i agree, some people on ebay piss me off, they list jagstangs as a 1996 first year production and keep on going stating this is the original ones..and that leaves a doubt about the ones that were made in 1994-1995 or even 1993 if there was one, and also results in the credibility of the instrument, to me i don't really care about that , i did not like it first for its odd shape..i had to trade my fender bassman late 60's early 70's amp head for it, i never heard of the jagstang till this past febuary 2010, it really is a unique guitar , has that gritty sound and the smoothest neck.