Won this auction on eBay while at work back when I worked somewhere you couldn’t have your phone out while at work. Special thanks to my supervisor for turning his head the other way for 30 seconds at the end of the auction so I could place my bid!
This guitar was my first time owning one with EMG’s, and quickly became one of my favorites. I placed a stop on the floyd to make it dive only, and it became my #1 player for years. The “elastic” sound of the EMG-X pickups, and the great thick tone from the SA-X neck single coils (this was before I’d ever had a guitar with a neck humbucker) made it my favorite for playing all sorts of music. The stopped bridge allowed me to quickly switch to drop or open tunings as well. It’s still a staple of my collection although these days it spends a lot of time in the case as its value has greatly increased since I bought it and I’d like to keep it in excellent condition.
