Whose Shadow?

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:34 am

I just got a "Second Chance" offer from someone claiming to be the seller...

Funny how that works

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:19 am

"Brian's all ****** off now! "

.....no I'm not.....I bailed on the auction early since my new JG 4004 Laredo is on it's way along with the black hardware. It will be a 4004L/Faux-Shadow until I get the neck refinished then it will be my 4004L/Pseudo-Blackstar..

Congrats Jeff......nice score and it looks to be well worth the $$$$$.

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:22 am

Thanks Ilan And brian . I am looking forward to getting it . Is the shadow rarer than the tuxedo and the blackstar?

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:30 am

There were 200 Blackstars and 120 Tuxedos made.......40-60 Shadows depending on who you ask.

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:34 am

really ! So that means that the shadow is the rarest of the lot eeh

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:46 am

I recently sold my Shadow for more...

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:52 am

more what?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:55 am

That is the theory anyway. The frequency of Shadow auctions on Ebay seems to suggest there are significantly more of them than that. I could be wrong but they seem to pop up a lot these days. There are 200 Blackstars but only 5 or 6 have appeared on Ebay in the last year. In that time there have been a dozen or so Shadows. We see a new Shadow about once a month. Sometimes more often. Chris Pappas has been keeping track of serial numbers as best he can. I think he has 21 or 22 accounted for that have moved in and out of the forum. I don't think he was able to get the SN's of all of the Ebay Shadows so the actual Shadow count is larger than that. Oh yeah, JH has one too.

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:17 pm

Whats the difference between the shadow and blackstar ? Fretboards ??

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:20 pm

Shadows have binding Blackstars don't. Blackstars have painted maple fingerboard with very tiny marker dots (the same size as side markers). Shadows have rosewood fingerboards with black markers. The Blackstar also has a special TRC. The painted letters are pearly silver. Very pretty.

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:23 pm

and the tuxedo ??

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:24 pm

The Tuxedo is identical to the Blackstar and Redneck but white with black marker dots.

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:25 pm

I see . Thanks Ted

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:27 pm

Oh, and the Tux does not have the fancy TRC of the Blackstar.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:41 pm

Welcome to the dark side. Here's mine.