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Discussion starter · #81 ·
Excellent! Thanks for posting those! You've captured several that I think are either prototypes or one-off artist guitars. I had debated listing those. I'm not sure sure about Klemann, but Pamelina was definitely used by the custom shop for artist guitars. I don't know what to make of the one with the skeletons. It looks like Klemann's work, but the painted humbucker makes it obviously not a production or likely even a prototype guitar. I'm wondering if it's either an artist guitar or a refinish?
 
#82 ·
You should listem all of them.

I've read in some place that petrucci was "invited" to choose his signature guitar from a cuple of usa customs bodies and necks..

I'm sure that the picasso graphic was paint by Dan L
 
Discussion starter · #84 ·
I've definitely seen all three of them before, but never this good of pictures. There's also one that says "Rock & Roll". It was owned by someone here but I can't find any current pictures of it. There's also the "cobra" guitar that was painted by Pamelina, but like the "flame" guitar, it was likely an artist commission and not really a USA Custom.

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Takin' a Ride said:
I've definitely seen all three of them before, but never this good of pictures. There's also one that says "Rock & Roll". It was owned by someone here but I can't find any current pictures of it. There's also the "cobra" guitar that was painted by Pamelina, but like the "flame" guitar, it was likely an artist commission and not really a USA Custom.

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this 'cobra' was on the bay some years ago.
Is it the same cobra?
 
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Takin' a Ride said:
I've definitely seen all three of them before, but never this good of pictures. There's also one that says "Rock & Roll". It was owned by someone here but I can't find any current pictures of it. There's also the "cobra" guitar that was painted by Pamelina, but like the "flame" guitar, it was likely an artist commission and not really a USA Custom.

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I saw that for sale on CL last year. I actually asked Pamalina about it, She said it was one of the samples submitted to Ibby, but it was not one of the ones chosen for production. I assume that would be the same as the flame. She said she did many submissions and obviously not all were used for catalog sales.
 
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MatiasTolkki said:
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Racewood :lol:

Excellent Japanese translation. It's "lacewood". There are good pictures of one of these on page 2 of this thread.
van01010100 said:
Maybe I missed it but I don't think I saw the Tiger print mentioned anywhere? (1990 serial#)
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I've seen two pics of this finish but don't know what to make of it. That headstock would usually make it a '91 model but the '91 catalog doesn't show that finish. The 1990 poster shows a finish called "Jungle Cat" that looks a lot like "Metal Leopard" but not exactly. I've never found a picture of the "Jungle Cat" finish, which might be what this is.
 
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Takin' a Ride said:
Racewood :lol:

Excellent Japanese translation. It's "lacewood". There are good pictures of one of these on page 2 of this thread.

I've seen two pics of this finish but don't know what to make of it. That headstock would usually make it a '91 model but the '91 catalog doesn't show that finish. The 1990 poster shows a finish called "Jungle Cat" that looks a lot like "Metal Leopard" but not exactly. I've never found a picture of the "Jungle Cat" finish, which might be what this is.
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Umm I didn't even know there was a wood called lacewood, I just translated it as I best saw fit based on my lack of knowledge of wood names :?
 
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Takin' a Ride said:
Yeah that's the name I saw on the other one. But there's no reference to that name in the order form, the poster or any catalogs.
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there was a magazine adv for it.
I found it once, try to google it again if it's still there.

The adv is like this : an 80 shredder holding it, it was a single humbucker with dot inlays ( if I remember it correctly). It would be easier if I remember that 80 shredder's name.
 
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