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**JGB** · 07-01-2012, 07:19 PM

Played a show last night and somehow this dropped in my lap, I haven't wiped it down or cleaned it but it's in amazing shape, looks like it's hardly been played. I'll take more/better pics when I get a chance...

**muttznmongrelz** · 07-01-2012, 07:48 PM

Beautiful!!! Congratulations on a great acquisition.

**Vengeance** · 07-01-2012, 08:20 PM

Looks super clean

Happy NGD!

**moku** · 07-01-2012, 09:35 PM

ahh... it's always nice to acquire a baretta

**rjs1** · 07-01-2012, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by moku

ahh... it's always nice to acquire a baretta

+1 hehe

**sixstring** · 07-01-2012, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by JGB

somehow this dropped in my lap,

Sometimes you gotta be lucky, nice one!!

**Kippan** · 07-02-2012, 05:27 AM

Sweet! Looks kinda minty

**kramerman65** · 07-02-2012, 04:52 PM

" somehow this dropped in my lap"

I hate it when that happens!!!

I Love/Hate Black guitars, so beautiful when clean and unscathed, so F'n ugly when dirty and you get that first little annoying scratch.

Congrats on your "Catch"

**Del Hudson** · 07-03-2012, 10:56 AM

What a black beauty

I love that reverse zebra, It is what makes the Baretta so unique

**NightRider** · 07-03-2012, 11:57 AM

Great find

**Bastardo** · 07-03-2012, 02:11 PM

Thats a nice looking axe u got there!!! Congrats!!!!

**JGB** · 07-04-2012, 03:43 AM

Thank you for all the comments

It's in great shape, I still haven't had time to plug it in through my rig, right now I just want to clean the parts with a WD-40 bath and have a look around. The only thing I really needed to "fix" was the rear strap button - a couple of toothpicks and that's done. Here's some new pics...

Very little to no rust on the Floyd Hardware

Schaller Tuners

Volume pot

Original Zebra Pup

Frets are in great shape, needs a polishing

Polished frets with very fine steel wool, rubbed in some fretboard oil

**bongano** · 07-04-2012, 06:20 AM

Baretta's are still the Queens of Kramer's.
Nothing to say. Outstanding.

**JoeyM** · 07-04-2012, 07:28 AM

Nice one Jimmy!

**Full Crib** · 07-04-2012, 08:50 AM

Come on James...not enuff info....."fell in your lap"??

I need/want to hang out at your next gig

Beauty dood!

**Blitz** · 07-04-2012, 08:58 AM

Thats a fine looking Baretta

Now plug it in for gods sake and let us know how she sounds

**KenHeartsKramer** · 07-04-2012, 01:59 PM

Looks fantastic, Jimmy!! Congrats!

**KickstartMyHeart** · 07-04-2012, 03:05 PM

wow, congrats. Nice thing to happen to fall into someones lap.

**JGB** · 07-04-2012, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by Full Crib

Come on James...not enuff info....."fell in your lap"??

I need/want to hang out at your next gig

Beauty dood!

LOL I did kind of leave it open ended, sort of a long story. The bass player in my band is one of my closest friends, if he needs something I'm always willing to help and the same goes for him if I need anything. He needed a hand with something a few months ago and I didn't think twice to help. Cut to about a month ago, I was going to his house to hang out and he calls me and says "Wait until you get here, I've got something to show you...you're not going to believe it." So of course I'm blown away when I see the guitar, he tells me to play it and asks me what I think of the Retta. I told him it was great, put it in the case and I said I should bring my camera next time I'll take some pics for the Forum. A couple of weeks ago he calls me and says "You're always there when I need you, I'm giving you the Retta" LOL So I was very flattered but I sincerly felt what I had done wasn't enough to warrant a practically untouched Baretta. So I told him that I'd take it but he'd have to take something in return...He laughed at me and said I was nuts, I should have my head examined! I had a Strat body and Mighty Mite neck that he had given me about three years prior for Christmas, I put it together and threw on some Fender lock tuners, a Duncan Hot Rails and a new bridge in it so I asked if he'd take that in return. He was cool with it and joked that "I always loved that Strat body!" I showed up to the gig last Saturday and the Baretta in the case was on stage where I set my rig up. He's a great guy, I'm still kind of stunned about it.

**Full Crib** · 07-08-2012, 08:07 AM

cool story....and a great friend ta boot

**dodkrone** · 07-08-2012, 02:18 PM

That's the best kind of friend right there! Great story.

**Cygnus X1** · 07-08-2012, 02:51 PM

No doubt...paying it forward is the icing on the cake.
Congratz!

**JGB** · 07-09-2012, 06:29 PM

So I gave the Floyd and it's parts a WD-40 bath, it didn't need much but it looks great now. Sprayed some contact cleaner in the electronics and waxed the body. It looks beautiful! The most important part - it sounds great plugged in. It's more full sounding than my white Retta, for lack of a better example the Black Retta has more Les Paul in it and the White is more strat. I'll try and get some sound clips up as well as some new photos. Thanks everyone!

**geetar10** · 07-09-2012, 11:32 PM

Bobby rocks! Congrats Jimmy! How ya been, bro?????

**JGB** · 07-10-2012, 06:36 AM

I'm good Ken, no complaints! How are things with you bro?

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