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No idea what I was thinking. Outstanding guitar.

IIRC, way back in the dark ages, when I started drooling over guitars, Gibson listed their top of the line archtop (Super 400) at $1225, with an added $50 for natural. (I guess they were $400 when first produced). So the upcharge is nothing new.

I realized this is another one where I can use my capital one shopping rebates. Apparently I get $25 back if I use ebay (Pro Audio Star has it on ebay). I submitted an offer for $72. I'll give it a shot. Capital One makes you jump through some hoops. I forgot about it so I still haven't redeemed the $90+ I have there. This reminded me to jump through another hoop so hopefully it'll be done soon.

Damn cool amp!

I have some regrets. but fortunately no Ragrets.

That is a badass guitar.

Too much weird stuff with that sellers profile.

Absolutely great sounding amp at a usable 20 watts. Excellent condition. Used only in the home. No longer made as Jerry is endorsed elsewhere now. BE channel is worth the price of admission but you also get a solid clean channel and the JBE boost if you want all of that sludgy, high gain Alice In Chains sound. Only selling because I find that my IR-J suits my preferences and needs a little bit better Cab is a vertical and ported 212 loaded with V30’s, 100% stock. Cheapest I found the head used was at a Guitar Center for $1,050 before tax & delivery. I’ll do it here for $1,000 shipped PPFF for the head only. Open to other forms of payment if you prefer. If you want the cab, I would do $1,800 for the pair and you cover the shipping. Shipping that cab can’t be cheap so I’m willing to meet up a couple hours outside of Chicagoland if you prefer. Also open to trades for cool guitars or amps. More than happy to take additional pics if you want them. Here’s the details if you wanna read it all… Dave Friedman teamed up with Jerry Cantrell and captured the Alice In Chains guitarist’s iconic tone and ferocity in the Friedman JJ-100 - Cantrell's first ever signature amp. The JJ-100 was an instant success. Not being the types to leave a great thing alone, they decided to cram all that punishing tone and grind into a stage-friendly 20-watt monster. Introducing, the Friedman JJ-Junior. The JJ-Junior still gives you the same 2-channel, EL-powered tone that has carved out a legendary place in rock. All of the saturated, complex harmonic overtones are still lurking inside, as well as the AC30-like cleans. At 20 watts, the JJ-Junior lets you take the stage, studio, or jam session with total confidence. Jerry and Dave spent years perfecting the "JJ" sound. Now, you can have the same tonal experience, in a smaller format, without sacrificing the attention to detail that goes into every Friedman amplifier. The JJ Junior features and internal load and cab-simulated XLR output. Comparing this analog circuit to some of the most intricate computer-based IRs, Dave achieved a direct output you can proudly send to front of house or use in the studio. The JJ Junior also allows you to play "silently," meaning you can safely play the amp WITHOUT having a speaker cabinet connected. The XLR output includes a ground-lift, level, and center/edge of speaker cone simulation switches. The JJ Junior was specifically designed to take pedals well especially boosts, ODs, phasers, flangers, tremolos, and wahs. The ultra-transparent buffered, series effects loop takes time-based effects pedals and rack units equally well. This is the exact same FX loop Friedman uses on all its amplifiers including the legendary BE-100. The head cabinet features beautiful black Tolex, with Baltic Birch construction and the same grille cloth used on the original JJ-100. Features: Jerry Cantrell’s signature grind in a compact tube head 20-watt EL84 power section, perfect for most stages, studios and rehearsals Dirty and clean channels serve up Cantrell gain and AC-like chime JBE switch unleashes even more gain and harmonic content Ultra-transparent series FX loop SPECIFICATIONS 20-Watt all tube Head Two channels 2 x EL84 power tubes 3 x 12AX7 preamp tubes JBE voicing switch for a higher gain more saturated sound Clean channel: single volume knob with bright switch Dirty channel: gain, master, treble, middle, and bass Global presence knob XLR Cab Simulated output with Ground Lift, Axis and Level switches. You can record without having your speaker connected 8 and 16 ohm impedance selector

That kinda makes some sense I suppose.

It's the same philosophy as the J-50 being a premium over the J-45. The natural finish requires pristine wood because nothing can be hidden beneath the paint. Not saying it's a valid argument, but it's their argument.

IF (IF!) I were going to give $11,000 for a guitar, that would be among the rarified half dozen contenders. Odd most of the guitar shows wear but the top seems almost pristine.

I have so many fucking regrets I try not to think about them. None have anything to do with a guitar.

That gap between the bridge and the tailpiece gives me pause. Why come it be like that?

I just noticed the Mod Shop has a natural finish Trini Lopez for $500 higher than a finished model. Annnnnnd, it has a dent in the binding! Pre-dented and unfinished must be the kewl new mods.

