billy budapest
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I stumbled across an extremely low-key ad on Craigslist that offered "An electric guitar and some pedals." Normally, I wouldn't have clicked on it but for whatever reason I did. I think the headline probably explains why none of you detected it before (or after) me!
At any rate, I was the first in the door and it didn't take me a New York minute to make this purchase:
It's a 1980 Starfire 4 with harp tailpiece, rosewood board, and full block inlays. Gorgeous and dead sexy! I knew the second that I picked it up from its case that it was ultra-special and that it would be sticking around for a long while. But the other incredible surprise was plugging it in and hitting a chord. Oh, my lord, what a sound! The low end on this guitar is the best I've ever heard - bold and deep and rich - and the top end just sparkles! This beats the '67 Gibson ES-335 that I'd been lusting for by a country mile! The thing is great, just great.
I bought it for a price that is literally too low to publish. I can't bear to see grown men cry! Suffice it to say that I'm fairly certain that a lot of you would be thrilled to pay double (I would, however, be curious to know what y'all think the current value is for this one...).
The only issue is that an inch of binding is missing from the treble side of the first fret on the neck. You can see it in the first picture above. My guitar tech said that it'll take him 45 minutes to replace it with aged binding from his stash. Oh, and a bit of the Master Volume knob is broken off. Boo hoo for me! :lol:
At any rate, I was the first in the door and it didn't take me a New York minute to make this purchase:
It's a 1980 Starfire 4 with harp tailpiece, rosewood board, and full block inlays. Gorgeous and dead sexy! I knew the second that I picked it up from its case that it was ultra-special and that it would be sticking around for a long while. But the other incredible surprise was plugging it in and hitting a chord. Oh, my lord, what a sound! The low end on this guitar is the best I've ever heard - bold and deep and rich - and the top end just sparkles! This beats the '67 Gibson ES-335 that I'd been lusting for by a country mile! The thing is great, just great.
I bought it for a price that is literally too low to publish. I can't bear to see grown men cry! Suffice it to say that I'm fairly certain that a lot of you would be thrilled to pay double (I would, however, be curious to know what y'all think the current value is for this one...).
The only issue is that an inch of binding is missing from the treble side of the first fret on the neck. You can see it in the first picture above. My guitar tech said that it'll take him 45 minutes to replace it with aged binding from his stash. Oh, and a bit of the Master Volume knob is broken off. Boo hoo for me! :lol:
