Do you do bass guitars? Do you do repairs? Where about in Los Angeles are you located? Do you know anyone who repairs old tube guitar amps?
I got pretty lucky and a guy opened a studio/guitar shop right here in San Pedro (Blue Mule Studio) He does repairs and will build you a guitar from scratch, have you heard of him?
And yes there are a bunch of guitar collectors here on the form, but you probably already know that.
