Major, Major Sweetness
As some of you may know, I'm a slavish disciple to Ibanez guitars, particularly the RG550 model from the late 1980's. It was designed by legendary shredder Steve Vai to serve as an affordable model to his personal signature model, the Jem, and while the eletronics might not have been the same, there was nothing skimped in design and construction. Since I have small hands (and we all know what that means... right, I wear small gloves), I find it difficult to use such guitars as Gibson's Les Paul and the fabled Fender Stratocaster. Very strange that somebody with the longest fingers I have ever seen in my life would serve the needs so well of somebody who was digit-challenged, eh?
I've had my 1987 Desert Yellow RG550 for years, and found an axe on Ebay that, as it turned out, is more than a kissing cousin. It is, in fact, another RG550 from that same year of manufacture, which made my jaw drop when I confirmed this suspicion via the serial number, in addition to the fact that it is in almost perfect condition. Total price of purchase for both guitars: $650.00. I'm ditching the skunk stripe paintjob and going neon green with matching hardware, but until that day comes, here's a photo of me with both my well-crafted axes:
Thank you, Ebay. Thank you very much.