First of all-no flame please.I know it's the Dean forum,but I think someone can find my story quite interesting.

Well,around year ago I scored my dreamed of Blackjack.It was in immaculate condition,no dents,scratches,dings,original sticker on the back of the hs,dead mint axe.I asked the seller to send it to my friend who lives in the US.Everything was going ok until the guitar arrived smashed...you know what it's like to wait for YOUR axe for years and then see it like that?



Damnit.I lodged a complaint to UPS.After the "investigation" the've stated that the damage wasn't their fault and returned the guitar to the owner-who,as you might know,in UPS' regulations is the sender.Time was going on,I sent him multiple messages without getting any specific answer instead of opening the case in eBay/PayPal.I was still waiting...then the bidding was deleted and I couldn't do sh!t.He had my cash and my axe.F#ckin great.Of course no response at all from the dude.

Long story short,in complicated process,I got my geet back.Seller tried to fix her and she was looking like that.


Stripped,but in one piece,without any cracks.Still.



That's how it showed up in VA.I was so tired of this crap that it wasn't a surprise to me,at least the shipping was cheaper(the heck with the hsc,I preferred sending it in a cardboard box than paying 150$ more because of dimensions n weight).Nevertheless,after one year and two months...I received two photos from the luthier today.



"Come get it dude,it's ready"

My two greatest influences in one guitar.Now I can shamelessly say that I'm damn proud of my determination Never ever surrender your dreams-yeah,mine was an import Washburn Dime guitar.I hope you guys like it as well.