zorrow Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 It's with some hesitation that I put this guitar for sale here. It's an 81 Vector, everything is original, including the old DiMarzio pups. No structural repairs. I got this one from Roli several years ago and used it for just a couple of gigs. It shows a lot of mileage, but it's in very good condition for a guitar this old. It's of course dinged, with Hameritis over the edge of the fretboard and some small chips. However, it's NOT a beater, just a player --a GREAT one, I must say. There are a couple of details you must know though: 1- There is a nasty scratch behind the neck (please see the pictures below). I got it like that from the seller. It looks like someone scratched part of the paint with a knife or something. It does go down to the wood, but no major damage is done. 2- The body is thinner than what I've seen on other Vectors. Roli didn't even notice it, but I did. My theory is that the back of the body was also scratched, probably more than the neck, and someone thinned it down, sanded and refinished. If that was the case, they did a great job. Besides those two issues, everything else is almost perfect about it. It is a tone monster (sounds amazing through a TS9 into a Peavey Classic 50). The maple top is thin and looks great. If I had kept it, I would have refinished the back of the neck, plus added a thin slab of maple or mahogany to the back of the body. That would be just KILLER --I wanted to do that, but I finally decided to sell it. The hardcase is included. It is in an acceptable condition. It has some marks of road abuse and one of the supports of the handle was replaced by a screw, but otherwise all the latches work and it's very clean inside. I'm asking 599 bucks, shipped and paypaled to Canada & the US. You bet this IS a very good deal! Now have a look to the pictures below: The "I love skating" sticker on the backplate can be easily removed, naturally. For more detailed pictures, please have a look to the album here: http://s982.photobucket.com/albums/ae309/z...%2081%20Vector/ Please, PM me if you have any question.
zorrow Posted December 2, 2009 Author Posted December 2, 2009 I have a suggestion.Don't sell it.You are not the first in suggesting me so, but I need some money now to buy something else, and anyway I have too many guitars and have no time to play them all.
BubbaVO Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 This AM I dropped some coin on an macbook pro. Mama wanted a new computer. Glad that I didn't see this post before hand or Mama would have gotten a Vector instead. : )
memberzonly Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 Zorrow,What is the beck profile & width? I have an 82 that has a skinny neck and 1 5/8". Is this comparable?
BlueRedWhite Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 wait a sec, wasn't this the guitar you were leaving me in your will??? Ionel coño, me jodiste!!!! an amazing 1981 vector usa (and i usually don't like vectors) but that flamey is a show stealer can anybody lend me 680$ til this fool come to his senses and i can sell him back???
zorrow Posted December 2, 2009 Author Posted December 2, 2009 The neck on this one is medium, very comfy. Definitively NOT thick, though I wouldn't call it "skinny" either. The width goes from 1.6" at the first fret to 2.1" at the 19th.
BubbaVO Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 wait a sec, wasn't this the guitar you were leaving me in your will??? Ionel coño, me jodiste!!!! mira! La sangre de la patria que ustedes comparten no vale nada. Solamente el dinero le merece la attencion. Capitalista! Sin verguenza!
Siaip Ciuvas Posted December 2, 2009 Posted December 2, 2009 right guitar, right price, wrong headstock...
zorrow Posted December 3, 2009 Author Posted December 3, 2009 right guitar, right price, wrong headstock... You get used to that, I guarantee you.
gtone Posted December 3, 2009 Posted December 3, 2009 Must have been tough call for you to decide to sell this one Zorrow. A great deal for someone looking for a "player", although that vintage is probably worth a little work, methinks. Good luck with the sale (can't believe it hasn't gone already!).
zorrow Posted December 3, 2009 Author Posted December 3, 2009 I'm just trying to reduce my stock to just what I need. I really have too many guitars, and sadly it's always the same couple which gets played --this one doesn't get played often, even if it's a great player. Well, I guess we are with guitars like we are with women at the end: you like them all, but there's always one or two who are the ones you always come back to.
zorrow Posted December 4, 2009 Author Posted December 4, 2009 Birthday bump! C'mon! Someone gives me a money present and I'll send him/her this Vector in exchange!
Siaip Ciuvas Posted December 4, 2009 Posted December 4, 2009 best wishes! ...unfortunately can't send you money for that one
memberzonly Posted December 4, 2009 Posted December 4, 2009 If it only had a Floyd I know, sacrilege...
zorrow Posted December 10, 2009 Author Posted December 10, 2009 Badabump + one picture selected from the whole bunch: Isn't it beautiful?
zenmindbeginner Posted December 15, 2009 Posted December 15, 2009 A Downright GORGEOUS little piece of Hamer history! I can't believe that nobody has picked this up yet?!?!? It's got some serious sex appeal and looks like a hard rock and metal MONSTER!!!
zorrow Posted December 25, 2009 Author Posted December 25, 2009 Up from the grave! --just to remind you guys this is still available.
zorrow Posted January 9, 2010 Author Posted January 9, 2010 Still available --it's January 9th, so I guess it's time for a bump. Please PM me if you are interested or have any question.
zorrow Posted January 11, 2010 Author Posted January 11, 2010 Price lowered now to 599 bucks, shipped and paypaled to Canada & the US.Now, please, no more indecent proposals, ok?FYI, this guitar does sound, look and play great. All the flaws are fixable, and again, it has no structural damage and everything on it is original --pups, Schaller tuners, sustainblock, etc.If you want it, I'm even open to receive several payments --we can discuss about it.
BlueRedWhite Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 What??? I cannot believe this has not been yet sold!!! Is a gorgeous guitar, love the burst.
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