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Also posted on ss.org and JGP, however for those that don't frequent said boards:
I had been hankering after another seven, but my other half threatened to emasculate me with a plastic spork as I never seemed to get on with them and they would end up being flipped. When the Broderick model was announced I priced one up but couldn't really justify it.
Anyhow for the longest time I've been wanting a white Soloist so was quite willing to drop the readies on a new SLSXMG (even spent extra getting some X series EMGs to drop in). Six months later and I was still waiting for them to be imported and ended up cancelling the order.
I then toyed with the idea of getting a new SLAT but remained sat on the fence, I felt something better was around the corner and the design really didn't do it for me. Lo and behold the Broderick Pro comes out and I'm just about ready to take the plunge when something rather extraordinary comes up on Evilbay UK......where my folks live the locals have a saying, "What's for yer won't go by yer." Roughly translated as, "Things that are meant to happen, will happen."
Anyhow on to the pics:
Oh noes a Gibson box, what treachery is this!
Things are looking up....
Meet Lumi....
Headstock....
Body closeup....
Binding....
Serial....
Hang tag....
First impressions, makes my Fusion feel lightweight, neck profile is of course more rounded than the "waffer-theeen" Professional but awesome nonetheless. The pic of the serial isn't the best as the 9 is difficult to make out but it is distinct in the flesh, I also though the colour was a candy white in the original pictures but in person it's a rather fetching frosty pearlescent white.
I had been hankering after another seven, but my other half threatened to emasculate me with a plastic spork as I never seemed to get on with them and they would end up being flipped. When the Broderick model was announced I priced one up but couldn't really justify it.
Anyhow for the longest time I've been wanting a white Soloist so was quite willing to drop the readies on a new SLSXMG (even spent extra getting some X series EMGs to drop in). Six months later and I was still waiting for them to be imported and ended up cancelling the order.
I then toyed with the idea of getting a new SLAT but remained sat on the fence, I felt something better was around the corner and the design really didn't do it for me. Lo and behold the Broderick Pro comes out and I'm just about ready to take the plunge when something rather extraordinary comes up on Evilbay UK......where my folks live the locals have a saying, "What's for yer won't go by yer." Roughly translated as, "Things that are meant to happen, will happen."
Anyhow on to the pics:
Oh noes a Gibson box, what treachery is this!
Things are looking up....
Meet Lumi....
Headstock....
Body closeup....
Binding....
Serial....
Hang tag....
First impressions, makes my Fusion feel lightweight, neck profile is of course more rounded than the "waffer-theeen" Professional but awesome nonetheless. The pic of the serial isn't the best as the 9 is difficult to make out but it is distinct in the flesh, I also though the colour was a candy white in the original pictures but in person it's a rather fetching frosty pearlescent white.
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