Right, I did it. I could not take it anymore. This reclaimed vela bug has infected me about the last 2 weeks (seriously) and I could not shake it. There does not seem to be a cure, except to get one. I rocked up to a dealer today in London to just 'try' your standard run of the mill vela, for the first time (I don't think England gets the reclaimed ones till end of April or something). I figured I must be foolhardy to want to buy a guitar because I saw a youtube vid and some pretty pictures. I wanted to go in there and NOT like it, I mean it, any reason to not want this reclaimed series vela. I failed. I even went with the wife! Let's just say money was exchanged and I will now be acquiring one of these in the coming weeks...basses aside, my first new guitar, ever.