Thanks y'all.
That batch of guitars took
forever to get to the US but once they were here mine was shipped out to me very quickly.
All I can say is it was worth the wait.
It's soo much fun to play and really has a sound all it's own.Right out of the box it was ready to go. Action is low, intonation is right on and it sounds really good. After reading how muddy the Gretschbucker pickups were supposed to sound I was prepared to not like them but with a little tweaking they sound pretty good. Having said that however I am saving/selling my way to a set of TV Jones classics.
I was glad that the pickguard was silver and not clear like the one in the auction photos, although I was prepared to paint it now I can just play it.
I love this thing.