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Actually, I'm kinda cheating with that title 
The pickguard guitar arrived on Monday, and while the rearloaded arrived with me yesterday, I actually bought it a year ago - long story.... So, in order of purchase:
About 2 years ago, musiczoo posted a pic on their website of this guitar, and I thought it looked awesome! Sure, it's kinda plain-jane, but that's part of the appeal. Anyway, I forget some of the history (i.e. if this was a NAMM guitar or what), but it ended up with my buddy Phil. After a few months, we kinda kicked around the idea of me buying it or trading for it, but it never quite came together and it went back to TMZ on a trade. And low and behold, it came up in their 2008 'fall sale' list for a price that was waaaay too good to pass on
I got it shipped to a friend in Seattle, thinking that I'd get down there relatively quickly afterwards. But of course, life got in the way (repeatedly) and for whatever reason, we're now a year down the line. But fortunately my friend was coming up to Vancouver to see U2, and offered to bring the guitar with him. It's too early to give a 'player review', so for now it's just pics. The blue has a very definite pearl to it (pink pearl overspray) but it's difficult to capture it in a still photo. Anyway, finally, here is 7874:
Now I know for sure that this next guitar was a NAMM guitar - I have the FMIC sticker / tag thing to prove it (!), but of course, I can't remember when it was I think it was Jan 09 but it might have been Summer 08. Whatever, the guitar is like new, so it's all good. Again, this is a guitar that I really liked when I first saw it, but didn't feel like spending out the cash to secure it straight from NAMM. What with my Adrian Smith fixation, plus loving the Tangelo NAMM guitar as well, I guess I must be a sucker for black pickguards on solid colour super-strats! With echoes of 7874, my buddy Phil bought it. He has deeper pockets I guess :P And then a few months ago we started discussing a trade again. Only this time we finally got it together to make it happen...
This thing has an awesome awesome neck - to my mind it's skinnier than a lot of recent Charvel necks, but it's just so damn easy to play. And has some pretty sweet birdseye too! It's got a really easy feel to it - bending is a breeze while still retaining some fight, and overall it's just a great feeling / sounding instrument. And onto the pics:
And now the 'sister shots':
The pickguard guitar arrived on Monday, and while the rearloaded arrived with me yesterday, I actually bought it a year ago - long story.... So, in order of purchase:About 2 years ago, musiczoo posted a pic on their website of this guitar, and I thought it looked awesome! Sure, it's kinda plain-jane, but that's part of the appeal. Anyway, I forget some of the history (i.e. if this was a NAMM guitar or what), but it ended up with my buddy Phil. After a few months, we kinda kicked around the idea of me buying it or trading for it, but it never quite came together and it went back to TMZ on a trade. And low and behold, it came up in their 2008 'fall sale' list for a price that was waaaay too good to pass on
I got it shipped to a friend in Seattle, thinking that I'd get down there relatively quickly afterwards. But of course, life got in the way (repeatedly) and for whatever reason, we're now a year down the line. But fortunately my friend was coming up to Vancouver to see U2, and offered to bring the guitar with him. It's too early to give a 'player review', so for now it's just pics. The blue has a very definite pearl to it (pink pearl overspray) but it's difficult to capture it in a still photo. Anyway, finally, here is 7874:
Now I know for sure that this next guitar was a NAMM guitar - I have the FMIC sticker / tag thing to prove it (!), but of course, I can't remember when it was
I think it was Jan 09 but it might have been Summer 08. Whatever, the guitar is like new, so it's all good. Again, this is a guitar that I really liked when I first saw it, but didn't feel like spending out the cash to secure it straight from NAMM. What with my Adrian Smith fixation, plus loving the Tangelo NAMM guitar as well, I guess I must be a sucker for black pickguards on solid colour super-strats! With echoes of 7874, my buddy Phil bought it. He has deeper pockets I guess :P And then a few months ago we started discussing a trade again. Only this time we finally got it together to make it happen...This thing has an awesome awesome neck - to my mind it's skinnier than a lot of recent Charvel necks, but it's just so damn easy to play. And has some pretty sweet birdseye too! It's got a really easy feel to it - bending is a breeze while still retaining some fight, and overall it's just a great feeling / sounding instrument. And onto the pics:
And now the 'sister shots':
Those are just awesome!
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