I had seen it for sale in a GC store in Winter Park FLA which is where I used to live basically (Orlando) for way too much money. However, I was in FLA a couple months ago and spent a day tripping to all the local guitar stores, there's a lot of them, and went and had a hands on experience with this guitar. So I knew what I had, just didn't want to pay that much. I took the card of the salesman and asked if they drop the price to let me know. I also made a pretty low offer and left. So, at another local store I was discussing this Interceptor and G&L in general and the guy said "you need to go back and remind them that they are filing for bankruptcy (again) and to take the offer before the new CEO tells you to cut everything to half price if we can't send it back to the distributers. Sounded like a good idea. Well the other day I called the manager of the store and did just that and he accepted my offer on the spot. They shipped it to the local GC store here and I picked it up today.
Boy, what a nice guitar. You can't tell how beautiful the sparkly bluish/purple color is except in person. In photos it almost looks grey. I photographed it in the sun and it looks better but in person it glows. I know at least a couple of you have had this same model with this color so you know what I mean.
Now I still need to work on getting me the first X-body style Interceptor but this is a start on completing my collection. I hadn't cranked up a guitar to full tilt for a while but the wife was at work and I don't have real close neighbors, but I have been known to shake dishes right out of their cabinets in the kitchen and go smashing to the floor so I didn't play for too long. But man, what a monster. It's virtually flawless too.
Enjoy the pics...
Tom
Glad to see this one made it to a "family" member and even better you got the price you were looking for. Those are way cool and that color is sweet.
