Bought this (with my own $$$) in summer on 2005.

The folks got me this for Christmas in 2002. It has a short-scale neck, which Dad thought would be better for my smaller hands (at the time).

Dad "fixed" the whammy bar, so now it stays in tune like a rock.

It is a Japanese-built re-issue, much nicer than the Korean and Mexican guitars.

My rig is a Zoom GM200 Amp Modeler run through and old Gretch and/or
Harmony Bass amp.