Found a Model 5FX for $259 at a pawn shop

[nor]

couldn't let a deal like that go by, so I walked down there and picked it up. Great guitar

lol - you walk fast!

[DonP]

$200 out the door, and TN has 10% sales tax. I brought $200 cash but got to use AmEx instead (cash back too!). I knew the owner and he was easier to deal with than the newbie sales turd I talked to on Tuesday.

The color looks Metallic Black, but there seems to be a little green to the sparkles. Maybe aging of the clear coat, who knows.

Gee, how much do you guys think it's worth?

[Nimitz]

at least $600


if these toothpaste had black hardware that would be Badass

[VitaminG]

very cool, Don. Was that with the case? If so... SCORE!!

[DonP]

Yes, with case. And all latches working good as well.

[DonP]

VitaminG;

How is the neck profile on yours? This seems a lot fatter than the 1987-8 Model 6 I have. Maybe even fatter than my 2005 SL2H.

Seems like a handful. Not huge, but full.

[JACKSONFREAK]

How was that walk from Australia Gary?

[straycat]

Not a bad deal Don a little banged up you did good.550's are great players I had a surf green one.Think I paid $250.00.

[DonP]

This one is really dark, but the metallic is green. Like a very dark forest green. It easily looks black / metallic black under anything but bright lights.

[Johnnyryche]

That's a good score for that price.

[VitaminG]

VitaminG;

How is the neck profile on yours? This seems a lot fatter than the 1987-8 Model 6 I have. Maybe even fatter than my 2005 SL2H.

Seems like a handful. Not huge, but full.

It's comparable to my 87 Model 2. Full but not huge. Feels considerably thicker than my 86 Model 4

How was that walk from Australia Gary?

exhausting, Gil. Need a lie down!

[DonP]

My 1986 Model 4 is nice and thin to. My Model 6 is thin, so I just expected this to have a thin neck too. 750XL is thin too. That's it for my old school Charvels (well, the Fusion Deluxe is thin too)

[Xyrium]

I don't get it. Where are all of these pawn shops that don't have access to Ebay to check going prices? Nice score sir.

[Deneb]

I'd buy that guitar in a god damned heart beat for 249, right now. Tomorrow. The day after. YEsterday. On any day of the week.

[DonP]

Just got done playing it some more tonight. Has a George Lynch sort of tone. Great sustain. I measured the bridge as 15.93K in circuit which makes it a J-90C. The rails measured 3.9K, and I was like WTF??? I took the backplate off and found the reason - the J200R is wired in PARALLEL instead of series. Most likely to get a clean neck tone. Sounds good so I'll leave it for now. It still needs a tear down and cleaning.