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danomyte
Posted 2014-03-20 1:38 PM (#483293)
Subject: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Taxed To Death State		Does anyone know how many of these were made?
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MWoody
Posted 2014-03-20 6:38 PM (#483294 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Upper Left USA		Al of em!

Show us a picture of what you mean please.
By satin do you mean non gloss, non stain all Mahogany?
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danomyte
Posted 2014-03-20 8:54 PM (#483295 - in reply to #483294)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Taxed To Death State		This is what I mean



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MWoody
Posted 2014-03-20 11:16 PM (#483297 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Upper Left USA		That's a Nutmeg tone.
Most were painted colors.
Maybe one fourth were natural or wood tones.
Most of those were Sunburst and many were Reddish or Nutmeg.

Sweet!
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stonebobbo
Posted 2014-03-21 12:50 AM (#483298 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Tennessee		I have one like that. Solid one piece mahogany body, probably Honduras and left from the Deacon runs. Two piece mahogany neck, ebony board, and late schaller chrome bridge. My s/n is just a few numbers short of E20000. I had the factory refinish it about 10 years ago, the original finish starting clouding over, which made the finish appear to be satin. I have no idea how many were made. I've watched and only seen a handful like this. I like the one I have a lot.
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stonebobbo
Posted 2014-03-21 12:51 AM (#483299 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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danomyte
Posted 2014-03-21 5:23 AM (#483302 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Taxed To Death State		These things with the larger schaller bridges have sustain up the wazoo. My V3 has a preacher type hollowness to it with the black bridge. The V3 though kills it through an amp though. Amazing sound. Stonebobbo can you post a pic of yours? I'd like to see it. Thanks!
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danomyte
Posted 2014-03-21 8:44 AM (#483307 - in reply to #483302)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Taxed To Death State		Here is Nutmeg Gloss. My satin viper is a 199xxx serial as well. End of the line for the viper 1981 I think.



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Damon67
Posted 2014-03-21 11:02 AM (#483310 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Jet City		Dan, they sound better with strings.
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danomyte
Posted 2014-03-21 11:15 AM (#483312 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Taxed To Death State		I knew something wasn't right with the sound... These just happened to be the only pics I had on my computer.
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danomyte
Posted 2014-03-21 1:20 PM (#483316 - in reply to #483312)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Taxed To Death State		Okay with strings. Had to dig them out.



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Mark in Boise
Posted 2014-03-21 2:43 PM (#483318 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper


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Location: Boise, Idaho		Drool. Envy. GAS and all that. Nice Vipers.
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danomyte
Posted 2014-03-21 3:35 PM (#483322 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Taxed To Death State		Thanks Mark. I have a bad case of GAS too. I really should part with one but I'm terribly torn. I want a UKII real bad and one of these could fund that but I like them both so much.
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Damon67
Posted 2014-03-21 4:16 PM (#483324 - in reply to #483322)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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I wouldn't get rid of either, but yes, definately get a UKII. Have you ever played one? If not, just wait till you A/B it against all your other guitars.

I only have one Viper, a light skinned cousin of yours. Your Viper's daddy was a Hog, mine had a Flamin Maple.

 

I do have 2 UKIIs though

 

 

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stonebobbo
Posted 2014-03-21 4:48 PM (#483328 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Some sweet looking guitars on this thread! Here's a picture I dug out showing mine:

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danomyte
Posted 2014-03-21 6:41 PM (#483331 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Taxed To Death State		Wow. Very nice you guys. I like that refinish Stonebobbo. Momma does fine work huh? Dang.
Damon that bottom pic of that UKII,,, that is friggin sweet. Never seen that finish. Now THAT I could get rid of my V3 for. Sell it to me. Pleeeeeease!
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Damon67
Posted 2014-03-21 8:28 PM (#483335 - in reply to #483331)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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danomyte - Never seen that finish

 

And you won't again. There's only 1, made for Bill Kaman, the mastermind behind the best solidbody ever built, the UKII.

 

danomyte - Sell it to me. Pleeeeeease!

 

$5k in my paypal would get me boxing it up right now and at Fedex in the next hour... but I'd consider a reasonable offer.

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danomyte
Posted 2014-03-21 10:23 PM (#483336 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Taxed To Death State		I could give ya my 83 Elite prototype & one of the Vipers. Beyond that I'm tapped out.
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Damon67
Posted 2014-03-22 4:12 AM (#483342 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Jet City		A very generous offer. If it were a white UKII you had to offer up with the Elite, you mighta had me.
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danomyte
Posted 2014-03-22 5:40 AM (#483344 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Taxed To Death State		I'm on the hunt for a white UKII.
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MWoody
Posted 2014-03-22 6:13 PM (#483364 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Careful what you start around here!

And yes, they do tend to haze up and suffer indignities over time.



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Puppetman
Posted 2014-03-22 7:26 PM (#483365 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper


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Location: Florence,SC		Woody, I got to ask ... what's with the notches (hashmarks) on the neck at the first fret?
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MWoody
Posted 2014-03-22 7:32 PM (#483366 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Upper Left USA		I didn't do it!
I got it that way from Numbfingers who rescued it from somewhere. Another unexplained mystery.
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danomyte
Posted 2014-03-22 7:49 PM (#483367 - in reply to #483293)
Subject: Re: Natural Mahogony Satin Viper



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Location: Taxed To Death State		I put an offer up on the white UK on evil bay. No dice.
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