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Thanks Topekatj, It's a 2016 Traditional 50's with lightburst finish. I did a few mods, such as an ABR instead of the Nashville bridge it came with, I put the reflector knobs on, and changed the pickguard from the pinkish one that came with it. It is a one piece body with the 9 hole weight relief. It weighs 8lbs9ozs. It's a great guitar. Right now it has a set of Grosh pickups in it. They are his 302 and 327 set of overwound vintage specs. It's a keeper!

The bound one is badass!

Will it play like these?

These is the fun threads!

If you have something that you've been on the fence about moving, but just haven't been motivated enough to post yet, I'd like to hear about it! interests: Tally Pro's Super Pro's A Newport Pro custom order? A Studio custom order? (maybe a 30th anniv? A redwood? A triple threat? I can dream.) And heck, while we're filling out the "no way in hell" wishlist, a Monaco Monaco, or a Newport 90 would certainly be very interesting too. No bigsby's, please. Thanks!

What Dave Scepter said ^^^^^^^^^

Each day, the learning continues. All the Newports I've played or owned had an electrosocket jack.

Wow!

Still the best album they ever recorded. Here with a different "book club" cover, the way I bought it. A very long time ago! As far as I know the album was never released in the US.

Like Buttah

I'm so sorry. 😄

Congratulations. You own the two cleanest Vectors on the planet. Prick..!

Please see "The Unequal Twins".

(The Butah was actually the first overdrive pedal I ever bought back in the day, after finally conceding that my 4x10 Hot Rod Deville needed help getting a good drive sound at low volume.)

Sometimes the stars align, especially when you least expect it, and something special happens. I was browsing the classifieds of "Kleinanzeigen" (German "Craigslist") out of boredom in the middle of the night. I was already half asleep when suddenly ... I immediately contacted the seller by email. He was on vacation at the time, but after a brief phone call the next morning, he considered my interest in buying to be genuine and promptly removed the ad. After a short negotiation about shipping the guitars (which the seller initially didn't want to do), I received the two Vectors, undamaged, in one (!!!) cardboard box. And here they are:

If the controls are arrayed in a triangle shape, then yes.

😉This one?

Didn’t one of our Euro-members post a FS/PSA of two, flame-top Vectors in the EU? I’m pretty sure one had a ‘67 headstock/control config.

They are pretty uncommon. If you can find pics of more 67-bodied Vectors, that would be great.

I told him you had dibs on it. I know you like it. For now, the guitar isn’t FS. I would sell it to someone who does care, if I ever do. I know you care. 😉

Ain’t nothing guilty about liking ABBA, son. They freakin’ RULE!

Best debut albums. For me it’s a toss up between the following: Or would the next album also count as a “debut-album”? Gabe 😀

The above is still sort of a “guilty pleasure” Gabe 😀