Model 5A I Scored off Ebay

[Jack The Riffer]

Pics suck but here she is...After much frustration with the JT-6 and some good advice here on the JCF She's singing sweetly. Got her for $409 shipped with a very nice hardshell case!!





That is the case she's laying on top of, and before anybody says it, there is a truss rod cover on the way from Dave.

[charvelguy]

I love 5a's. Not knowing much of the market nowadays, I'd say that was a fair price for the quality level those guitars have. Maybe I can score one in Iowa for like 2 bills if I scourge about some. Nice axe!

[Johnnyryche]

Looks great! Congrats. Is the color a metallic red?

[Jack The Riffer]

Looks great! Congrats. Is the color a metallic red?

Yes...it was described as Candy Red.

[MSGfan]

Very nice!, I just got a model 2 in candy red off ebay that's in excellent condition. for about $350. shipped.
I saw that one after I got mine, if I remember right, it had a BIN of $375. Great price!, I wish I would have grabbed it!
I know a guy that has a 5A and says they're kind of rare.

[Razor]

Very nice score! That's a good price for a 5a.

[Jack The Riffer]

Yeah....the BIN was 374.99 +$35.00 Shipping. The case it came with is brand new and is huge....he packed it very well. The case alone is probably worth $75.

[Rockinloud]

Was this the one from Florida? I was going to jump on it but it was gone! Nice score!!!

[shobet]

Welcome to the 5a club! Is that an extra tone control that's been fitted?

[Jack The Riffer]

Yes it was from Florida. The tone control is not hooked up. It actually played prett good when I first got it, it was fretting out from the 15th to 19th frets but a 1/4 turn of the treble side trem post cleared that right up and then the day after I got it I took the strings off to clean it up and the bridge pretty much fell off even though I had blocked it. I had a hard time getting it back on because the springs wouldn't stay in the block. I asked about it in the Tech section here and I was told to turn the block around on the trem. I turned the block around...It went back together very quickly after that and it plays and sounds Awesome!!! I got the truss rod cover from Dave(Budman) yesterday so now she's complete.

[scotty]

Nice score!