I had to edit the Reverb listing to remove any photos or mentions of the Fender decal on the headstock.
After several attempts to blur the decals to their satisfaction (apparently there is no such thing), I was informed that they would continue to suspend the listing, not because the decal can be seen, but because it has one in the first place.
"You would need to remove the decal from the guitar in order to sell it on Reverb," one representative informed me, to which I informed him that he was out of his fucking mind. Communications inexplicably broke down after that.
So, for the time being my original listing is
live, albeit with any mention or photos of a Fender decal removed.
On a positive note, I received several inquiries about the guitar, and not one of them was regarding the weight of the guitar, the neck dimensions, or even requests that I describe the guitar's acoustic voice. This fills me with hope for the future of our planet.
These questions were actually in reference to the lack of any of the markings, like Bill's signature and year of manufacture, typically found on Bill's guitars made in the past 10 years. This guitar predates all of that, but if I were pseudo-interested in purchasing this guitar, that in itself wouldn't be an adequate explanation for me either so I busted out the screw gun.
Popping the neck and pickguard revealed Bill's "build notes" for body color (Daphne Blue - I always thought it was Sonic Blue), customer (Rumble Seat Music), pickups (Rio Tallboy/Tallboy/Halfbreed) and degree of aging (Medium).
