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Title: Doug Irwin $ (dollar sign) guitar
Post by: sjhoffma on November 05, 2012, 03:09:20 PM

Never in my days did I think I would see something like this...
 
http://www.gbase.com/gear/doug-irwin-screaming-dollar-sign-gui-1974-nat# (http://www.gbase.com/gear/doug-irwin-screaming-dollar-sign-gui-1974-nat#)
 
Talk about a combination of elegance and pure absurdity!!

Title: Doug Irwin $ (dollar sign) guitar
Post by: FC Bass on November 05, 2012, 04:01:59 PM

I don't see a Euro sign on the fretboard :-)

Title: Doug Irwin $ (dollar sign) guitar
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on November 05, 2012, 10:39:10 PM

Erwin was a good luthier, Flip, but I don't think he was a pyschic; the guitar predates the Euro by 12 years.  Sweet guitar; I want it badly (but nowhere near $12.5K badly).
 
Peter

Title: Doug Irwin $ (dollar sign) guitar
Post by: neyman on November 06, 2012, 07:59:55 AM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/142879.jpg)

Title: Doug Irwin $ (dollar sign) guitar
Post by: jalevinemd on November 06, 2012, 08:17:39 AM

Here's more photos...
 
 Irwin Guitar (http://www.frettedamericana.com/product/1974-doug-irwin-screaming-dollar-sign)

Title: Doug Irwin $ (dollar sign) guitar
Post by: FC Bass on November 06, 2012, 03:05:53 PM

Headstock says $27!
 
If you rightclick on the pictures in the link Jonathan gave and paste the url in the address bar of your browser, you can see bigger versions of the pictures. -> http://www.frettedamericana.com/sites/default/files/01202_hs.jpg (http://www.frettedamericana.com/sites/default/files/01202_hs.jpg)
 
(Message edited by fc_spoiler on November 06, 2012)