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thedavidkeith

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« on: March 04, 2007, 10:35:03 PM »
Just found the club after snagging a CA Special today on ebay.  Thought I might join the fun, this one is worth looking at...

tbrannon

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« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2007, 11:42:06 PM »
goodness me.....
 
I've never felt such an urge to take up the guitar. More pictures are required.
 
Beautiful catch- have fun.

lbpesq

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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2007, 07:28:25 AM »
David:
 
Welcome to the club.  Enjoy your new Cali Special.  I was the other bidder.  Congrats.
 
Bill, the guitar one

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« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2007, 08:35:51 AM »
Wow, what is that, Walnut?  Nice, congratulations. Sorry, Bill.
 
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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2007, 10:05:41 AM »
Welcome David,
 
Great guitar.  Interesting in that its hum cancellor is hidden and uses large aperture pickups.
 
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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2007, 11:38:31 AM »
Real Beauty!

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« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2007, 04:44:44 PM »
WOW!!!
 
What a stunning BTCer'ed guitar!!!

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« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2007, 07:11:40 PM »
Gorgeous.  Wood doesn't get much better than that.
 
Burl Brasilian Rosewood? I remember seeing a picture of a triple omega  at the mothership with similar wood & that's what that was.
That would be my guess. It looks a little too amber to be walnut but I could be wrong.
That's the same shape as my guitar, but even without the series electronics difference I like this one much better.  
It's more than worth looking at; as a matter of fact I think everyone is waiting for more pictures; I know I am.
 
Valentino

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« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2007, 02:33:14 AM »
Welcome brother,
 
What a vision!!,kinda knocks my Variax 300 into a cocked hat.As is often said here,enjoy in good health,and as is very often said here,MORE PICTURES PLEASE!!.
 
Best Wishes,
 
Simon.

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« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2007, 09:06:22 AM »
That's got to be some Burl Rosewood - before we put it on 25th Anniversary restriction. I think that's the guitar where we first tried the inlaid logo with shell.

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« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2007, 10:49:05 AM »
Mica:
 
What's the story with the pickups which appear to be humcanceller size instead of the stock single coils with a Series instrument (and the apparent lack of a humcanceller)?
 
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« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2007, 02:13:34 PM »
My guess would be that those are bass series pickups and the humcanceler is hidden in the body.
 
Valentino

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« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2007, 02:23:07 PM »
Val's right, these are the regular AXY size pickup shells, same as a Series II 4-string bass would get. Same thought as a FatBoy pickup - wider aperture. I'm pretty sure the humcanceller is cast under the bridge pickup in the same shell.

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« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2007, 04:26:34 PM »
Wonderful guitar!

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« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2007, 11:48:03 PM »
Wow, you guys really keep up with this.  I will get to these questions here after putting another picture up.

 
(Message edited by davehouck on July 06, 2009)