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Very nice guitar, Brett. I really like the reverse sharkfins and headstock. As for the all-maple tone, I'm not surprised that it's more like Lynch's sound with all of the brightness and harmonics.
You are a lucky guy - enjoy it. [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
I've seen plenty of 24th fret sharkfins. They exist in the JCF Custom Shop Generator. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
This is the one that was on eBay that I offered to backdoor, the guy gave me a price and then sold it for a higher offer before I could reply. I'm glad it went to somebody here at least. especially a true collector like Brett. Nice ax!
Original thread doesn't work, Sambencuda. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
Also, I'm guessing Brett immediately shot the seller an offer with a price rather than waiting for a reply. Nice strategy. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Sorry about that. He said he got a call from a broker though. I made the guy an offer, he counter offered, I replied with yes and he said it was already gone. No biggie though. Backdooring is never a done deal until the guy gets your payment. I don't feel bad that it went to a higher offer. Like I said, at least it went to Brett. [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
You're being very mature about this, understanding the whole backdooring game and all. [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
Wonder if you can put in "deposits" when backdooring. Let's say the final value of a guitar is $1000 in your mind. Could you send an immediate e-mail with a 50% deposit ($500) stating that you WILL buy the guitar?
...I can't believe I've never actually thought about backdoor deposits before.
Backdooring is a game and there is really no guarantee when you do it. Hey, the guy could have held it until he heard from me, but he didn't. I didn't have any deposit or money on it so it is what it is. Remember the Kelly that Brett almost got screwed on? It's a gamble when you backdoor, no two ways about it. It's sweet when it works out, but it sucks when it goes bad.
As far as deposit on a backdoor? I would say, only if it was a music store, but even that isn't a guarantee.
This ax is way cool and I would have liked it, but look at it this way, if I did score it, I wouldn't have been able to buy Toru's 87 Arch top which is my new number one player.
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