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    I get the symbolism. I get the desire to own a rarity. But, it is still another guitar that I probably would not play and would have to eventually cull - perhaps at a loss....
    Thbbbbbt...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ]-[ @ n $ 0 |v| a T ! © View Post
    It isn't even about the colors scheme for me. It's an iconic PRS from the early days. Having one in "The Collection" would be nice.
    Yep....

    As would an 89 sig in VY....I wish.
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    For me it would be about the color scheme, I could use its magical properties to "chant down Babylon".

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    Quote Originally Posted by DirtyMoonsRJT View Post
    Yep....

    As would an 89 sig in VY....I wish.
    Don't remind me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by t.shamone View Post
    Here's one of them. Who's got the other two?





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    thank you all for your assistance and help regarding the prs santana rasta, I received a lot of information from you guys that I had no idea about, I learned a lot and I really appreciate your time & attention. I got all the information I wanted and please keep up the good work in this forum, IŽll stick around for sure.
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    I do like the Rasta's shown above, but my favourite Rasta PRS would be this one:

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    That's a nice and probably expensive attempt on the theme. Too bad they got it wrong. The colors always have to read green, gold and red from left to right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by t.shamone View Post
    That's a nice and probably expensive attempt on the theme. Too bad they got it wrong. The colors always have to read green, gold and red from left to right.
    Depends on from what point on the guitar you are looking at....the center part does...and they reversed it for symmetry...looks good to me if you look at it from the middle.
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    Biggest FAIL had to be the DGT goldtop with old birds...
    They only made about 20 of them and realized what a mistake they had made...

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    I kinda like that billy SE very bare-bones vibe to it, excluding the weird green inlay, if it was just green dots/moons then it'd be much better =3
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    Learn something new every day - I had no idea that PRS made bongo stands.

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    I bought this used as an 'investment' because so few were produced. I still play it now and then to remind myself why I'm not playing it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hippietim View Post
    Learn something new every day - I had no idea that PRS made bongo stands.
    It's now in my office being an mp3 player stand...
    Thbbbbbt...

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    Quote Originally Posted by hippietim View Post
    Learn something new every day - I had no idea that PRS made bongo stands.
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    Let's be clear here: a failure is when consumers don't respond with demand commensurate with the producer's investment in the product. Limited editions and one-offs still count, but ONLY if the demand is still not great enough to consume that limited supply.

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    In retrospect, one of the biggest disappintments, sales wise, was the PS Howard Leese Golden Eagle replica. It took a long time for dealers to move the stock and I noticed many languishing on eBay for a long time. I wish I hadn't traded my #001/100 from that run.

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    Quote Originally Posted by docbennett View Post
    In retrospect, one of the biggest disappintments, sales wise, was the PS Howard Leese Golden Eagle replica. It took a long time for dealers to move the stock and I noticed many languishing on eBay for a long time. I wish I hadn't traded my #001/100 from that run.
    Replica guitars are weird enough, but I think the decision to duplicate the plug in the top like the original was a deal breaker for a lot of people.

    As great a player, musician and producer as Howard is -- and I take my hat off to him -- that guitar is not iconic enough that folks would line up for it. Howard played a lot of guitars over the years. Nice idea, but didn't make a lot of sense.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LSchefman View Post
    Replica guitars are weird enough, but I think the decision to duplicate the plug in the top like the original was a deal breaker for a lot of people.

    As great a player, musician and producer as Howard is -- and I take my hat off to him -- that guitar is not iconic enough that folks would line up for it. Howard played a lot of guitars over the years. Nice idea, but didn't make a lot of sense.
    Yeah....and Howie will not trade me his original version either.


    Not that I have a quarter million bucks in trade value, or thereabouts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sergiodeblanc View Post
    Gotta be the rasta-colored CU24, there were only like three!
    Cheer up Sergio, to the best of my knowledge no more than 12 Santana Tri-color Custom 24's were made. So that leaves 11 for you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by guitarsong View Post
    Cheer up Sergio, to the best of my knowledge no more than 12 Santana Tri-color Custom 24's were made. So that leaves 11 for you!
    ????????????!

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