So I went out ramblin’ with pops yesterday.
We picked a direction, it happened to be West.
“We got a full tank a gas. Half a pack of ciggs. It’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses. Hit it.”
Next thing you know were in some little town driving around looking for gems. We check out a few gun shops, and a few music stores. Nothing of note.
On the way out of town, I spy a hole-in-the-wall music store. Whip into the parking lot hard enough to get Dad to ask “What the hell are you doing?”. Chuckling I just point at the sign. He opts to stay in the car this time.
The signage out front claims: Fine and Vintage Instruments Hmmmm….we shall see.
Well crap the bed Fred, they were not lying. Inside is more cool stuff than you can shake a stick at. Great amps, stomp boxes, guitars, basses, mandolins, banjos, you name it.
Of note:
Vintage Carvin tube head
Orange Tiny Terror
Fully scalloped Fender Strat (ala Ritchey Blackmore)
Vintage Music Man amp
A few nice Marshall Heads. Tube and Solid State
A full blown San Dimas Charvel. Wow, this thing played like a dream! I thought it might be one of the cheap knock off’s. Maple fret board, custom p/u and the whole nine.
A Fender Eric Clapton signature with the Lace Sensor p/u. This thing was $money$.
A Yamaha classical that had a SOLID mahogany top that sounded waaaay better than the $150.00 price tag. I could not believe how well this thing sounded and played. Nice booming sound.
Now…for the real money.
A vintage, honest to goodness Kazuo Yairi Masterworks. Full blown. I have never even been able to see one, let alone hold and play one. It’s one of the vintage era that has the hand carved headstocks. He was asking $600.00 for it. Seeing that it’s sat in the store for over 3 months, I think I can negotiate an even better deal with him. Can’t hurt to ask?
I sat and played inside for so long, that pops comes in, smirking. He figured I must have found something cool enough to keep me that long.
There was so much stuff in there that I wanted to go home with, it was not even funny.
I think Monday, I may have to go back.
Was the Charvel a strat heastock model?
What was he asking for it?
Since you can’t buy the whole store, do you mind sharing the contact info so I can check things out too?
Dan
It was, but it was a tele body. After some research, it was not that good of a deal. There is the same deal on Ebay. It was not a vintage San Dimas, but one of the newer ones. Sorry to get your hopes up?