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<font color="aqua">Ok, well most of you might remember I got a Model 88 from Dana (guitarforceone) some time ago. It was in horrible condition so he gave me a very nice deal on it. Here are a few pics of it before:
You can see the original neck in the picture which had a headstock break right through the middle of it. It's doweled and strong as hell but I ended up not using it because someone actually had an original 88 neck for sale right here on the forum! I feel like a shmuck because I can't remember the original seller [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
I actually missed the sale because Brian (swillmaster) beat me to it but out of the kindness of his heart, he let me buy it. What are the chances of finding a neck to a Model 88? Amazing, I tell you! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img]
The reason I say it's a failure because I tried 3 attempts at "bursting" it but I just couldn't get the finish I like. I'm sure I'm being overly critical but I just wasn't happy. I stripped her back down and said, screw it, I've been wanting an oiled mahogany body for awhile now so I went and tried it. May I say that this thing is gorgeous just the way it is!!
I cleaned up the neck (and I'm still going to oil the back of it) but I finished the body and couldn't wait to get her back together. It has a J95 which is the original pickup for this model and a BEAUTIFUL JT6 that I ran across. I just have to wire her up, intonate and give it a setup, and she'll be good to go.
some pics!
Thanks so everyone that helped me with this one, you guys are amazing....... [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] </font>
You can see the original neck in the picture which had a headstock break right through the middle of it. It's doweled and strong as hell but I ended up not using it because someone actually had an original 88 neck for sale right here on the forum! I feel like a shmuck because I can't remember the original seller [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
I actually missed the sale because Brian (swillmaster) beat me to it but out of the kindness of his heart, he let me buy it. What are the chances of finding a neck to a Model 88? Amazing, I tell you! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img]
The reason I say it's a failure because I tried 3 attempts at "bursting" it but I just couldn't get the finish I like. I'm sure I'm being overly critical but I just wasn't happy. I stripped her back down and said, screw it, I've been wanting an oiled mahogany body for awhile now so I went and tried it. May I say that this thing is gorgeous just the way it is!!
I cleaned up the neck (and I'm still going to oil the back of it) but I finished the body and couldn't wait to get her back together. It has a J95 which is the original pickup for this model and a BEAUTIFUL JT6 that I ran across. I just have to wire her up, intonate and give it a setup, and she'll be good to go.
some pics!
Thanks so everyone that helped me with this one, you guys are amazing....... [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] </font>
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