Sorry danmick. I know I said I wasn't in the market for a new guitar. Maybe you wore me down, or maybe it was just the kind of guitar, but I did end up snatching a Black Friday deal this past weekend.
After watching a YouTube ad for B&G Little Sister (
https://youtu.be/D5BSokD9h70) I became enamored with the sound of a hollow-body electric guitar. The guitar in the ad was several thousand dollars, so no worry that I would cave there. However, Long and McQuade had a nice looking (and sounding) Ibanez on sale for Black Friday. I went down to the store and tried it out. Then I took it home. :)
Here's a video of last year's model:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzliZ8TE7Lg It's identical except the tail piece has changed, and the fret inlays are pearl now instead of emerald.