Hello...lo....lo.....lo......lo

[Kebmel]

What's that damp musty smell, can't see for cobwebs.......

[Captain Bb]

Sorry Son but you can't come in here dressed like that. This is a restricted area n' stuff.

[SAguitar]

At least put on your hard hat and shades.

[Kebmel]

[SAguitar]

Dude! Now you look like Kid Rock!

[RorysStrat]

[COLOR=#FF0000]As much as I love my hero I just can't seem to break loose with that much coin but I would sure love to have one of these babies!

Fender Custom Shop Rory Gallagher [/COLOR]

[FormerAdmin]

I've owned 4 Custom Shop guitars

1. 1993 Silver Sparkle Tele
2. 1999 Nocaster Relic
3. 2000 NOS Strat
4. 1950 Pine Esquire 2-pickup (no truss-rod neck)

Sold them all though. Numbers 1, 3 and 4 were sold to raise funds to purchase a 1965 Strat in 2000 for my 50th Birthday.

The Sparkle was my first tele, which got me into posting on Tele forums, which started my forum publishing career. So, that's a special one. Well, not that special as I sold it to a guy in Sweden 12 years ago.

Here's the Sparkle, it was a 1993, and it was then what they call a team-built guitar for regular stock in guitar stores. I bought it in 1999. It had hung on a wall in a shop here in San Antonio for 6 years, had some shop wear and I got it for $900 cash. Not a bad deal for a $1,700 guitar. It had the best neck I've ever felt on a Fender guitar.

[RorysStrat]

Nice and a tweed case too!

[CustomWes]

[COLOR=#FF0000]As much as I love my hero I just can't seem to break loose with that much coin but I would sure love to have one of these babies!

Fender Custom Shop Rory Gallagher [/COLOR]

A "beat up" guitar that you would hate to scratch. What a paradox.

[Kebmel]

Yep, a conundrum wrapped up in a paradiddle for sure