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Guitar Delivered!

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:17 pm
by wombat
Hey, hey! It has arrived! :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!:
I think that the seller did a nice job of describing the condition this Celebrity, and he did an absolutly fantastic job of packaging it!

I've only taken it out of the box and looked it over. I haven't plugged it in, or even brought the detuned strings back up to pitch, so I'm trusting that it's all good as far as playability.

There is quite a bit of fret wear at the first few frets, and a lot of wear on the finger board down there. That's cool! Obviously someone loved the way that this guitar sounds! 8-)

I'm considering not even tuning it up and playing it, but taking it straight to my guitar tech to have it gone over, and set up for me. I won't ask it to pose for a full photo session until it's cleaned up quite a bit.

I AM STOKED! :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!:

Re: Guitar Delivered!

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:27 pm
by Dennisthe Menace
Congrats!! ;)

Re: Guitar Delivered!

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:49 pm
by Sarah93003
Pictures first!! Please! Congratulations !

Re: Guitar Delivered!

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:19 pm
by wombat
Okay.I took one shot!

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Re: Guitar Delivered!

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:14 pm
by Veenture
Congrats, I like the banana shaped control guard 8-)

Re: Guitar Delivered!

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:03 pm
by Sarah93003
Very nice 1972 Celebrity-III. This one has a fairly unique paint scheme in that they outlined the F holes in black. I don't think I've seen that before. Cool! What's the serial number of this one? Oh wait, it's 3C0172B isn't it. I have been racking my brain trying to figure out what the "B" stands for! Would you look to see if there is a label inside the F hole and see if the serial number matches the fretboard? Thanks!

Re: Guitar Delivered!

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:33 am
by 101Volts
Your Celebrity looks like its in great shape, Wombat! How does the neck feel to you, What strings are you going to put on your Celebrity and do I see binding on the neck?

Austin

Re: Guitar Delivered!

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:51 am
by GattonFan
Great looking Celeb ... congrats on the score. Let us know how it plays, in comparison to any other guitars you use.
Dennis

Re: Guitar Delivered!

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 12:38 pm
by oipunkguy
thats awesome, i've never seen the black burst thing done around the f holes before either. do you thnk that's what the "B" stands for Sarah?

Re: Guitar Delivered!

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:21 pm
by Sarah93003
oipunkguy wrote:thats awesome, i've never seen the black burst thing done around the f holes before either. do you thnk that's what the "B" stands for Sarah?



That's a very interesting hypothesis. I hope someone else chimes in on it. Interestingly, it looks like the same font and size as the "C" after the "3".