J. Frog Skull & Bones George Lynch Prototype #1 from 1985 Blood Bones

This is the original #1 prototype of the now famous Lynch Skull & Bones Guitar which Johnny "J. Frog" Garcia appropriately named "Blood Bones".  The story as told by Gerry Ganaden (guitar tech for Lynch, and an amazing player as well!!) who helped build and donated parts to complete Blood Bones (see YouTube video link below for the story straight from Gerry - Gerry discusses the building of Red in PART 2 of the interview).  After they build and some play time, the guitar was sold to a friend of Gerry's from Indianapolis, IN, and later Red was purchased by a "Coin Collector" from Indianapolis who locked it away for many years but did bring it out to ask George Lynch to sign the guitar which George did, and he added "Red Bones" down at the bottom of the guitar (see Pics).  I happened to know said "Coin Collector" and had purchased many fine guitars from him through the years, and finally got the chance to purchased Red from him a few years ago - and here it is.  When I first got Red (also known as Blood) I thought, man that is a raw, rough, detailed, beautiful, ugly, and all around AMAZING playing and sounding AX.  The creator J. Frog was not a guitar player, he was an artist who was also a neighbor of George's.  Red started life as a Kramer Beretta body that was transformed by John with hand carved bones into the original body, then he carved the hands and Skull out of separate pieces of wood which he then attached to the body which you can also see in the pics.  Then Gerry donated an amazing Charvel Strat neck which they modified  by cutting the "ball" off the head stock.   I am guessing that the pickup is a Dimarzio, but whatever it is, IT SCREAMS!!!!  The longer I own Red, the more I appreciate the smaller details like the lines and shadows John painted into the teeth, and broken parts of the bones, and on, and on, and. The finish isn't "pretty" like so may others, but it is very raw not to take away from all the carving and little paint detail.  The neck is straight, wide, fast and true!  The frets are big/fat and in great condition. The neck is 1 13/16" and 25/32" thin at the nut, and 2 1/16" wide and 7/8" thin at the 12th.