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But how do you really feel, Chris?

I've been half-assedly looking around for a small acoustic for my granddaughter to replace one destroyed by a younger sibling. My daughter is shit for teaching kids how to take care of things. Long story short, she asked if I would give her one of my guitars to replace it and I explained I didn't feel good about giving her one of mine while the threat (seriously, they're fucking brutal) still exists. She really enjoyed playing and was making progress so it felt a little shitty to tell her no. She's about to start her senior year of high school and I'm thinking I might give her something reasonably nice ($1000-$1500) for her graduation if her plans to move away from the terrors hold firm. Anyway, I'm aware of the usual suspects but am wondering if anyone can recommend any hidden gems. I ran across Pono which looks interesting. They're primarily a Uke company but have dabbled in smaller guitars. Any ideas or suggestions would be great, as well as any offers for something you've got laying around that would be well suited for a five-foot tall woman with mini hands. 12-fret body and shorter scale are a plus.

I'm quoting myself because the fear is real.

Holy hell that is beautiful.

I didn't know I could hold my breath that long. My wife loved it. I'm not kidding when I say this is my second family (sometimes first). Ask Kizanski. He had to field all my panic questions (thanks, Mike!). THANK YOU, Ted! Sending all the good vibes, juju, mojo, butter., etc etc etc that I can muster.

Sucks to not disclose the actual condition of the bass.

That’s absolutely an aftermarket finish, and frankly, looks like shit.

RIP Ed

Reporting weirdness, as instructed. When I opened this thread: I got a message the site was asking to open another page: That seems pretty suspicious. Running Safari on iPhone. Thanks for all your diligence, Ted! Everything else is running fantastically. Great to be back!

Its a nice bass ,looks to be all original but there pictures didn't show what showed up at my house.They offered me 50.00 off of 1325.00 but they also offered to take it back and pay for return shipping.They treated me fair in my book.

All his are great stories, but the blue Strat is a great story.

Mine has it too. But since I’ve had the bass since 1985 I am sorta proud of the checking. Very awesome bass.

Tom is a great seller and HFC member! If I didn't already have a handful of Specials, I would be buying this one. Get yours!

Not to be contradictory (but I guess I am) but... with "relic-ing" being such a fad for a while now, there may be those who do want it, especially if it's the real thing. Anyway, you can't hear the checking, unless maybe you're Eric Johnson.

You don't totally appreciate what you got till it is gone....Even temporarily. Thanks so much!

Agreed, whoever get's their hands on this one will be a happy camper.

Maybe the seller intended to express the price in Lire (though that technically no longer exists).

The checking is not desirable, but it is sort of normal.

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/products/hamer-cruise-bass-metallic-blue-1983-2546455 I hope nobody on here bought this.The pictures did not show what the finish really looked like.

I got it on here from HFC'er a few months ago. played around with it, got bored. Includes the power cord, box, etc. 2F1D5CBA-3AF0-4C9D-8837-61A5C4F4B886_1_201_a.heic2F1D5CBA-3AF0-4C9D-8837-61A5C4F4B886_1_201_a.heic

Thanks, Ted!

same song from 1978...it's incredible they've been playing this for almost 50 years!

They still sound great, I saw them live in March and they were amazing!