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BITBY · 26th June 2007

Tell me some stories of heartbreak. I want to hear about the things that almost happened...for money. (sorry if its a repeat)

Anybody in or near Catonsville MD should probably knows about the guitar exchange...(btw if u live in MD, and you haven't been in that area DO IT NOW, there are many music stores on that block) This happened awhile ago, but I was thinking about it and wanted to share it in text.

Walked in one day... I look up on the wall, and there was this absolutely stunning PRS...the top was a very subtle orange/pink burst, and this insane quilt; three dimensional texture, I have never seen the likes. It had deep valleys and high peaks, looked like it was two inches deep in places.

I'm talking to the guy there (awesome guy), he lets me punch this thing through a mesa dual rect he had on the floor...Love at first feel, best guitar I have ever laid eyes on and I wanted it BAD.
Story:
1990 PRS Employee model
22 frets
dot inlay
rosewood fretboard
tune-o-matic
uncovered Dragon's
one volume knob
little selector switch.
bare bones PRS

I kept feeling it up for a good twenty minutes or so...I asked how much:

- "$10,000"

omg, heart breaking...

- "Listen I see you in here a few times, I can let it go for what I got it on trade...$5,500 "

(note: hell of a markup, but EASILY sold at that price listed)

I spent three days thinking about becoming absolutely broke, I am not joking. I was willing to sell off almost every piece of guitar wood I had including amps...I would have been happy with a cable and a 10w Crate amp with this thing. "Would" being the key word here.

Walked in two days later to visit it. He sold it for $9000.

STILL thinking about it even though its gone...I have started the "AWESOME PRS FUND", dumping 20% of every paycheck into it.

26th June 2007	#1
BITBY Gear interested Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 21 Thread Starter	i SHOULDN'T have walked into the guitar shop...[heartbreak inside] Tell me some stories of heartbreak. I want to hear about the things that almost happened...for money. (sorry if its a repeat) Anybody in or near Catonsville MD should probably knows about the guitar exchange...(btw if u live in MD, and you haven't been in that area DO IT NOW, there are many music stores on that block) This happened awhile ago, but I was thinking about it and wanted to share it in text. Walked in one day... I look up on the wall, and there was this absolutely stunning PRS...the top was a very subtle orange/pink burst, and this insane quilt; three dimensional texture, I have never seen the likes. It had deep valleys and high peaks, looked like it was two inches deep in places. I'm talking to the guy there (awesome guy), he lets me punch this thing through a mesa dual rect he had on the floor...Love at first feel, best guitar I have ever laid eyes on and I wanted it BAD. Story: 1990 PRS Employee model 22 frets dot inlay rosewood fretboard tune-o-matic uncovered Dragon's one volume knob little selector switch. bare bones PRS I kept feeling it up for a good twenty minutes or so...I asked how much: - "$10,000" omg, heart breaking... - "Listen I see you in here a few times, I can let it go for what I got it on trade...$5,500 " (note: hell of a markup, but EASILY sold at that price listed) I spent three days thinking about becoming absolutely broke, I am not joking. I was willing to sell off almost every piece of guitar wood I had including amps...I would have been happy with a cable and a 10w Crate amp with this thing. "Would" being the key word here. Walked in two days later to visit it. He sold it for $9000. STILL thinking about it even though its gone...I have started the "AWESOME PRS FUND", dumping 20% of every paycheck into it.