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Still not a "Two -Digit". That isn't a thing.

No.

The one I played was in Annapolis, MD in 1996-97 at Garrett Park. I recall that it had some streaks in the Korina, but it wasn't quite "Black Korina". It was gone the next time I stopped by a couple months later.

I've owned a fair number of Standards - almost all have been feathers, weightwise. The absolute heaviest Standard I've ever played was a '95 Korina LE - I wouldn't be surprised to learn that one weighed 12 lbs!

And Atomic will deal on it because it's been there for over 3 months...

Always a good time, Stike! Great rehab!!

I see ChatGPT is quoting ME. Weird.

Angus is closer to 5'2" than 5'10"!

Brad's Mini Standard, #0138 ^ I owned Brad's old matching Standard, #0137:

Seriously! He looks like an entirely different dude in that video!! 😂

#0138 in action:

Mick was a badass.

I'm a big Daytona fan. @mirrorimijsold me one he had lying around and it reawakened my love for Strats...but it's better than any Strat I've owned. I think I've had 4 of them and am down to one now, but I did put together this out of the wreckage of two '96 Daytonas and a super light Musikraft Korina body:

It may have been right before Seymour Duncan F-Spaced JBs were available. I think they came out in either very late 1989 or early 1990.

Besides, it was 100% not a 1997 Standard!

I did it. Damnit.

If a guitar ever spoke to me - in any language - I'd freak the fuck out.

Intrigued...

I've known Jay since the very early days of the HFC way back in the 20th Century. We hung out a fair bit over the years and I fondly recall a couple lunch breaks from work when Jay, Turdus and me got our greasy fingerprints all over a bunch of guitars at a nearby Northern VA Hamer dealer (good ol' Russ...). I caught him out playing in a band or two, and I think he probably struggled with the urge to throw a beer at one of my bands from the crowd over the years as well. Quite possibly, the funniest and smartest muthafuckah I've known, and I managed to stay out of the receiving end of his sometimes caustic wit for far longer than I didn't. I was probably his primary supporter behind the scenes on the board for many years, and more than a few times, talked things out with him in order to prevent a Chernobyl-quality meltdown here, but I wasn't always successful. Not sure what turned, but we're all human, I guess. I tried to reach him via FB a little over a month ago, but haven't heard back, but I know he has far more important things on his plate right now, and I totally understand. Jay - I wish you nothing but the best, and you've made more people laugh - and some even cry - around here, but at the end of the day, you're a fucking LEGEND.

It IS original. Blitz Basses were available in many colors and graphic finishes, and this appears to be a one-off Custom factory finish.

I can confirm that is Brad's old Standard in DarkHammer's post above. It's still selling for more than Brad let it go for a few years back, but the current price is less than half what that guy WAS asking for it when he first listed it.

There's usually a reason they don't list the weights on those...