http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-ALEMBIC-CALIFORNIA-SPECIAL-GUITAR-1988-Must-See_W0QQitemZ150057677760QQihZ005QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

nice, huh? Beyond my reach, though.

I suspect you can get a brand new one for less $
 
Bill, tgo

Yeah Bill, but you dont understand..... BEFORE THERE WAS A CALIFORNIA SPECIAL, THIS WAS THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL!!!!!!
 

You're right, I don't understand.  Of course I also don't understand paying $20,000 for a brand new strat just because it has the same dings, wear, and cigarette burn marks as Clapton's Blackie.  LOL
 
Bill, tgo

I guess it depends on if you?re a collector or a player. I'm on the player side of this coin.  
 
The only negative side I can see in collectors is they drive the price up on certain classes of instrument's and get them priced out of range for the average income player.