Well, from all the responses, there are lots of enthusiastic members of the Double Bound Club and many of you have been dealing with recent bouts of the Fever yourselves !
Thanks to all the well wishers.... Pualie, Scotty, Brian (West Canada), Aitch, Collin, Joey, Jake, Brian (East Canada), Craig, Kenny, Mateybob, et. al.
Probably just a stroke of good luck to find a closet classic that was truly in "mint condition" ...as we all have been disappointed by sellers misdecribing their gear over the years. I dunno if California has any more closet classics per capita than elsewhere ----- Sometimes its just "timing" and you catch the seller when he is not feeling so sentimetal about a guitar, that is not his "go to" instrument...
I just kept staying in touch with this Craig's List seller periodically (He started posting ads before Christmas). I think its 90% about timing.
Scotty: I will probably keep it as is for right now.... not sure about putting on Toasters. As there is some merit to keeping it "original" . I have two other Ricks with Toasters already ... but who knows, if I start getting Three- Pickup Toaster fever, I might go that route.....
First task is to remove almost 30 years of grime, dust and sweat and let it's inner JetGlo beauty shine ...