Thanks for the interest and comments,
Lloyd

Nice Exploiter; and a wild top!

Thanks, Dave.  You've got quite the demonic looking six-string!
Lloyd

Here is the link to the Exploiter's birth certificate details.
 
http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/394/56516.html?1237509344
 
Yes, I know it lists a 4-string, not an 8.
 
What has me bummed is the fact it states the original owner lived in Illinois.
 
I've never lived in Illinois.
 
I was told it was new.  I've got a headache from the multitude of emotions I'm experiencing.
 
Lloyd  :-(