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Alembic products => Showcase => California Special Guitars => Topic started by: lido on September 12, 2008, 06:46:15 AM

Title: My 1988 California Special
Post by: lido on September 12, 2008, 06:46:15 AM

This baby plays beatifully and looks absolutely brand new. Believe it or not, I traded a new Gibson ES-335 for this (even up) about 10 years ago. I think I got the best end of the deal!
 
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Title: My 1988 California Special
Post by: tbrannon on September 12, 2008, 07:13:56 AM

I like it!!  Really nice burst on there and the quilt on the maple is really nice.

Title: My 1988 California Special
Post by: jalevinemd on September 12, 2008, 07:09:27 PM

You most certainly did get the better end of that deal!

Title: My 1988 California Special
Post by: David Houck on September 12, 2008, 10:38:01 PM

Looks great!  And the spotlight is a nice touch!!

Title: My 1988 California Special
Post by: manrado on October 22, 2008, 08:01:39 AM

wow.  mint condition.  i'm hoping to get mine somewhere near that condition.  i'm replacing my corroded out kahler system with a chrome fixed bridge kahler system.  my original tuning pegs are chrome so i thought i'd match them.  i'm not quite into gold and i'm not into the even more radical change to black hardware.  
 
yeah, i picked mine up at a local music store for around $300 dollars back in '90.  i had no clue what i had purchased.  it's nearly criminal.