Jumping@Shadows
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Thanks man! You never know how these will turn out, as they’re most often unplayable when I receive them, and it was extremely gratifying to hear what this old girl still has to offer.Is the amp a mid 60's 18w Fe
It's the closest thing you'll ever come to a real 58-60 Burst, obviously.I really don‘t get it.
Why do all the ‘56 to ‘52 husks have to become a sunburst humbuckered mongrel of a ‘59? Why can‘t the remain what they always have been?
It comes down to the extensive labor involved- and the issue of "voting with your dollars". Please don't take this a I can say it but are you going to do it? JAS tirelessly hunts these things down and reclaims them- I just don't see the demand for reworked 52's.I really don‘t get it.
Why do all the ‘56 to ‘52 husks have to become a sunburst humbuckered mongrel of a ‘59? Why can‘t the remain what they always have been?
Once the original finish is gone, you can never get it back. Although you can restore the guitar back to an original look, it can never be original again. I would not promote converting an all original example, but if I had a boogered-up husk on my hands, I would convert it into a guitar that I want rather than feel compelled to revert it back to the "look" it once had.I really don‘t get it.
Why do all the ‘56 to ‘52 husks have to become a sunburst humbuckered mongrel of a ‘59? Why can‘t the remain what they always have been?
It's got that Dickey Betts tone to the T.For those without Instagram, here’s a YouTube link:
I assume that to complete this new project you'll put on strings and tune them to pitch?Next on the block: an original finish ‘54 set up as a black part early ‘57..