Thanks!
I feel really lucky to have it. I remember seeing the previous owner first put it up for sale and drooling over it. But at that time we had just put a lot of money into our house, so I wasn't eager to buy a new toy. For some reason it didn't sell quickly enough and he took it off the market, so opportunity lost. Then, a few years later, the seller decided to go all six-strings and put it back up for sale and I just happened to see it pop back up. I contacted him right away and found out he lives a few miles from where our son was going to college. I was going to be going down to pick up our son soon after that for spring break, so he agreed to me putting down a deposit to hold it until I got down there to buy it in person. We saved the trouble and expense of shipping it, I met a great TB'er, and I got a great bass.
If there's an unfortunate part to the story, it's that the silver metal flake L-2500 that @/\/\3phist0 now has went up for sale right after I bought mine, so I missed out on that opportunity. But I absolutely love mine and the cherryburst is right in line with the kind of basses I love anyway (bursts!). Plus, Sparkle went to a deserving new home, although that hasn't stopped me from drooling excessively every time he posts a picture - or even just mentions her.
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