DF 835 just arrived

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DF 835 just arrived

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It’s been a while i was looking for a DF8xx, and now i just can’t get tired looking at this beauty !
This is a 2010 dragonfly 835 custom white pearl that just arrived home yesterday. I didn't even know that this HSH configuration was possible. I feel like it’s a collector instrument. At first i was afraid the white would be not the color i like, but there is something spicy in this white that make it waoooohhh.
Someone here took very good care of it, thank you B. I will keep going.
I share here some pictures !
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I think I know this instrument well.
It’s a fabulous guitar.
May you enjoy it for many years to come! And it’s great to know it’s made its way to France! Allez La France!!!
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I'm unfamiliar with the DF835. Is it a 824 in HSH configuration?
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Yes. I’ve been told the 3 would be for pup qty, and the 5 for the number of coils. But maybe it’s not correct. Any way yes it’s a DF824 with HSH configuration.
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The Custom Shop called it an 825.
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I sometimes get the sense that USM was just making these model numbers up as they went along. Nef's Toxic/Virtuoso/DF845 was also referred to as a 825 by the company (Pat and Nef are, of course, the original owners we can trust to know for certain):

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mmmguitar wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 11:17 am I sometimes get the sense that USM was just making these model numbers up as they went along. Nef's Toxic/Virtuoso/DF845 was also referred to as a 825 by the company (Pat and Nef are, of course, the original owners we can trust to know for certain):

Well, these were not production models and were custom orders. So they could call them what they wanted! Not 100% sure what the rationale was at the time. I knew but I forget. Old age strikes again!
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Thank you for that input! I can see this guitar was also in the discussion 😅!
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Congrats again- it is a great guitar! It was time for me to let it go since I didn’t play it that much the last few years.

Sorry for any confusion about model numbers. I remember hearing during my factory visit about number of coils and pickups but it didn’t always match up with the catalogs. Possibly I misunderstood and/or they just made it up as they went along.
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Anyway, I remember how much I loved seeing the new DF series being launched and the posts with pictures of these custom builds. It was really exciting! So bummed that forum info was lost, and that I wasn’t part of the first tour despite living nearby at that time.
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