Gunrunner
Blues and Bird Dogs
I’ve been Jonesing for one of these little beauties for over a year. Passed up a few late last year on eBay, didn’t really have the available funds. As the year wore on they became increasingly scarce, and in late summer I saw a number of dealers advertising them for over list ($1,450), such was the supply and demand. They came up rarely on Reverb and eBay and were sold very quickly; there was a used one on Reverb last month, asking price $1,500; I put in an offer of $1,300 (which admittedly I felt ridiculous for a guitar made in China that should sell new for $1,450, but such is the result of a serious GAS attack)... and didn’t even get the courtesy of a reply. Last week another one showed up on eBay and I watched the auction. As the final minutes were ticking by the high bid was $910. I had pretty much given upon the whole purchase, saying I’ll be damned if I pay $1,200 or more for a used guitar that retails for $1,450 (see, I can come to my senses once in a while, GAS be damned)... but on a whim, I said if I can get this guitar for around $900, I’ll do it... and so in the final 20 seconds I put in a bid of $950, figuring it would go for north of $1,100... and to my dismay I got for $920! Of course then I had to explain to the bride that I just bought another guitar “accidentally on purpose”... but sweet lady that she is, she understood when she heard the whole story. So here’s my Little Sister, as sweet a looking and playing guitar as any in my collection: