NGD: Ooops i did it again....am i seeing double?

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NGD: Ooops i did it again....am i seeing double?

Post by Hiwatt Bob » Wed Feb 27, 2019 4:30 pm

somebody stop me. :fp:

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yep, another 1964 SG Standard obtained. i really shouldn't have done this and i may have to put up my non-reverse Firebird VII, but i got a pretty killer deal on this and just couldn't pass it up. it's 100% original, no issues, pretty much flawless except for a couple little dings. it looks, sounds, plays virtually identical to my other '64.

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Post by Embenny » Wed Feb 27, 2019 5:30 pm

Great, you now have a spare for when you breathe on one funny and the headstock snaps right off ;)
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Post by Hiwatt Bob » Wed Feb 27, 2019 5:50 pm

mbene085 wrote:
Wed Feb 27, 2019 5:30 pm
Great, you now have a spare for when you breathe on one funny and the headstock snaps right off ;)
Just more firewood for the next time it gets -40 outside.

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Post by Larry Mal » Wed Feb 27, 2019 7:46 pm

I mean, they are both cool as hell, but is having two of the same really worth your giving up your Firebird?
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Post by Embenny » Wed Feb 27, 2019 8:26 pm

Yeah, the fact that you said that it looks, plays and sounds virtually identical is telling me that you might want to pick a favorite and move the other one on. If you got a great deal on the second, maybe it's one of those chances to just make a modest profit while enjoying a great guitar for a little bit.

I've "accidentally" overstocked on nearly-identical guitars (65 Mustang, 65 Jaguar) because of good deals I found, and inevitably I ended up letting go of one because it just didn't make sense for me. Each time though, I was able to make a trade or partial trade where I felt that I really got something worthwhile in return, which made me feel like it had been worthwhile. If I had just cashed straight back out for what I paid, it would have been less validating for sure.
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Post by Hiwatt Bob » Wed Feb 27, 2019 8:53 pm

Yeah, eventually one of them will move on (and be someone else’s grail). Hell, eventually both will move on.

My kids asked why I bought 2 of the same guitar—I told them so I could leave each of them with one when I die. So we’ll see, maybe that will be the case.

But until that time, it truly is special to play such a well preserved piece of history.

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Post by LossyShades » Wed Feb 27, 2019 8:56 pm

If only we had more than two arms.

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Post by zhivago » Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:42 pm

Very cool pair of SGs!! 8) :-*
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Post by fortytwo » Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:18 pm

I'd be happy just to have one of them.

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Post by Telliot » Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:23 pm

Co-signed.
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Post by TeenageShutdown! » Thu Feb 28, 2019 7:23 am

It’s only a deal IF you need it. Those are very nice guitars none the less.

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Post by MechaBulletBill » Thu Feb 28, 2019 9:34 am

brettjorg wrote:
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If only we had more than two arms.
I heard the guy that invented this had four arms
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Post by Fiddy » Thu Feb 28, 2019 9:55 am

MechaBulletBill wrote:
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That is one of the weapons Goro can choose from in Mortal Kombat..

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Post by Larry Mal » Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:01 am

Hiwatt Bob wrote:
Wed Feb 27, 2019 8:53 pm

My kids asked why I bought 2 of the same guitar—I told them so I could leave each of them with one when I die. So we’ll see, maybe that will be the case.
On the other hand, you can sell one of these guitars, then sit the kids down and tell them something similar to what I say to my kids, "For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him, and, I'm not gonna give you this cool-ass SG if you don't God damn listen."

My parenting advice book is a little old-fashioned, though.
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Post by Maggieo » Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:25 am

Hiwatt Bob wrote:
Wed Feb 27, 2019 8:53 pm
Yeah, eventually one of them will move on (and be someone else’s grail). Hell, eventually both will move on.

My kids asked why I bought 2 of the same guitar—I told them so I could leave each of them with one when I die. So we’ll see, maybe that will be the case.

But until that time, it truly is special to play such a well preserved piece of history.
Those '64s are my birthyear Holy Grail Guitar.

When you want to move one, please let me know.
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