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Got her this morning. A pearl white 1987 Model 6, with flight case and an OFR.
I thought it would be quite banged up, but it was very well taken care of. You can tell that it's been played a lot though; The back in particular is worn matte - looks a bit like a relic finish. =)
The seller was very pleasant to deal with, and he liked to talk in detail about the guitar. The only thing he failed to mention was that he was a chain smoker. The guitar told me that. [img]/images/graemlins/sick.gif[/img]
Here's the whole kit:
The guitar has yellowed a lot. The image below is the one that best represents its actual color. And look at the fretboard! This is the darkest piece of rosewood I've ever seen on a guitar! It really is ebony dark. You need to look up close to determine that it's not ebony.
Look at the trem bar; I think the previous owner has modified it for comfort. I actually liked the feel of it a lot.
You may have noticed that there's something up with the Floyd posts. Yup, this is the oddest piece of conversion work I've seen. A close-up:
The JT-6 post holes have been filled with epoxy (or maybe some sort of bondo?), and then the guitar has been drilled for old Floyd wood screws. This isn't entirely to my liking, but I figure I'll just keep using it like this until I see the need to put bushings in there and redo it the "proper" way. Here are a few closeups of the Floyd nut conversion:
This is my first guitar that has binding over the frets:
I like it! [img]/images/graemlins/drool2.gif[/img]
The neck is absolutely perfect. It just fits my hand like it was made for me. The profile is very similar to my bolt-on Rhoads, so I felt right at home with it.
The pickups and electronics are all original. The jury is still out on the humbucker, but I already hate the singles and the mid boost. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Now, who has a set of EMGs to sell me? [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
I thought it would be quite banged up, but it was very well taken care of. You can tell that it's been played a lot though; The back in particular is worn matte - looks a bit like a relic finish. =)
The seller was very pleasant to deal with, and he liked to talk in detail about the guitar. The only thing he failed to mention was that he was a chain smoker. The guitar told me that. [img]/images/graemlins/sick.gif[/img]
Here's the whole kit:
The guitar has yellowed a lot. The image below is the one that best represents its actual color. And look at the fretboard! This is the darkest piece of rosewood I've ever seen on a guitar! It really is ebony dark. You need to look up close to determine that it's not ebony.
Look at the trem bar; I think the previous owner has modified it for comfort. I actually liked the feel of it a lot.
You may have noticed that there's something up with the Floyd posts. Yup, this is the oddest piece of conversion work I've seen. A close-up:
The JT-6 post holes have been filled with epoxy (or maybe some sort of bondo?), and then the guitar has been drilled for old Floyd wood screws. This isn't entirely to my liking, but I figure I'll just keep using it like this until I see the need to put bushings in there and redo it the "proper" way. Here are a few closeups of the Floyd nut conversion:
This is my first guitar that has binding over the frets:
I like it! [img]/images/graemlins/drool2.gif[/img]
The neck is absolutely perfect. It just fits my hand like it was made for me. The profile is very similar to my bolt-on Rhoads, so I felt right at home with it.
The pickups and electronics are all original. The jury is still out on the humbucker, but I already hate the singles and the mid boost. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Now, who has a set of EMGs to sell me? [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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