FS At Last! 2001 GMP Roxie 541

[kizanski]

Yes, THAT GMP Roxie!

TL;DR:
I bought it during a Covid-inspired boredom and since sold almost all of my guitars and "retired" from playing.
The guitar went from Atlanta to Pennsylvania for mods, to @Stikeland to make it sparkly and fabulous, and finally here to New Jersey for wiring and setup.
Now it's in its case, not being played, as I had predicted.

Plenty of pix in the above thread link, but here are a few more:

 

$1,600, shipped (with PayPal F&F, please).

P-90s and a tune-o-matic (and at least one Bigsby over the years) gave way to DiMarzio PAF Pros and TonePros wrapper.

 

 

 The "Made In San Dimas, CA" bit could not be saved, for obvious reasons, but the serial is still there for whatever that's worth.

  

 

 

 

 

Edited November 19, 2024 by kizanski

[kizanski]

Crappy flat frets made way to jumbos.

 

 

Beautiful creme binding replaces pointless faux binding.

 

 

The sparkle headstock wasn't working for me.

  

 

Edited November 19, 2024 by kizanski

[kizanski]

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[kizanski]

No love for the "Sperm Whale" TRC?

I mean, come on!!

 

@Biz Prof

Edited November 20, 2024 by kizanski

[velorush]

10 minutes ago, kizanski said:

No love for the "Sperm Whale" TRC?

I mean, come on!!

[kizanski]

16 minutes ago, velorush said:

Are you suggesting it has the right stuff?

[burningyen]

Looks like a lot of guitar for the money. GLWTS

[Eli]

That's pretty fantastic over all.

 

Any possibility of getting a Dicky Moe TRC?

 

https://dai.ly/x8p4mhh

Edited November 20, 2024 by Eli

[Eli]

[Biz Prof]

9 hours ago, kizanski said:

No love for the "Sperm Whale" TRC?

I mean, come on!!

 

@Biz Prof

It turned out great, Kiz. I mean...it's phallic...err...fantastic!

[polara]

Awww, that turned out great! That guitar had so much potential. I just was not up to tackling a major project then, but you did a great job. It's wired normally? When I got it, even the wiring was jacked, with two volumes and no tone.

[cmatthes]

2 hours ago, polara said:

…was jacked, with two volumes and no tone.

My playing has been described in this exact way at times… 

[kizanski]

3 hours ago, polara said:

It's wired normally? When I got it, even the wiring was jacked, with two volumes and no tone.

Master Volume/Master Tone now.

[Dutchman]

Thank you for saving that guitar!! I like the Sperm Whale truss rod cover! You might get hit on more often at gigs!!

[kizanski]

$1,450 for local pickup (I'll meet you somewhere halfway if possible).
$1,525 shipped to the lower 48US.

[kizanski]

Hi!

 

Buy Me!

 

[kizanski]

GMP is sold!

 

[hamerhead]

Already??

[kizanski]

Just now, hamerhead said:

Already??

Only took me 14 months to sell it!

[kizanski]

So, I sold it yesterday morning, packed it up, shipped it out and it arrived this morning (NJ to Massachusetts).
Despite my "bullet proof packing" (the buyer's words), it arrived with the toggle switch tip broken off.

 

How did they do this?

It was double-boxed, reinforced corners, Styrofoam, bubble wrap...

It was arguable my best packing job ever. The guitar was snug in the case.

The package was in Fed-Ex's hands for about 12 hours. Did they TRY to break it??

 

 

 

[velorush]

The only plausible explanation I can conceive is they undid all your tape, opened both boxes, then the case, then grabbed the switch tip with a pair of channel locks, twisted the switch tip off then reassembled the entire package. 

Where did the black wood screw come from? Was there any damage to the finish with all that rolling around?

[kizanski]

14 minutes ago, velorush said:

Where did the black wood screw come from? Was there any damage to the finish with all that rolling around?

That's a screw from the back plate for the toggle.  What it's doing there I have no idea.
No finish damage, thank Christ.

The buyer said $70 to have it repaired and we're square.
I'm ok with that.

 

[Dave Scepter]

I smell something fishy going on 🤔