I do believe this guitar's fate is to be here in my house. I have lots to say about this one.

It started off several years ago, not long after I had joined here. I was taking a trip to AZ. I had tried to get in touch with Dave to meet him while I was there, but he was out of town that week. It was early March, and I think many were in FL for a get together. While there, I was innocently searching the craigslist ads and ran across this Anniversary Legend. The electronics had been removed, but aside from that it was in stellar condition and for a good price. I couldn't pass it up, and brought it back to Seattle with me. I replaced the preamp to get it back to it's original form. It was already well kept, so i didn't have to do much else.

Not long after, i went on quite the A-braced Legend buying binge. I had to try 'em all, Kaman bars, truss rods, cutaways, customs and non alike. During this, I decided I had too many and started parting ways with them, the Anniversary included.

Bear with me, this is where it gets interesting.

I put it up here locally and had a CL response rather quickly from a guy asking if I'd trade it for his Martin HD28. I was pretty sure I'd want to do that, but to verify I asked our resident Martin expert Dave. He said something like.... is he crazy? So I agreed, and right before we were to meet he called and said his wife wouldn't let him, that it was a gift from her, and she didn't want him to let it go, but she would let him buy my guitar at full asking price... So I let her go.

I felt remorse right away and bought another not too long after bought another. It didn't have quite the same... i dunno, but it didn't have "IT", so I said goodbye again.

Fast forward to last year... I was scanning through CL and low and behold, there was MY Anniversary Legend... or at least my pictures (not the first time that's happened). I contacted him asking if it was indeed the same guitar, and he assured me it was... and he had it up for considerably less than I sold it to him for.

Well, I'll stop boring you... it's mine again, and obviously meant to be. Aside from my Al DiMeola it's the A-braced Legend I've decided to keep. It's the best representation of that unique Legend tone. I believe it's due to those earlier bowls, but aside from that, it's unique from other Legends in so many ways. It's 'Custom' with it's carved bridge and trc, yet more subdued due to herringbone in place of shiny abalone. Thwere are subtle things too, like the multi-veneered, Adamas like, headstock and heel cap. And the color is awesome.

And I LOVE this girl's beauty mark. That could be the one thing that made me long for this one over the other... I dunno.

Shuttin' up now...