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Not to mention that all prospective original buyers had to sign a lengthy agreement to not allow photos, etc. of the insides. Used to have a copy/link to a .pdf copy of the agreement plus his "ground rules" (not allowed to ask when it will be done, etc.) but have since lost track of it. Because they're really... ...SOLID STATE?!?!?!?

Paul Smith had just picked one up right before the "Experience PRS" shindig a few months ago. He commented that although his head was less than $50k (I think he said he paid @ $35k for it), he had already received several offers for over $60K THAT DAY. Guess all those Docs and Lawyers want to look like they sound like Stevie Ray Vaughn...

Uli plays the UGLIEST guitars ever made!

Funny thing is, you're the first person I saw in the crowd

Ceeb - that was October, 1999. Doesn't seem like all that long ago, eh?

"Vic-ups"?? I don't know - 30th Anniversary inlays?

Definitely! For one, you have a far more interesting avatar.

Ted's alive and well, just undertaking a massive project that has occupied the majority of his time for the last several months. Hopefully, there will be news soon...

I found it around the holidays in 1996/early '97. I was doing some random surfing (actually looking for a B-12s) and came across it. At the time, I think it was just the guest list and I think I remember the Hamer Girl picture from close to that time too. Once the message board took shape, I posted a bit. It did take off a lot after October, '98.

Happy day, guys!

Rub salt in the wound Jaye, why dontcha?!

OMG - I wish I had something to trade ya - I'd be at your house before the news was over tonight!

He was at the first HFC event. He was in my group and he was very friendly.

If you say so, that's enough proof for me. The second was not a "point", it was a question (marked as such ). I obviously understand a bidding process. I thought Chris was talking about offers off-Ebay, where I just found surprising that someone would offer more than a price at which the seller would be happy, on a non-auction process. I was talking about BOTH, actually. I am aware of one "off-eBay" sale where the buyer paid more than a seller's original asking price because he wanted to make sure he got the deal. There had apparently been interest in the guitar, but nobody had pulled the trigger (over a 24-hour or less period). The ultimate buyer chimed in with a deal above asking price and the deal was sealed. If that person chooses to confirm here, that is entirely up to them, but this is not an uncommon thing - I've seen it happen many times over the last 20-25 years with vintage instruments (and DC Metro Real Estate!).

Except on Watsons...

Jorge: You've probably never seen them SELL for that because those deals are almost always done "off the table" and for amounts high enough to entice the seller into closing early. I know of a couple that sold for WAY more than the asking prices.

Is that pronounced fan(boys) or fan(boo-ah)? That would be "Fay-BWAH"...

Are you talking about the Gretsch Spectrasonics? Hamer built the limited runs of those several years ago. I hadn't heard anything about Guilds...

Thank god it wasn't to Gibson... Jeez - that's big news. Hope they maintain the integrity of the brand, keep the gang in New Hartford intact and keep the dealer relationships stable. I would imagine that they would expect greater production though. Expect to hear collector terms like "pre-Fender" now...

My favorite Sunburst pic: One of the "Twins" was mine: Another one I had for a while: My '91:

HOLY CRAP!

These checks are too big!

Welcome! The price range above is pretty accurate for a regular Special, but the early 80s b/w graphics typically command higher prices. Sadly, the checkerboard like Nielsen's isn't available from Hamer (really never was, except for a few one-offs here and there). Hamer won't do the finish, but there are other shops, like GMW that will do it for you. Last time I checked a few years ago, Lee quoted @$1,400 for the total job (that included inlays)...I'm quite sure that there are many places that would do it cheaper.

If you guys like the McCarty, you're gonna LOVE the DGT (Dave Grissom) Model. That thing is one of the best new guitars I've played in a while.