Diocletian

Nothing against Prof, other than the fact his hats always look far too small for his head.

Yes, I believe this is the same guitar. I had read all those old posts before I bought it - there was something about a rattling noise I seem to recall as well. To be honest, I've never had any issues at all with it, it plays and sounds great. Those old DiMarzios might be the best pickups I've ever heard.

Yes! He was pretty dry at first, very businesslike, but he warmed up and by the end we were having quite a fun time! Considering he's my absolute musical hero it was an amazing experience.

Well that's the thing. I have absolutely no idea how much it might be worth, no idea at all! How much do these go for nowadays? In the previous NGD thread I posted someone said they are going for triple what I paid for it (£800)!

I own 3 Les Pauls. The upper fret access on them is much better than the Sunburst. Not as good as my Charvel DK24 but good enough!

Yes that's the one.

Thank you, I've no idea why I can't find that thread in my profile.

Hey guys. 2 years ago I finally bought a 1980 Sunburst (body is bound, neck has dots) after many years of wanting one (Martin Barre fan). I posted about it here when I got it (it was owned by some members here over the years) but I cannot find the thread now for some reason. I probably mentioned I was going to be interviewing Ian Anderson a couple of days later for my podcast Rock, Paper, Swords. I don't know why the thread has disappeared or perhaps I had a different account??? It's a real players guitar, in very used but working fine condition, all original parts as far as I know with the original case. The binding on the lower horn has been coming off at some point and badly glued back on but it's really not a big deal. I would post pics but I'm using a new Chromebook that's not logged into my Onedrive. If anyone can find my previous thread there's a ton of pics in there. I love how the guitar sounds but it has always felt a bit small to me and I really do not like how hard it is to reach the upper frets. So I'm thinking of selling it. I've wanted a Gibson Les Paul Custom my whole life and I'm now nearly 50 so I thought I might sell this and put the money towards a Les Paul Custom, but I have no idea how much I should price the Sunburst for. The guy that sold me it did not want to post it so I got a great deal, but I'm happy to post it, I have the hardcase and some good big boxes to send it, so I should be able to get a decent price for it I think. Just looking for advice on how much I might look for on this? I'm in the UK, wouldn't want to sell it outside the UK.

Wow, stunning! The amber one is just a beautiful piece of work.

Hey Dave, it's still a pair of DiMarzio PAFs. I believe one is the old style and one is the newer 36th Anniversary - both are DP103. They are both double cream, I just used a black bobbin topper on one of the bobbins. Congrats on the Standard, they look great!

I just went and had a look, and sure enough there's a small chip out the back of the headstock, coloured in black with a marker. So, looks like it was yours! The only thing is the pickups - the ones in the photo aren't the ones that were in it, the original pups were plain black. The thing is though, I doubt I would ever sell the guitar. I went up and got it the day before my Gran died and it always makes me think of her as I was sitting playing it when my mum phoned to tell me what had happened. Here it is with the extended family: Guitars april 2012 002 by stormwatch1977, on Flickr

Wow, I just saw that post you made B! I don't know if you still check in here since you only ever made this one post but you can be happy the guitar is being well loved. It has all new electronics, Grover tuners and a pair of DiMarzio PAFs in it. I actually bought this in CC Music though, why are you so sure this is the one you had?

Yeah, that is a cool V. I've had an Epiphone V and a Jackson RR3, I'd prefer something like that nowadays though.

Thanks Zorrow. I've been a fan of Jeff's since I saw the "Stonewall" video years and years ago. I saw his clinic in Glasgow last monday and it's made me revisit all things Annihilator (although I listen to them a LOT anyway). He actually gave one of those guitars away to someone in the crowd because he said it had a little bit of bizz on one fret. Sweet eh? I knew he played Rans, cos I was aware of that brand through Piotr from Vader playing them. Cool guitars. Jorge - you haven't missed the band, they're still going, they're working on a new album (TWO actually!) right now.