pinefd
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As you’re probably aware, JimmyAce (John) is now the proud owner of my (former) ’03 Braz R0 Stinger…a guitar I never thought I’d part with. John finally figured out how I “tick”, and what it takes for me to let go of guitars I otherwise have no intention of giving up. I’m generally not motivated by cash; but instead, it takes a very interesting trade to get my attention. And he’s not the first person who’s figured this out about me.
Well, John (with the help of some other forum members) found something that he knew would be of interest to me, and then proceeded to coordinate a deal involving three people, two guitars and undisclosed sums of cash. And the bottom line guitar-wise, was that he ended up with my ’03 Braz R0, and I ended up with this Murphy aged, ’03 Braz R8 Stinger, which, according to Dave Carpenter and the current folks at Music Machine, was the only Stinger aged by Tom.
So, without further ado, here’s my new baby. (BTW, my apologies to those of you have already seen this.) Note, that the color changes quite a bit depending on lighting conditions.
At night, in incandescent light:
Indoors, in indirect light:
And outdoors:
Oh, and for those of you who are thinking that this guitar looks familiar, it could be because it looks very similar to my Murphy aged ’03 Braz R9. I would bet that they both came from the same tree, if not the same board. And I believe they were both probably originally painted at the same time, in the same color. My R9, however, has seen a lot more fading of the red, both on the front and the back. So, what do you think...separated at birth? (new R8 Stinger on the left, and R9 on the right):
And some additional details:
I hope you like it!
Frank
Well, John (with the help of some other forum members) found something that he knew would be of interest to me, and then proceeded to coordinate a deal involving three people, two guitars and undisclosed sums of cash. And the bottom line guitar-wise, was that he ended up with my ’03 Braz R0, and I ended up with this Murphy aged, ’03 Braz R8 Stinger, which, according to Dave Carpenter and the current folks at Music Machine, was the only Stinger aged by Tom.
So, without further ado, here’s my new baby. (BTW, my apologies to those of you have already seen this.) Note, that the color changes quite a bit depending on lighting conditions.
At night, in incandescent light:
Indoors, in indirect light:
And outdoors:
Oh, and for those of you who are thinking that this guitar looks familiar, it could be because it looks very similar to my Murphy aged ’03 Braz R9. I would bet that they both came from the same tree, if not the same board. And I believe they were both probably originally painted at the same time, in the same color. My R9, however, has seen a lot more fading of the red, both on the front and the back. So, what do you think...separated at birth? (new R8 Stinger on the left, and R9 on the right):
And some additional details:
I hope you like it!
Frank
