My 750XL Ladies

[suny77]

With the help of a few members on the forum, I bring you my ladies. Sorry so big, thanks again. I'm in the process of refinishing them. The amber is a third of the way done.

[scottd23]

Just curious, but why are you refinishing them?

[jackson1]

Gorgeous! Great pics, thanks for posting them. Man, the amber is killer! Refinishing? What are you doing to 'em?

Again, super nice lookin' guitars!

[suny77]

I knew I'd get grief for the refinishing... But to my defense they both have a few chips to the wood or I wouldn't have dreamed of touching them. I figured these are mine for life so, i'm just staining the cap and leaving the rest natural. I'll post more as the process goes on. FORGIVE MEEEEE!!!!!

[wanthairspray]

I have a 750Xl, acquired in July. I have youtube vids of me hacking through songs on it. Not been playing it as much as I should, as I have a Mexi Strat and Squeir 51 that just slay at the moment. I'd love to try a string through/fixed bridge. Shred magician Alex Masi has some too, fixed bridge. The sustain must be monstrous.

I also am gonna cry out against them being stained/refinned, but as you say they ARE yours.

Very shiney looking, BTW. I always wonder what you guys use to get them like that. What pickups are in there, too?

(Are they on the audiozone 750XL register?)

[fett]

Thank me, very much.:ROTF: They look great. Yeah, great pics. I'm JEALOUS.

[jackson1]

I figured these are mine for life so, i'm just staining the cap and leaving the rest natural.

Staining the cap... because of dings?

If so, may I suggest an alternative; sand the clear coat, touch up the dings with drops of super glue, sand, and then do a final clear coat + polish.

Staining the cap will be the biggest mistak.. oh, wait sorry, you're right - they ARE your guitars

[Cygnus X1]

Staining the cap... because of dings?

If so, may I suggest an alternative; sand the clear coat, touch up the dings with drops of super glue, sand, and then do a final clear coat + polish.

Staining the cap will be the biggest mistak.. oh, wait sorry, you're right - they ARE your guitars

+1...please reconsider a refin, unless it is a top notch pro doing the job...
Awesome fiddles, I wish I could pick one up myself, only a few dozen more trades away until I could justify it.

[Charlz]

LOVE EM!!!!!!! very cool pics.

[watchmaker666]

Beautiful, you are crazy if you refin those!

[nor]

TAKE NEKID PICS!!!!!

The admins can make it a sticky to resolve the twice a year " it's a thru-neck " debate....

[DonP]

Go ahead and kill them - it will raise the value of mine

[suny77]

i may be crazy but, you guys are brutal!!! anyways these guitars are priceless to me as i owned one 16 yrs ago and by some sort of fate ( and searching religiously for 8yrs) i own the same one and acquired the other a few months later in glasgow. i'm a woodworker and a painter so i should be ok in these projects. but i do appreciate all concern. i'll post more pics soon and they will be custom ladies. thanks all

[DonP]

Do you really think it will make them any better? I see no real problems with these. There was a 750XL a dork totally F'd up - it was being sold on ebay. I think he got less than $350 for it. A 750XL not F'd up went for $1500 on ebay once not too long ago.

They are your guitars so you decide, but you won't hear me encouraging you to do it.

[jcm800x]

I'm sure you wouldn't do anything to those 2 unless you were confident in your skills so I'm behind you, sounds like fun. Just for the record, I think they look fine. A 16 year old should have some dings on it's travel through life.