brentrocks Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Well as you may have saw, the blue 555 on ebay...the guy was very close to my town, so this morning i went to see it. It was awesome! The wood was awesome, the inlays the neck, the color, HRWs! there was no fret wear! it was like new! the headstock repair was a very minor thing and was done by a local Luthier that is very reputable, so i know it was done right! the price was so good, i had to do it!!! i'll let the pics do the talking!!! http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/ebmmquilt/555/P1010024.jpg[/img] http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/ebmmquilt/555/P1010025.jpg[/img] http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/ebmmquilt/555/P1010027.jpg[/img] http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/ebmmquilt/555/P1010029.jpg[/img] http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/ebmmquilt/555/P1010030.jpg[/img] http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/ebmmquilt/555/P1010031.jpg[/img] http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/ebmmquilt/555/P1010032.jpg[/img] http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/ebmmquilt/555/P1010035.jpg[/img] http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/ebmmquilt/555/P1010036.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 That looks awesome. I love those inlays, and thats not something I normally even notice about a guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 i had to do it!!! Wow! July's looking busier than I thought! We'll be doing the Pilgrimage...an intervention...and an exorcism! Didn't you just buy an amp, yesterday? My god, man! (What an exceptional looking piece of furniture, Brent!!! Congrats!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthpawGuy Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Brent repeat after me ... "I am a GAS addict" ;D ;D ;D Seriously great looking guitar you got there Brent. Is that one going to be a keeper ? :angel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Is that one going to be a keeper ? :angel: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha hahahahaha! ...sorry, Brent! Lost my composure there, for a second.... Stunning instrument! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage525 Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 S W E E T ! ! Good score Brent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCovach Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Wow--a beautiful blue guitar and a new Blues Junior! All you need now is a nice maize-colored pickguard (unless you root for the green and white team from East Lansing). :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarjump Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 That guitar is breathtaking....wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitArtMan Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Dick's gonna be mad... ;D Nice score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazwell Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Holy $h*t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That thing is gorgeous!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxdx99 Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Oh yeh, very nice score!! That's so nice of you to offer it as the HOC gathering door prize (must be present to win)!! ;D ;D Thought that was near you when I saw the ad. Very Bernard Alliison or Reverend Raven look to it. A beauty for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Brent, Did you ever read the story about the boy that cried "Wolf" everytime he sold/bought a guitar? ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Very nice! It's time to get some air moving out of those f-holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slider313 Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Great score.I can't believe the flame on that neck!!!Nice in blue too!!!Well........how does it sound?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Seacup Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Nice get on the git, bud. That tops look like a swimming pool...dive right in! Say, you didn't happen to snake that Roy Clark off eBay as well, didja? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cod65 Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 lovely! can you describe the first part of this story plse. (I missed it ). Would like to know the type of crack, and final price, if you dont mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarjump Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 WTF!? Now Roy's gone, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Seacup Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 WTF!? Now Roy's gone, too? Doeen't anyone read the Ebay rules?? If you view eBay as a classified advertisement, the listing fees are marginal in comparison with the number of eyeballs that you reach. This practice has been escalating steadily, but I think that it has gotten worse in the last six months. List your item, wait for someone to make you a backdoor offer, end the auction. You pay the listing fees but no final fees or cancellation fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarjump Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Ah.. now I am getting the picture...thanks Dick. I'd be afraid to make buy off-line because there's no official follow up, and sellers are supposed to report people that circumvent the auction process. Man, looks like I've been pretty naiive. For the seller it's a sweet deal, and probably irresistible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Brent, I agree.... you HAD to do it. That is one of the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen... and you didn't have to wait a year for it! Way to go bud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersteel Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Very nice! I was going to bid on it, but shied away at the headstock fracture. You got lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 Thanks for all the compliments guys i know, it doesn't have a bigsby, but beggars cant be choosers! i got home w/ it and 1 hour later i had to leave for the in laws...so no tone reports yet.. i really cant play that much yet....i strummed it a little at the guys house, enough to know i liked it. keeper? i think so? i have do decide what to sell now...either the ex-terminator or the 162? i know it seems like i own a guitar store, but the chace is all the fun!!! ;D as far as the headstock repair....it is the typical crack on the back side of the head that runs from high E tuner in a U shape, but in this case, its not very big...the crack was spread, injected w/ a special glue, clamped and tested. has been strung w/ 10s for months, no issues. i normally would not buy a damaged guitar, but this 555 was just so incredible...the neck is nice and slim, the action was super low w/ almost no buzz....very well balanced. a little heavy for a 555 (maybe 8.5)???? and a hard case as far as the price, I'm not one to kiss and tell ;D let me put it this way, if anybody on this club was confronted w/ this deal, you would have got the checkbook out w/ out hesitating!!! :wink: as a lot of you know, i'm an impulse buyer w/ intence GAS!!! i would think it will be a perminent part of my collection, but dont lynch me if you see it on the block in a few months....i cant help it, its a disease!!! > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 Wow--a beautiful blue guitar and a new Blues Junior! All you need now is a nice maize-colored pickguard (unless you root for the green and white team from East Lansing). :laugh: HHHAA HHAA HHAA....no green Ss for me!!! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 Say, you didn't happen to snake that Roy Clark off eBay as well, didja? nope, didnt see it??? ok...fess-up, who got it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 Very nice! I was going to bid on it, but shied away at the headstock fracture. You got lucky! thanks man! the guy was very insistant on standing behind it if i ever had issues, i doubt i will....but yes you are right, i was lucky to score it....i just happened to be local, if it werent for that fact, it would not be in my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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