I have a favor to ask of all of you who have been so kind to me through LateSixtiesLesPauls over the past almost twenty years. I always promised myself I wouldn't add ads to this site or ask anything of you. But, I hope you'll understand. Can you please read the story below and maybe spread the word or keep your eye out for my old guitar? If you find this guitar, PLEASE email me at the email address "moon       weasel       @       hotmail. com" without the spaces. If I do not respond right away, please keep badgering me. I'll see it eventually, and I promise I will find a way to make it worth your while if I at least know it is safe or perhaps available for sale. I PROMISE. Thank you, thank you, thank you....

In May of 2001, I made a HUGE mistake. In order to fund another guitar purchase, I sold the Kramer that cemented my love of writing and playing music. I sold it on Ebay @ auction ID -- 1430628439, sold May 19 2001 -- I found my invoice in my old hotmail account. The records of who I sold it to are long gone. :( I had gigged with it, learned to play, and written songs with it -- I have piles of memories of my friends associated with it. AND, a really important guitar teacher was the one who sold it to me. (Cheers, Frank) I think we have all made a similar mistake with a guitar in the past. I am determined to do something about it. It make take years or never happen, but I wanted to build this page and post it on my Les Paul site Late Sixties Les Pauls. My hope is that some day someone will see this and say "holy crap, I have E 1401! (the serial number)".

I believe the guitar is a 1986 or 1987 Kramer Pacer Imperial, and it has several distinguishing features. Its serial number is E-1401. It has the rare maple board that was worn and discolored at the edges like an old Fender would be - and it was already like that when I bought it in about 1994. There is a chip in the K in Kramer. The neck plate is installed upside down (see pics). Randomly, it had a "Baretta" truss rod cover on it when I bought it - but I am now fairly certain it was a Pacer Imperial. There is a very distinctive wear mark in between the pickups that my guitar teacher wore into it. The case has very distinctive stickers on it that you can see in the pictures.