Blackguard passion-

[sglp63]

Beautiful. Who did it?

I don't know. I bought it over the Internet at a Heritage Auction a couple of years ago; having bid the opening bid price (admittedly comparatively high by previous standards), I was expecting to be outbid but ended up winning the auction. When I received the guitar, I could see why there were no further bids, as someone - presumably not the pro who had done the refin, which was pretty good as one can also see from the pics with the pickguard removed - had added some fairly unsightly razor (or more likely carpet knife) checking. One can see it on the lower picture.

I took it to Mathias Schindehütte in Frankfurt, who tried to get rid of the checking by heating the finish. This worked at first, but the false checking kept reappearing after a while. Mathias solved the problem in the end by putting the body in the freezer and, with the additional relicing, it looks great, as the original checking, which is still there, has merged with the "real" checking.

 

[slimdave]

I just can't help loving blackguards. Thanks for sharing them guys!

 

[Unbound Dot Neck]

Joe , which one stands out tone wise , your thoughts please.. !
#3 from the left. Or #2 from the right ~ played vs. hardly
Chris in DC !!!

:salude

Here is a modest contribution to this thread from Joe Bonamassa! Now there's some Blackguard passion! Wow! :dude:

 

[Stoj]

Here is a modest contribution to this thread from Joe Bonamassa! Now there's some Blackguard passion! Wow! :dude:

Just killer :3zone :3zone :3zone :dude::dude::dude:

 

[JBLPplayer]

Just a little info on the orange couch of doom shot..
Right to Left... 50 Broadcaster, 53 Tele, 51 Tele, 52 Tele, 53 Tele, 51 Nocaster with a PAF, and 52 Tele with a Patent Number formerly owned by Terry Reid. :salude
Joe B

 

[251blckgrds]

Just a little info on the orange couch of doom shot..
Right to Left... 50 Broadcaster, 53 Tele, 51 Tele, 52 Tele, 53 Tele, 51 Nocaster with a PAF, and 52 Tele with a Patent Number formerly owned by Terry Reid. :salude
Joe B

Why no Esquire ? Are you an anti-esquireite ? They do bring something to the tone table.

 

[Michael Minnis]

Just a little info on the orange couch of doom shot..
Right to Left... 50 Broadcaster, 53 Tele, 51 Tele, 52 Tele, 53 Tele, 51 Nocaster with a PAF, and 52 Tele with a Patent Number formerly owned by Terry Reid. :salude
Joe B

Thanks for the rundown, Joe. I sent this link to Nacho so he can admire your collection!

 

[58burst]

Leave it to the rockstar to upstage everybody! (Totally jealous...:rofl)

 

[sglp63]

Just a little info on the orange couch of doom shot..
Right to Left... 50 Broadcaster, 53 Tele, 51 Tele, 52 Tele, 53 Tele, 51 Nocaster with a PAF, and 52 Tele with a Patent Number formerly owned by Terry Reid. :salude
Joe B

Awesome...

What's also interesting is that Terry Reid was one of the support acts on the Stones '69 US Tour. I wonder if your Blackguard was the inspiration for Keith Richards adding a Humbucker to Micawber, which he picked up in '72 with a stock neck pickup.

 

[sonicdom]

Just a little info on the orange couch of doom shot..
Right to Left... 50 Broadcaster, 53 Tele, 51 Tele, 52 Tele, 53 Tele, 51 Nocaster with a PAF, and 52 Tele with a Patent Number formerly owned by Terry Reid. :salude
Joe B

great collection! would you share the serial numbers? i am a number nut...

dom

 

[sonicdom]

now, how do i post a picture of mine? can't figure it out...

 

[58burst]

(I believe) You have to post your pics on a (free) hosting site, then you can insert links to those pics in your posts here-