When I was 15 I pre ordered it from guitar center in Concord ca. I've had it ever since. I stripped the sonic blue and stained the wood back in 99. In 2001 I painted it white. Was painting a Harley for someone and really liked the color so I painted the JagStang once again in a tangerine/candy apple red mixture. I installed a Seymour Duncan "Dimebucker" for more output. It screams now