But before we get to the fun parts, unfortunately the preceding story is hella sad. Consider yourself warned and just skip this next paragraph if you dont wish to have your vibe harshed.
My bday was Jan 19th and in addition to having somewhat of a quarter life crisis due to turning 26 and entering the "end of my 20s," I had pretty much the worst day of my life a week before when my beloved senior cat Luna suddenly started having a scary health episode. I rushed her to an emergency vet but they basically told me there was nothing that could be done, and even if we spent all the money in the world she still only had maybe a 5% chance of ever leaving the hospital again. I went from snuggling my girl that morning, to suddenly having to make the awful choice to say goodbye. It all happened so fast and i felt so unprepared to say goodbye. I knew she was old (anywhere from 8-12 when i rescued her from the streets 4 years ago) but i just thought we would have more time.
So, needless to say, i was in a pretty bad depression after that, and its definitely still lingering although i can finally get out of bed again and think about guitars and work, so thats good. Shortly before everything happened with Luna, I had gone to a local vintage guitar shop and played a few vintage guitars and fell in love with one model in particular and played it for like an hour. However, it was priced at $4k so even if i got them to give me a great deal on it and put it on layaway or a credit card, it just simply wasnt obtainable for me. I more or less put it out of my mind.
Then once my bday was approaching and I was still super sad and feeling like I didnt even want to stick around to see another birthday, I started watching guitar videos to try and get my mind off things. Lo and behold, i saw a virtually identical model to the one i had played in a video with a really inspiring player and amazing close up shots of it, and for a moment, i wasnt focused on being sad and was amazed by this guitar. I started looking around online just to see what the cheapest beat up example i could find was going for and something incredible happened.. I saw ONE listed about 30% lower than any of the others, and almost half the price of the one i had played at the shop, at a number that was (barely) doable for me, but it would have put me in a tight spot. The gears inevitably started turning, and it felt nice to be somewhat excited about something instead of depressed, even if it is a totally vain material thing like an expensive guitar i dont need..
I mentioned my predicament to Adam (our own NoCamping_4U) as weve become pretty good buds in the past year or so thru all the projects weve worked on together and we text each other every so often just to nerd out over guitars or send each other deals we find. Hes such a damn nice guy he wanted to help me get this dream guitar in memory of Luney Tunes, so he paid me in advance for some projects we have planned over the next few months, giving me just enough wiggle room in my budget to afford this beast. I couldnt have done it without his help, (we were both worried it would sell before i was able to save up since it was such a crazy good price) and its truly crazy to me that someone ive never met in person and who I only really know because of this website is generous enough to care about helping me get a guitar that i really dont need, just to help cheer me up and make my birthday less shitty. I truly cant express enough how grateful i am for this little corner of the internet and all the amazing ladies and gentlemen and nonbinary pals that populate it. You guys are like my extended musical family and i think thats fucking rad in this day and age!
SO i know this post is long as shit already, but i wanted to fully explain how special this guitar is going to be to me, and to share a little about my wonderful, sweet cat and the great friends I've made on these forums.
In loving memory of Luna
AKA Luney Tunes, Lunar Lander, Luna-tick (when her belly is full) Luna Balloona 
NOW for the fun part. This wont be here until thursday. So while I'm sweating bullets and checking the tracking every 3 hrs, you guys get to have the fun of guessing whats on the way!
HINTS:
The letters "RR" have some significance
"German designed"
Crazy, wild and increasingly rare finish for the model
Happy guessing!!
Much love to all you weirdos
) because "her friend gave him to us." I got a tiny one bedroom apartment and spent a lot of time alone and sad playing Pumpkins songs on my new 66 mustang my mom had bought me for my bday to help cheer me up after the breakup (I obviously have a pattern here of guitar retail therapy lmao) Then one night during a hurricane, i had gone out to get food (we were just getting heavy rain and some wind, not too bad where i lived) and when i got back home, i saw a little fur ball scurry across the parking lot into a storm drain to hide. I set my food down inside and went back out to see what it was, and there was the smallest little cat hiding under the cover of the drain. I approached her slowly so i didnt spook her into falling backwards into the sewer, and luckily she trusted me enough to let me scoop her up. 
