EM-2 Custom EX) --> 25.5" scale neck (I think Bolt-on) w/24 frets --> Various PU configurations The M Series Collection (incomplete): 1) M-III Standard: H/S/H PU configuration, maple fretboard w/black triangle inlays, reverse Explorer headstock w/reversed Gibson Logo (must my inlayed pearl), 1 Tone, 1 Volume, 5-way (or 3-way) blade switch, 1 mini-switch, side jack, Gibson stamped locking vibrato bridge, w/pickguard, various finishes including Metallic Candy Red (don't know the actual finish name) and Ebony. 2) M-III Standard - No Pickguard: The same as (1) but without pickguard, ad shows the guitar in Translucent Amber finish. 3) M-IV S Deluxe: The same model as (1) & (2), but the body wood is different, the finish in Translucent, the vibrato bridge is seems like an alternated/wider Vintage Synchronized Vibrato Bridge, Rosewood (could be Ebony) fingerboard w/triangle pearl inlays. 4) M-IV S Standard: Same as the above, solid Ebony finish, the same weird bridge, Ebony (seems a bit too dark to be Rosewood) fretboard w/pearl dot inlays. (The ads show the guitars with black hardware) All these models were produce by Gibson USA. NOTES: --> There's a model which had H/H/H PU configuration. --> Another models had pearl or abalone triangle inlays on the Maple fretboard. --> I think that some FR style Gibson stamped bridges were made by Kahler (which means the bridge could be either a Kahler Spyder or a Kahler Steeler). --> Some models were neck-thru constructions. --> Epiphone produced the EM-2 Rebel, which had trapezoid pearl inlays (Ebony or Rosewood fretboard - not really sure), H/S/H PU configuration, same controls as Gibson and gold hardware. --> According to the Vintage Guitar magazine Price Guide (2007) the Deluxe models between 1991 - 1992 are valued between $1,500 - $2,500. Hope this helps, and would someone please tell me if I'm allowed to post pictures that aren't mine (I mean guitar pictures...).