I picked up my first guitar, an Ibanez starter pack w/ the 10 watt amp, in 1997.

I found jemsite soon after thanks to Vai (and Satch too, big ups to my NYer guitarists)

I first learned about the RG Art here and fell in love with it as most do

I searched for years and 4-5 years past, and I found one on ebay in 2002, but I did not buy because I did not have the money and I was too young for anyone to lend me that amount.

I thought my dream was gone forever

I kept searching for years only to find expired listings or already bought/sold ads.

I just missed Kaas's RG ART on ebay in December 2012 and once again, felt a loss.

I bought a new amp, thanks to the encouragement of my fiancée, and she wanted a tour of my guitar gallery. I showed her them and realized only one thing was now missing, it was always missing. And when I found it in 2002, I had missed it again.

I was going to change things this time.

I went online the night she pushed me to buy the amp and I found the most ridiculous thing Ive ever seen: an RG Art for sale by a private owner and no one had seen it.

I had a hard time acquiring but RG ART #F9714455/970391 is now on its way back home to NYC, USA after being lost in Europe since its listing in german e-b-a-y in 2003.

I am the happiest guitarist in the world atm, and maybe for the next few hours.

I want to thank my fiancée for making me get it this time, I wouldn't have it if it wasn't for her.

Excellent!

Exxxcellent!

Totally!

Boooogus.

Duuuude.

Bogus for you. Exxcellent! for Kaas.

Excelllent on the fiance! Bogus on missing the RG again.

MOST EXXXCELLENT!

TOTALLY AWESOME, AND MOST TRIUMPHANT!


But seriously, congrats man! I know the feeling of finally getting your hands on your grail guitar, and the RG-ART is definitely a magnificent piece of...uhhh...ART.

Now: we demand pics!

lol thx dude, awesome awesome post, appreciate the bill n ted vibe haah...the most triumphant For the win....

believe it not, I accidentally deleted the email with the pics because I thought I had downloaded them when I just opened them in the "view in browser" and my IE deletes temp files on closing, but the guy said 4-8 days itll b here and ill make a NGD w/pix

station.

congrats and i must say one thing.
pics pics pics pics pics pics pics pics pic.
oh yeah and PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait. You have searched such a long time.

Staaation.

i click on these pages for pictures....pictures first back story second (should be a close second)

He did embark upon a most unprecedented expedition.

Wooooooh

That's 2 threads about this guitar and no pics dude.... most heinous

To be fair, the other thread was asking about paypal, and I promised id say what it was at the end of the thread.

and it is true, I would expect pics as well, but this was just about the story, you guys have seen an art so u know what they look like, I was just really excited to share it with you cuz this is jemsite man, this is where it all started.

but ill edit this when it comes as NGD in the title as well. sorry for no pics, but I just had to tell you guys man

In all this not a single "whoa!"?

That's what I was trying to do... I spelled it wrong

Pics or it didn't happen!

Congrats!

Jimmy

I 2nd that