This special reward which was previously listed for the $2500 contribution level is now being offered for the $2350 level--AND comes bundled with many other goodies, including: Sonic Iguana T-Shirt, the Sonic Iguana Compilation CD, a rare and out-of-print Squirtgun "Blue Christmas" 7-inch on blue vinyl, AND... A Screeching Weasel "How to Make Enemies and Irritate People" LP of the latest pressing with the cover art, remastered by me at Sonic Iguana---AUTOGRAPHED BY MIKE DIRNT of Green Day, who played bass on the album!

The guitar itself? It is a GPC Guitarpunk Weaselrite Prototype--one of four ever made. This was to be the latest edition of the classic guitar that GPC (Giorgini Precision Craft) made popular approximately a decade and a half ago, and which became a sought-after collectors item even its regular runs--which totaled 70 guitars. The design is based on a guitar I had customized to studio specs for maximum playability and intonation characteristics with a tip of the hat to the guitar sound of the Ramones desired by Ben Weasel for his band the Riverdales. Ben went on to use the same guitar in subsequent Screeching Weasel albums, and the popularity of its tone inspired Flav Giorgini to make a production run of an even more refined version of that original hot-rodded Mosrite.

The prototype offered here is about 20 times rarer than those guitars, and has only been played lovingly by Flav Giorgini, founder of GPC Guitars. It is in excellent condition. The more numerous standard issue GPC Weaselrites of the first run fetch as much as $1800 in online auctions--but here you have a chance to pick up this ultra-rare prototype for only a bit more while also helping to save Sonic Iguana Studios. Keep in mind you'll need to act quickly if you want a chance at this guitar--there is only one available, and the similarly unique gold GPC MassBass listed on the first day of the campaign is already long gone before even hitting the 3-day mark!

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