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Hmmm, #96.

Anybody know exactly when they started? Or what the corresponding dates were for, say ,the first 5 or 10? Mine's #207, and it was born on August 21st, 1991 according to the certificate. This auction one appears to be May of '91. And has it really been 6 years since they closed the run? My time flies!

I noticed a cracked nut at the E string and the tailpiece lifting a fair amount.

Anybody have predictions on how high it will go? Break the $4K barrier?

someone will buy it...

If money was no object...................

for some, money IS no object.

Damn!

This one seems to suffer potentially from that early finish problem. The neck beginning to get that "orange tint" already, even from very limited playing time.

This one had better be a case queen...

I've yet to see one that is not turning.

If you please Paul W, can they be prevented from paint degradation, and what's a ballpark on a CS refinish?

I'm curious about a refin a well. I've entertained the idea several times but have been dissuaded by perceived cost and those who point out it devalues the instrument. Mine has significant discolouration, particularly where my right forearm rested. Great bass in every other way.

Hi Chuck, I've had two of them and both seemed to dissolve as I watched. Short of hiding them under the bed, I'm not sure they can be stopped.

Hello Fran, bought any nice basses lately? Interesting question as to the build schedule. Mine is # 30 (thanks Marc), birth date of 4-8-91. It appears the first couple hundred at least, went out pretty close.

I doesn't look like a case queen to me, what with that chip in the peghead....
Not gigged,not likely....

Hey Gary! Nothing new here today, but it's still early! Forgot you had #30. The very early ones are interesting to me. As I posted earlier, I'd love to know about the first coupla dozen. Thought I heard Squire got number one, or maybe a prototype.

Gary, e-mail sent.

Mine was born on April 20th, 1995. She is #560. The wife placed the order in December of 1994 if I remember correctly.

She IS a case queen and there isn't ANY discoloration that I can see. Some of them checked REALLY BAD, was that the early ones?

Anyone know if the CS was the LONGEST run artist series? What was it, 9 years? That being the case, mine is almost right in the middle of the run.

9 years, a 1000 made and they still fetch close to $4K each.

Something doesn't add up here...

Hang on to those LK's guys!