burstone
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I haven't posted much for a while but this one turned out pretty well with cool story, so thought I'd share. Bought it past November 2020 from the original owner who's had it since he bought it new in April 2000. He played and gigged the heck out of it for 20 years and decided to sell it in pursuit of a vintage piece. During our conversation, turns out he's an old friend from here back in the early days!
When I got the guitar, it was very nice. Already well broken in after being played regularly for 20 years, easy to play with nice string tension, and sounded very good. He put Duncan Antiquities and changed the harness to CTS 500K pots and some russian oil caps (I think). Weighs 8.6 lbs and neck is full C with little or no shoulders. Kept the guitar as is and enjoyed it since it was already very good and saw no compelling reason to change anything. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Well, I had some vintage parts laying around in my parts box, so decided to put a 1960 harness and '62 - '64 Pat No pups in (7.5K neck, 7.7K bridge) for kicks. I think I boosted the tonal satisfaction quite a bit with that change and it has become possibly the best Historic I've ever owned and played. I know we all say that when we get a new one but maybe I'll keep this one longer than 6 months for change.
Enough with the babbling. Here are some indoor pics I took earlier today. It has that '99 - early '00 finish some of us like. It has faded to dark iced tea/honey burst, which I love. Back has faded too in many spots. Top has many flecks but can be hard to see when covered by the flames at certain angles.
When I got the guitar, it was very nice. Already well broken in after being played regularly for 20 years, easy to play with nice string tension, and sounded very good. He put Duncan Antiquities and changed the harness to CTS 500K pots and some russian oil caps (I think). Weighs 8.6 lbs and neck is full C with little or no shoulders. Kept the guitar as is and enjoyed it since it was already very good and saw no compelling reason to change anything. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Well, I had some vintage parts laying around in my parts box, so decided to put a 1960 harness and '62 - '64 Pat No pups in (7.5K neck, 7.7K bridge) for kicks. I think I boosted the tonal satisfaction quite a bit with that change and it has become possibly the best Historic I've ever owned and played. I know we all say that when we get a new one but maybe I'll keep this one longer than 6 months for change.
Enough with the babbling. Here are some indoor pics I took earlier today. It has that '99 - early '00 finish some of us like. It has faded to dark iced tea/honey burst, which I love. Back has faded too in many spots. Top has many flecks but can be hard to see when covered by the flames at certain angles.