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It's the same weight as my old vester clipper.

I got asked if it was an alembic after a gig as it sounded so good. 

That is a grim thought that will haunt me forever.

Along with my mum saying it took me a year and a half to sleep though the night- which is when my sister was conceived 😱

I was born in 1979.

My first bass was £100 in 1994. It was an absolutely knackered 1978 Fender music master. It was the best part of a year's pocket money.

My (double) bass teacher was absolutely horrified by it. Cracked paint, nicotine stained, faded paint in places, wear, divots in the frets, short scale. The antithesis of orchestral double bass playing.

I've still got it. It's a year out from a birth year so close enough for me.

I sanded all the paint and most of the divots in the body in the late 1990's. I couldn't get through the sanding sealer (insufficient elbow grease in hind sight), so it remained partially sanded for ages. After I discovered people will pay more for a relic guitar I realised I'd sanded 1/2 the value of the instrument off.

I did a better job of sanding in a few years back and re sprayed it in nitro. Looks fine from a meter, but it's not factory finish.

It could probably do with new frets now but two wee kids and I've not played bass for ages. 

I got asked if mine was and alembic when gigging mine 😀

I had one of these, it was super cool!

Another bass player once guessed it was an alembic after watching my gig! 

Good luck with your sale

If I was gigging on bass, I'd be buying your hand off right now!

Looks awesome 

I've had my 1978 music master since 1994. You can here it on this track 

https://youtu.be/zi_eFEb8kYM

Nice😀

Do you think it will get played live and pick up any dings with you?

Only 6 strings? I thought with your love of multi scale basses any guitar you would have would be 8 string+ 😂

It looks lovely!

Is it new? I’ve seen lots of prs that are 10 years old and still immaculate!

That looks awesome!

I’ve always liked the look of their basses

Thanks! 😀

@ezbass that looks like mines twin!

@police squad  I’ve not seen that list of the spec before. How did you find it?

I’ve got a Harley Benton copy of the 24 fret custom. The actual prs is much lighter. Must be the light weight mahogany.

Thanks Gee! 😀

two weeks in and I’m still delighted with it!

shops are open now, I’d still be a bit wary of going in and trying a load in the city center.

Looks brilliant!

So what did you go for?

7 hours ago, Kiwi said:

Good score!

I'm really gassing for a classic Custom 22 in amber violin stain, just like in the ads in mid 80's guitar player magazine.

And a 509 in an outrageous hue for coil tapping fun. 

And a 305 for strat tastic sounds.

Sigh.

That is an expensive gas list! 

I got out bid on an s2 Mira. I’m pretty sure that would also have been the answer to my what guitar question 😀

There was a bid 1 second after the auction ended that out bid me. I guess it was a sniper programs. 

In the end I went for a PRS.

I went to a shop in 2004, saw a display of them thought they looked cool at £300 odd, looked a bit closer and saw the price tag was £3000 odd.

So that and some money I inherited from my grandma have got me exactly what I wanted.

Fixed bridge, flame top and birds 😀. I’d have preferred one with some damage and wear, for less, but this one looked the best. 10 years old and not a mark on it. I very much doubt it will look like that after 10 years in my clumsy ownership 😐

On it’s own the guitar isn’t going to make me any better so I’ve got some lessons starting Monday. 

If I bought a prs se, s2 or a ce i’d Probably end up with a nagging feeling of doubt- is this the right one, should I have bought...

No doubt, no buyers remorse, no GAS and a beautiful instrument to get on with improving on.

Thanks for all the suggestions and tips, especially that purple prs pic- helped me to decide that I should just go for what I wanted 😀

Thanks for all the advise!

I’m supposed to be picking up my new guitar tomorrow. I say supposed as the seller still has it advertised on eBay for more than our agreed price.

So hopefully a new guitar day tomorrow 😀

If not I’m going to wait until the music shops are open again and play some in my local pmt. Its that or start going mad by looking at too many options on eBay 🙄

That's a gorgeous guitar!

Thanks, 

i thought id get a more second instrument flavored response on here 😀

Thanks, If it’s a USA prs, it will be second hand off eBay for my budget

So on a sample size  of 7, no breakages? 😀

Thanks!

I thought Gibson had put their quality woes behind them. Is that still a thing now?

The new studios seem To be similar prices to the used ones on eBay. 

I’ll have a think about a wait and a shopping trip if I decide to go for a Gibson then.

Do the prs not have a similar back angled headstock? Or are they just built stronger?

The prs is a fine looking guitar 😀

The epiphone looks great 😀

Graham- I thought so. But some of the second hand prices on ebay are higher for the second hand studios than a new one. Some of the tribute prices look similar. 

Normally I’m always up for second hand. I’m not worried by wee marks here and there.

Hi,

Thanks for the input!

So since I have the budget for a Gibson Les Paul, that's what you would recommend? Because it is real thing?

Frank at Diemel At ~£3k + thats a proper budget blower! I see what you mean about being its own thing. I've never seen a guitar with the pick up placement or piezo pickups like that.