I'm very upset that I didn't see that saber there, because it would've been gone! I always liked those. I have one like it and I swapped the chrome for
cosmo hardware to match the pic in the catalog. It was only the first year or less that those had chrome hardware. Yours probably also has the output jack tilted down, as opposed to all other sabers tilted toward the
strap button. Another cool oddity. I myself love the black cherry finish. The lighter red metallic was kind of junky looking. The body could look good in trans red but having stripped several sabers before, often there is filler around the jack hole, because that was a difficult cut, which led to the plastic inserts. On a 15 year old guitar you can probably see the insert through the finish by now, to know if you have one. Mine does. So be careful around there if you decide to strip it. Some have crappy mahogany so it's a crapshoot, but if you can tell how many pieces it is through the finish you'll have a better idea if you'll have a nice trans body. Check out the early 90's S guitars, some had hardtails. There were a few that were trans red so you can get an idea of what it would look like. The old ones were thinner around the edges than new ones are. That would leave plenty of room for a nice veneer top. Or you can just sell it to me or trade me!
Do you really want to be doing all that sanding anyway?!
