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Palmtree wrote:That is a gorgeous guitar.
So pardon the FNG question, but when I restored my '70 GTO ragtop "NOS" meant "new old stock". I got an NOS set of tail light lenses in the original yellowed AC Delco boxes and they were literally 40 year old brand spanking new lenses. Unfortunately they carried a modern $300 price tag! Am I to understand that there is a source out there somewhere of NOS G&L guitars awaiting discovery?
Or does NOS mean something else in G&L world?
Palm
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drjho7 wrote:challenger, the blue guitars are beautiful, but
there's something about that redburst legacy with matching headstock, hard to put into words!
Thu Feb 28, 2019 3:53 pm
Challenger wrote:I bought my Legacy as NOS (new old stock) about 4 1/2 years ago. It had been sitting in a store for so long that the pearl pickguard was yellow from age. It took hours to peel off the plastic as it had crystalized to the pickguard and came off in hundreds of tiny fragments. I later found out my Legacy was made in September 2004 making it 10 years old when I bought it. I am the original owner and bought it from a store that was an authorized dealer. It came with a full 10 year G&L warranty because I am the original owner.
New old stock means it was never sold and still in a dealers possession. A new old stock guitar would come with a factory warranty when purchased from a store that was authorized by G&L. It may have been handled and played in the store but was never sold. New old stock should not be confused with mint/unplayed. A guitar that was purchased from a store, never played, and tucked in a closet for years could be "like new" or mint/unplayed condition but would not be considered NOS (new old stock) because it was previously sold.
The oldest NOS G&L that I'm aware of was a 1985 Superhawk that was purchased new about 29 years later.
Fri Mar 01, 2019 4:37 am
FZTNT wrote:Challenger wrote:I bought my Legacy as NOS (new old stock) about 4 1/2 years ago. It had been sitting in a store for so long that the pearl pickguard was yellow from age. It took hours to peel off the plastic as it had crystalized to the pickguard and came off in hundreds of tiny fragments. I later found out my Legacy was made in September 2004 making it 10 years old when I bought it. I am the original owner and bought it from a store that was an authorized dealer. It came with a full 10 year G&L warranty because I am the original owner.
New old stock means it was never sold and still in a dealers possession. A new old stock guitar would come with a factory warranty when purchased from a store that was authorized by G&L. It may have been handled and played in the store but was never sold. New old stock should not be confused with mint/unplayed. A guitar that was purchased from a store, never played, and tucked in a closet for years could be "like new" or mint/unplayed condition but would not be considered NOS (new old stock) because it was previously sold.
The oldest NOS G&L that I'm aware of was a 1985 Superhawk that was purchased new about 29 years later.
I find the whole NOS thing a bit of a grey area. What would you call a Broadcaster that sat in Dales collection since 1986 and was sold by his son? Still in original shipping box with all the accouterments including the paper they wrap it in inside the case and unplayed. Never sold. Or the George Fullerton owned Sabre II in similar condition and with all the goodies as well.
Tom
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