I regretted letting go of the one with cream rings & top hats so I grabbed the one with black rings and domes ~10 years later…

90? 91? Gibson Explorer I bought new in high school with hay baling and Xmas money. Traded for a Crate amp sometime around 94/95. I needed a giggable amp at the time, and my little Gorilla amp weren't gonna cut it. The line to kick my ass starts around the corner of the building. 95 Gibson Les Paul Special doublecut TV Yellow, special ordered. At the time, I was told "Hey, Gibson is making the doublecut Junior in TV Yellow like you're always on about. Wanna order one?" Hell fuggin yes I wanna order one. It was NOT a Junior in fact. It was a Special. Come to find out, in the catalog of the time it was designated something like Les Paul Junior II (reserves right to be way wrong). I did truly love that lil French's Mustard yellow colored bastard so much though. I'd know it if I saw it again. Finish burn on the back of the neck in two spots, and then two more strips of burn in across the bottom edge from spending too much time in a guitar stand with the yellow rubber thingies. Those are no es bueno for nitro finishes, y'all. Sold it and darn near all the rest of my P90 equipped guitars around 2004 after landing a 1957 LP Junior TV Yellow singlecut and 1961 SG/LP Jr that both just flat out smoked. Why have reissues when you've got a pair of real ones? I iz dum. We had something, you and me. 2001 Gibson EDS 1275. Found it on ebay with a BIN of $1500. It was practically new, save for one small chip on the headstock edge. Played it for about 10 years, when I suddenly got it into my head what a colossal doucheknuckle I had to look like while playing cover songs with it for the lulz at dive bars. Sold it for $2500 ish, was kind of a hard sell at the time. Next time I got nostalgic for a doubleneck, they're asking $5k plus for these things on the used market. The six string neck was MASSIVE sounding. Wish I'd kept it for recording. 2003 Gibson ES 335. Candy Apple Red from the factory. Bought it new off the rack at Sigler's Music in Fort Snort, AR. I've seen exactly one CAR 335 since. (fairly confident it wasn't the my old one either) Sold it to fund some other dumbass purchase I had to have at the time. CS Charvel Eldritch Hot Rod Flame. I wanted it to sound like Ratt/Warren D. It did not. It sounded like a strat. Being played at the bridge. Single coil. ew. I couldn't deal with the Floyd at the time. Nowadays, I can deal with a Floyd. I bet I coulda made it sound more to my liking with a pickup swap. I bet it was that blasted JB pickup the whole time. 1979 Les Paul Custom. My first real good Les Paul. Sold it to my buddy, realized after a few months what a smooth eff up that was, traded him a gold top R7 and some money on his end to get it back. But I did get it back, which is showing changed behavior on my end. Which leads us to... 2001 Gibson Les Paul Historic R7. see above. A rare Moaner rather than a Biter of a Les Paul. I played that one hard and put her up wet. Now it's had 15 years of Kevin's schmootz all over it and it's kinda gross looking. He can keep it. 1987 Gibson SG Elite This was a little weirdo for the time. Ebony board, LP Custom block inlays, with a bog standard Gibson SG wheat head headstock. TP 6 Tailpiece, coil tap, VVT 3 knob configuration. A FREAKING LOCKING NUT on a non trem equipped guitar. Shaw Spotlight Special pickups. The best part: It was pink. We're talking Avon lady rose pink. Why would I lust after such an abomination? Years prior, as a wee school lad, I happened across a SG Elite new at the same place I bought the Explorer in high school, and it never really left my mind. Many years later, finally found one on ebay and brought her home with me. Made it my number one for the short time I played in a Country/Red Dirt band *shudder*, cuz let's bait the rednecks of NE OK/NW AR with a pink guitar, shan't we? After that band mercifully departed this mortal coil, the poor lil SG was forever tainted in my mind. So I moved it along, began to miss it badly, found an 89 SG Elite that was even MORE PINKER, and now I own that one instead. Itch scratched.

https://reverb.com/item/101421628-hamer-standard-1976-tobacco-sunburst Just postd around 3:30 pm EST Friday

It’s all relative to what you like. I think Queensryche’s The Warning was a fantastic debut. Love that album.

I was wondering that exact same thing. I thought the burst would be more.

Regrets? I've had a few But then again, too few too mention I did what I had to do And saw it through, without exemption...

Or Jimi's 'Are you Experienced?'

Debut albums? How did we manage this many responses without anyone mentioning Texas Flood???

Probably around 80% of all the ones that I sold. Not that I want them all, just that they would have become worth so much more. Assuming I had had the cash to keep them and a huge safe space to store them....😉 And yet I still have way too much tied up.....