Beautiful, Stjofön...
Mine came to me 3rd hand... When I went to buy my 1st bass, in '75, I looked in the window of the shop, and there hanging on the wall, in the reflection of the setting sun, was this beautiful cherry and gold T'bird... price tag was £200... I had £50... I bought an EB2 copy, bolt on neck, hideous action, but worked for me as I knew no better... a year later, almost to the day, I went back to the same shop, more cash in hand, £200... to buy a more decent bass... there was a white EB2... £250... I went home and begged a little more cash, which I was loaned... I got back to find Bruce Foxton had bought the EB2... oh well, but then I spotted the glint of cherry and gold, just back in, £20 cheaper than a year before... yes please, I said, and then I was "warned" about the case... 33 years on and not parted... giving the old girl a much needed refurb... give her back some of her old glory with a nice facelift...
Tried to buy a used sunburst Gibbie T' in '79, but couldn't (buying on HP - 2nd hand was the issue) and was sold an RD instead of a Precision as "comparing a Ford to a Rolls Royce" was the salesmans pitch... I have had a love/hate relationship for many years with her... 30 years on I would not be parted...
My SG is a similar beastie... beautiful for slide...
"The waiting is the hardest part..." to quote Mr Petty...