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Post by kapepepper »

this is the situation

an older guy in the neighbourhood sees-hears that I am playing guitar
het tells me he also has a guitar, bought over 30 years ago and then forgotten about
work, children, etcetera...
I say cool, what do you have

goes inside and comes out with this
well it was not a 60 burst but...

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a late seventies MINT ES 175
with the plastic still on the scratchplate
no oxidation, zero fretwear not a single scratch

Well he borrowed it to me for few days
i already made some subtile comments if hoe does not want to sell, but he does not bite

well, have to insist a bit more and he knows it is worth some money (based upon the fact that he paid a lot for it, he says)

I WANT THIS GUITAR :))
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Post by Viljami »

I can see why.
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Post by Justin J »

i just want to peel that plastic and clip the strings.
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Post by kapepepper »

Justin J wrote:i just want to peel that plastic and clip the strings.
me too!

its a bit of a frustating situation :)
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Post by BillClay »

punch him in his nutsack

(just kidding, that probably won't help, it might just make him angry.)
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Post by Gabriel »

That guitar is really beautiful. I must say, you do have fine taste in guitars.
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Post by Sloan »

Is the neck warped or anything?