eor Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 mij emperor i wanted this. a lot. it went for less than i thought it would, but more than i was willing to pay under these circumstances. and with the bridge "correction" and the missing pickguard and the lack of dimensions... there are other things i need more. i didn't need it, but with the long scale, maple/ebony neck, solid spruce top and huge butt, i could kinda justify it. but all my guitars are projects since i like messing with the parts, so there is a significant parts and labor fee for me buying a new guitar that i need to factor into the cost. so no. but still. :( these are rare enough that you have to overpay a little, but i'm good with guitars and have more pressing needs. i guess the next closest thing would be a elitist chet guitar, but i would have rather had this. solid spruce and a skinny nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I can hear the jazz solos now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfine Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Congratulations! I wanted one of those when they came out in the early-'80's. They didn't last in the line very long, and by the time I came up with the money, they were gone. They're rare--I've actually never seen one in the flesh. (or the wood, or whatever...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I saw it too, but didn't bid. The damage from the previous owners put me off. If it didn't have those problems it would have gone for $2,500 or thereabouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eor Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 I can hear the jazz solos now... i can't. mainly because i can't play jazz. and because i didn't buy the guitar. :( it would have been my only long(ish) scale electric, which would have made down tuning easier, and given me more room to work with up the neck, as i capo a lot. still, it would have been closer to zombie ritual than take five. then again, maple necks mean i could have used flats on it. now i'm sad again. I saw it too, but didn't bid. The damage from the previous owners put me off. If it didn't have those problems it would have gone for $2,500 or thereabouts. the damage didn't bug me at all. that's how things fall into my price range, and i just accept that. i'm broke. this is why i can't have nice things. plus the $300-400 investments in parts and labor to get things to where i want them. had i really wanted it or needed it, it would have been mine. but i can't and i shouldn't, and i guess i didn't. i just get funny about big thin lines sometimes, especially long scales and super especially spruce topped. i guess it started up again when i (stupidly) passed on a really nice hofner (again) and (wisely) decided to mod all my guitars instead. funny that they were so in demand back in the 80s, yet barely existed. i think one was kinda for sale here about a year ago, and that may have been the only other one i've "seen" for sale. not that i've looked that hard. but really, $2,500? that's crazy talk, right? really? guess this was my first and last chance to get one and i blew it. woe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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