A very sentimental Ibanez homecoming!

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Author Message   Davehowardcustom Username: Davehowardcustom Registered: 10-2005 Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 4:24 pm:    I just had to share this with my fellow Ibanez lovers. Back in the 80's, my father bought me a 1984 Ibanez DT500CS Destroyer as a "Going away present," when my band started touring the nation. I wanted a Gibson Explorer, but he could only afford an Ibanez. It turned out to be the best guitar I ever had, and had a tone TO DIE FOR! During our tour, our bus broke down & I had to pawn it in St. Louis to buy an alternator for the bus! I've kicked myself in the ••• for it ever since. On my father's death bed, he remembered that guitar & said, "Boy, wouldn't it be something if you could get that one back..." Well, I FOUND IT! A wonderful lady just 30 miles south of St. Louis had it on a Craig's List classified. When I told her my story, she deleted all e-mails about the guitar & sold it to me for $350! She even drove clear to Nashville (met me halfway from Alabama), to meet me, give me a hug & make sure I got it in one piece. It looks like nobody has touched this guitar for 21 years. It still just absolutely SHREDS, and the tone still sings like it did in the 80's! When she handed it to me, I held it up high & said, "I got her back, Dad!" Miracles do still happen now & then. I'm a happy camper. Here are some pics of it: \image {flame top \image {headstock ft} \image {headstock back} \image} {back}   Grateful66 Username: Grateful66 Registered: 8-2007 Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 4:35 pm:    #•••••••• Awesome Dave!!!! Dad's REAL proud of you I'm sure! That lady should go into some Hall Of Fame. I'm not sure which one, but one of em!   Grateful66 Username: Grateful66 Registered: 8-2007 Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 4:41 pm:    #•••••••• Awesome Dave!!!! Dad's REAL proud of you I'm sure! That lady should go into some Hall Of Fame. I'm not sure which one, but one of em!   Lofapco Username: Lofapco Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 6:53 pm:    Great Story Dave... Miracles can and do happen all the time. I am happy for you! Now who did I sell my 1960's Vox 12 string to back in college????   Munch Username: Munch Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 7:47 pm:    Hi Dave, What a greaty story!! I'm really happy for you. Please have another go at posting the photos. Just delete the space you have put between the word "image" and the first curly bracket. also make sure your image file is 50kb or less. Cheers, Mark   Fox Username: Fox Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 8:34 pm:    Dave! Happy reunion, was a truly touching story!   Emilio Username: Emilio Registered: 9-2004 Posted on Friday, October 05, 2007 - 10:11 am:    Wow Wow Wow... Award winning tale, should go directly to Hall of Fame section!!!!! congrats cheers emilio   Bobzilla Username: Bobzilla Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 7:31 am:    Nice one Dude! Photos?   Davehowardcustom Username: Davehowardcustom Registered: 10-2005 Posted on Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 1:54 pm:    Wow, Thanks guys! I haven't checked back in for awhile. I didn't even think my "story" posted, because I got frustrated trying to get my pics to work. I took real High Res' pics, to show details, and couldn't get them to fit. It was late: I was tired & getting a beer buzz going & said "Aw, heck with it." I'll give it another shot later. Thanks again guys. It's amazing. This guitar just has a tone that is (AGAIN) blowing my mind! The neck pickup is the sweetest tone I've ever had, (Sorry Seymour: I know I'm an OEM for you with my guitars but these old Ibanez pickups are just PERFECT!). Last night, I took a trip down memory lane; (This fiddle is taking me home in so many ways). We were re-discovering UFO, Deep Purple, Randy Rhoades, and yeah....even Molly Hatchet. That neck position blows my mind for the 1st solo in "Dreams I'll Never See!" What a swelling sweet tone. And the V-2 in the bridge just says Micheal Schenker on "Rock Bottom." I'll try and take some lower res pics & get them on this weekend. Dave   Jcmc64 Username: Jcmc64 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Sunday, October 14, 2007 - 1:32 am:    DHC...you can just shrink them using any photo editor including MS Paint. No need to retake them. Holler if you cant figure it out. In MS Paint it is under "Image" then "Stretch\Skew", then resave...resave as a copy so you don't lose Hi res of the original. btw...Nice story bro! And, Molly Hatchet...yep...good ol Southern Comfort nights! Back to watching Boston blowin it BIG TIME in the 11th...WOW   Davehowardcustom Username: Davehowardcustom Registered: 10-2005 Posted on Sunday, October 14, 2007 - 1:59 am:    Alright guys. I cranked the camera way down & tried again. Still ended up with all my pics around 200kb, but I did fenagle (how do you spell that) to get one under 50kb. It's 1:00am, and as much as I wanna show off, I just realized that I wasted an hour I could have been fondling this guitar! Here's a full frontal shot. Gotta love it: . CHEERS, DHC   Davehowardcustom Username: Davehowardcustom Registered: 10-2005 Posted on Sunday, October 14, 2007 - 1:26 pm:    Let's go here: I did a "Photobucket" album. Hope this link works! http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee89/DHCguitars / This is a cool indepth look inside an all original DT. That reminds me: The selector knob & strap buttons did get changed. If anybody has one of the flat top creme selector knobs or a pair of gold Boomerang straplocks, let me know! Thanks & check it out! DHC   Jcmc64 Username: Jcmc64 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 1:16 am:    She looks to be in awesome shape. Like nobody has played her since you last did!

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