I think ANY Fender for $300 in that condition is a good deal.

It is kinda polka dotty though ain't it?

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that guitar looks great. it was a steal for the money to.

Thanks guys!

I was worried that I over paid...but I figured it was a Buddy Guy so I might have lucked out.


I can't tell you how it sounds simply because I still suck. I'm learning my cords, rhythm strumming and so on; but give me a year...I'll be on tour with John Mayer (as long as he doesn't drop any more "N" bombs).

I hope that you and your future wife and your guitar have many harmonious years together.

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nice axe looks sick i love buddy guy and think his guitar is cool. you got a steal on that thing. good luck with the wife and the guitar

We made the mistake of getting a cheap photographer, and it is still (20 years later) a sore subject with my wife. It sounds like you are doing the right thing with the pictures. As far as the open bar, with only 70 people you shouldn't get hurt to bad. I realize when there is an open bar Pabst drinkers are downing Crown Royal, but hey you already have a great guitar so go for it.

Now there's a rare bird . That's the guitar I've dubbed 'The Dalmation'. I owned a white on black which I swapped the pickups out for DiMarzio Heavy Blues. That got rid of the MIM's hum and gave it some sock. I also preferred the black on white. I wonder at DB's observation that the newer finish has the colors reversed. Having seen a photo of Buddy with one some two years back, I inquired of Fender as to whether or not they were available. I was told "No!" Caught me by surprise in that I've actually seen a pic of a white on red here in the Forums long past. I'd sure like to learn that The Dalmation is available.

I swapped my BG guitar out in trade for another purchase. Were I you, I would make this a keeper. $300 is a great price, but the rarity of the finish may change that for you in the future. Use it well, and protect it.

Doc

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The Dalmatian and the red and white were limited numbers. His guitar is even more of a steal than people think, because you can't get that finish anymore.

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Welcome to the Forum. Nice guitar and a steel at that. Thanks for the pics.

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2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

I would give you 325.00 for it right now.

Really though I think you scored

I think the first Buddy sig's were red with white dots. Really cool.

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here's a neat shot. (none of them mine, sadly.)

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Did they keep that issuance a closely guarded secret. I've never ever seen one on a wall anywhere. Guitar Center certainly would have had them. Nor has Fender ever shown those finishes in their catalogs.

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i haven't seen any actual numbers. i guess i should have said they stopped making those colours. I seem to remember that the red and whit (middle in the above picture,) was really limited.

Here's a neat excerpt from an interview rick landers of Modern Guitars magazine did with Buddy in '05:

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Here's the 'skinny' on that as far as my aged memory can recall. I've already commented elsewhere that the first issuance was a blond finish with tortoise shell pickguard,white pups w/pole pieces, and a 12db midboost. This guitar, I believe to have eventually evolved into the Powerhouse, now discontinued. Then he moved into Clapton territory with that circuit. The two Signature Artist series guitars continued, the two-tone SB being a nod to his first Strat which we see being played in the vintage video footage posted above. When he conceived the Polka Dot, it carried Lace Sensors w/black covers. The project to offer the white on black as an Artist Series guitar was approved by him on the condition that it was set at price point which a significant portion of his audience could meet. Hence, it was done as an MIM. Careful observation will reveal that there is a recognizable difference between the pattern on Buddy's stage guitar, and the production models. I obtained mine in early days of initial production and, at that time, there was no mention of any other finishes, nor have I ever seen any public announcement of such. I really would have enjoyed having a 'Dalmation' in my collection.

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