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Saw this for a good price and nabbed it. Advertised as a '74. There is some significant finish damage, but it's structurally intact, the electronics are great, it plays great and sounds even better. Of course, the neck is pretty damn small so we'll see if it stays in the keeper pile, but I can see why people dig these.
Here's a pic of it in the case where you can see the worst of the damage. Best we can figure some bonehead rested a cigarrette on it while the guitar was laying flat? Repeatedly? The guitar does not smell, and I have a VERY sensitive nose, but it sure does look like repeated melt marks.
I got this guitar for under $1000, which is less than the NS models seem to be selling for, so I'm not crushed about the blems. Hell, my 1997 Bluesbird is a bit rough around the edges and since my other guitars are all so well taken care of, it's refreshing to have a couple that don't need to be babied. :single_eye:
I'll take some nicer pics. My plan is to use it in a three-way Bluesbird bakeoff. After that I figure I could likely sell it for what I paid or maybe have it refinished since none of the problems areas show damage into the wood. Hell, it wouldn't surprise me if a master could fix the existing issues without a full refin.
I'm about hip-deep in Guilds over here. Might need to purge some more. :joyous:
Here's a pic of it in the case where you can see the worst of the damage. Best we can figure some bonehead rested a cigarrette on it while the guitar was laying flat? Repeatedly? The guitar does not smell, and I have a VERY sensitive nose, but it sure does look like repeated melt marks.
I got this guitar for under $1000, which is less than the NS models seem to be selling for, so I'm not crushed about the blems. Hell, my 1997 Bluesbird is a bit rough around the edges and since my other guitars are all so well taken care of, it's refreshing to have a couple that don't need to be babied. :single_eye:
I'll take some nicer pics. My plan is to use it in a three-way Bluesbird bakeoff. After that I figure I could likely sell it for what I paid or maybe have it refinished since none of the problems areas show damage into the wood. Hell, it wouldn't surprise me if a master could fix the existing issues without a full refin.
I'm about hip-deep in Guilds over here. Might need to purge some more. :joyous:
