the guitarplayerthanks john, for listening and commenting.
hendrix, yep, he'll always be an influence, i cut my teeth on the wah pedal, trying to cop his licks.
notnatthat artist, is a 2618, but i had a '79 2619 that i bought new in 1980, and i regret having ever sold it.
deluxe blackface, was probably worth more than the ibby was new; i paid $450 with a case, for my original ibby...
but they've become collectable as it were, through the years, they became praised as 'les paul killers' and of course, i was sold from the beginning.
i found this one undermarked at guitar center..
they had to honor the asking price, i think they were about $400 shy of a reasonable asking price,
there's one just like mine going on ebay right now, starting bid at $1250.
depending on the year and condition, i've seen the 2618 go as high as $1500.