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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

helrazr84 wrote:

So besides the proper documentation and serial number, the only actual difference between and AGED & SIGNED vs AGED, would be a $2800 signature? They're both aged by Tom Murphy? (I didn't read all the info)..just asking.

If I had an Aged, I wouldn't feel right asking for it to be signed at a show or wherever as I would think it takes away some of the "specialness" of the small number of guitars that were actually signed from the start. Assuming it too was aged by TM. Thats just me.

I wouldn't be surprised if he declined to sign the "Aged" since this particular run included an Aged version at a premium price point. Just a guess though.


Ron, pretty soon you're going to need a storage unit for all that gear wink

Aged and signed is played/final inspection by Joe personally

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

helrazr84 wrote:

So besides the proper documentation and serial number, the only actual difference between and AGED & SIGNED vs AGED, would be a $2800 signature? They're both aged by Tom Murphy? (I didn't read all the info)..just asking.

If I had an Aged, I wouldn't feel right asking for it to be signed at a show or wherever as I would think it takes away some of the "specialness" of the small number of guitars that were actually signed from the start. Assuming it too was aged by TM. Thats just me.

I wouldn't be surprised if he declined to sign the "Aged" since this particular run included an Aged version at a premium price point. Just a guess though.


Ron, pretty soon you're going to need a storage unit for all that gear wink

If this is like most other artist runs, Joe will have hand written the serial number on the back of the headstock as well as signed it on the a/s versions. That would make it easily distinguishable from the aged only version where the SN is stamped in. I know I'm not going to be shy about asking him to sign mine! LOL.

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

helrazr84 wrote:

They're both aged by Tom Murphy? (I didn't read all the info)..just asking.

Yes, the flyer says all 150 are aged by Tom Murphy.   Me, I'd have no problem asking Joe to sign it.   Only 300, better hurry fellas, they'll go fast lol

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

BTW, anyone have the neck size/profile of the skinner burst handy?

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

Spider wrote:

Ron I think someone misspoke or misread the info.

Yup I miss read
My bad

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

He is the League now - Gibson can charge their premium. I'm not sure, though, if I want to spend 15K on a re-issue, if I can add 5K and get a nice original '54 LP.

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

HellRot wrote:

He is the League now - Gibson can charge their premium. I'm not sure, though, if I want to spend 15K on a re-issue, if I can add 5K and get a nice original '54 LP.

Are they 15k where you are? Here in the U.S., the aged are MAPIng at 10k, and you guys over the pond are actually allocated more than we are.

44 Reply by RoadcaseBoy (edited by RoadcaseBoy 2014-04-04 08:20:58)

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

Looks like PMT across the pond in the UK is one of the first to list them.
7449 pounds for Aged
5299 for VOS

http://www.pmtonline.co.uk/catalogsearc … =Bonamassa

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JBLP#251 (unaged) ... thank you Ron.
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My order is going in tomorrow morning... Aged smile

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

RoadcaseBoy wrote:

Looks like PMT across the pond in the UK is one of the first to list them.
7449 pounds for Aged
5299 for VOS

http://www.pmtonline.co.uk/catalogsearc … =Bonamassa

I wonder...can I afford to get through uni on no money....cos my student loan would just about cover that... wink

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

That's an "Aged" model secured from Guitar Village in the UK... It's all rather exciting, looking forward to posting on the "Registry" page...

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

looks like we will need to start a jb skinner registry thread

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

cindyron wrote:

looks like we will need to start a jb skinner registry thread

...who gets the honour...?

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

I got a message from a dealer yesterday, but haven't heard back on my response yet. Now I wonder if they even have any left.

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

jddarden wrote:

I got a message from a dealer yesterday, but haven't heard back on my response yet. Now I wonder if they even have any left.

As highly anticipated as this run has been, I would dare say all the aged/signed and aged are already spoken for. At least in the US. Others here probably know more than me.

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

Spider wrote:
jddarden wrote:

I got a message from a dealer yesterday, but haven't heard back on my response yet. Now I wonder if they even have any left.

As highly anticipated as this run has been, I would dare say all the aged/signed and aged are already spoken for. At least in the US. Others here probably know more than me.

yes my sources all telling me that also for the US

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

I know that the signed one is also spoken for at Guitar Village here in the UK...

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Re: Joe's Skinner Prototype and Magnatone Amp

R8 LEMONBURST wrote:

I know that the signed one is also spoken for at Guitar Village here in the UK...

Because your buying it? wink