NGD: Lucky 13

[]-[@n$0Ma☩!©]

I won't say that this in my last NGD. I know better. But this Paul's 28 (#13 of 28, PS #2084) is among the final few and a 'holy grail' guitar for me. Pernambuco... Brazilian... mammoth ivory... celtic knots... made by Paul... you know the deal.

I just returned from a brief visit to the states and had just enough time to look it over, noodle around for a few minutes (unplugged), snap some photos, and throw it into a fire-proof gun safe. It was hard to walk away from this one without an opportunity to plug it in.

It has been sitting in a private collection so its flawless but the frets need to be polished and the original strings need to be replaced. I'll handle all that - along with a PG bridge upgrade - when I see it again. This one will be a player, not a case queen.

Special thanks to my friends John and Roxanne Mann of John Mann's Guitar Vault.

 

[jkornel]

WOW, Beautiful guitar! Congrats.

 

[WEDGE]

HUGE congrats for this one! That’s heirloom quality **** right there. Happy for you.

 

[bodia]

A worthy chase! Well done. I am all jelly

 

[markie]

Very nice Hansomatic!

 

[11top]

I won't say that this in my last NGD.

But most excellent Hanso. Been on your radar a looooooooong time.

 

[]-[@n$0Ma☩!©]

Pot? Zat you?

 

[SinSir]

Smokin! Congrats

13 is always lucky

 

[andy474x]

What a score!!!

 

[László]

I don't think it's possible for a guitar to be more classic, or more beautiful.

With the stuff it's got, it has to sound incredible. And by incredible, I mean every inch of 'beyond amazing'.

Congrats, Hans!

There aren't many guitars that make me weak in the knees, but this is one.

 

[Jimi D]

That is just beautiful. Congratulations.

 

[dmatthews]

Holy Carp, that is stunning!

 

[WA Paul]

Big congrats! Sooooo much want! Once you go Pernie…..

 

[veinbuster]

Exquisite!

Great to see it in good hands.
Seeing it makes it hard to believe that 13 years ago I was all responsible and got a Dirty 100 instead. I did love how and why Paul made these.

He picked much nicer wood for these than he did for Viola, but he built that for himself.

 

[Going Modal]

Day-um. One of the holy grails, yes for sure. And those reverse-hybrid pickup covers (gold with silver screws) are just pure-classy on an otherwise also entirely pure-classy guitar. Well played, sir!

 

[toothace]

That is lovely! Congrats!

Sweet top!

 

[Buildermike]

Wow, very nice (yup in a Borat tone). Congrats on the score.

Happened to be up in Boston this past week. So close but yet so far from the action.

 

[Andrew Paul]

OHHH HELL YEAH!! that is just gorgeous!!! love those fretboard inlays, I never heard of that run. Huge congrats!!

 

[Mark Ray]

DAMN!

That's all I got...

 

[sergiodeblanc]

https://imgur.com/a/uCYLegw