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Looking for a little help here guys. I just can't figure out what this thing is. Copied below is my post from sevenstring.org . http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/sta...n-mystery.html
Some of you may remember this thread from a few days back.
Anyway, here is a quick summary of what I see on this. The body is a refinish, which once I got the guitar in better light I was able to see clearly. The top is pretty well done. There is flame visible in the green and the black on the top has a metalic sparkle. I can't really be sure if it is a veneer or an actual maple top. It is bookmatched in the center along the V lines. It may have been veneered over to cover up a middle single coil pup but I don't really find any evidence of that. No faint lines around where the pickup would be.
The trem is completely non-recessed. Not even a half recess like you see in some of the late 80s early 90s models. If it was covered over, it could be that the recess was filled, or it was not originally routed for a FR, but again, if so, it was well done and I don't see anything obvious. There is no route on the back for a trem route cover.
The finish on the body is actually not so great. There is quite a bit of over spray in several places and it is plain gloss black. The body seems to be a two piece. There is a thin line just visible straight down the middle. The input jack is recessed. I can't be sure if this was done in the factory or if it is a mod. I'm not sure what it is supposed to look like. It looks like it may be slightly uneven, but that may just be from the overspray, or it may have been repaired.
They did a nice job on the control cavity and wireing. I don't see any evidence of a blade switch having been there, but it is hard to be sure with the foil over it. The volume knob seems to have recessed into the wood, which may or may not indicate that the original knob broke through the top and was then fixed by retopping the body, but it is hard to be sure. I'm not really sure why they went with a FR special. A JT-590 can be found on ebay for about the same price. I suppose it may be for the aesthetic, since the black ones are a bitch to find.
The neck is in great shape and seems to be about 10-15 years old. The frets are in great shape and the fingerboard is clean. The binding is faux wood/plastic that has simulated grains visible from the side.
Whatever model the original body was from, someone sure went to a lot of effort to work on this thing and I think it was a steal at $275. It is definately not a Doug Aldrich body because the route is different for the control cavity. The control cavity plate is not original and has been cut to fit. I'm not sure whether the neck plate is orignal to either the body or the neck. If the body started out as a non-recessed FR, you would think it would have an older model steel plate.
On to the pics now. Sorry for the crappy quality, I am at my apartment where I stay during the work week, and all I have is my cell phone.
Some of you may remember this thread from a few days back.
Anyway, here is a quick summary of what I see on this. The body is a refinish, which once I got the guitar in better light I was able to see clearly. The top is pretty well done. There is flame visible in the green and the black on the top has a metalic sparkle. I can't really be sure if it is a veneer or an actual maple top. It is bookmatched in the center along the V lines. It may have been veneered over to cover up a middle single coil pup but I don't really find any evidence of that. No faint lines around where the pickup would be.
The trem is completely non-recessed. Not even a half recess like you see in some of the late 80s early 90s models. If it was covered over, it could be that the recess was filled, or it was not originally routed for a FR, but again, if so, it was well done and I don't see anything obvious. There is no route on the back for a trem route cover.
The finish on the body is actually not so great. There is quite a bit of over spray in several places and it is plain gloss black. The body seems to be a two piece. There is a thin line just visible straight down the middle. The input jack is recessed. I can't be sure if this was done in the factory or if it is a mod. I'm not sure what it is supposed to look like. It looks like it may be slightly uneven, but that may just be from the overspray, or it may have been repaired.
They did a nice job on the control cavity and wireing. I don't see any evidence of a blade switch having been there, but it is hard to be sure with the foil over it. The volume knob seems to have recessed into the wood, which may or may not indicate that the original knob broke through the top and was then fixed by retopping the body, but it is hard to be sure. I'm not really sure why they went with a FR special. A JT-590 can be found on ebay for about the same price. I suppose it may be for the aesthetic, since the black ones are a bitch to find.
The neck is in great shape and seems to be about 10-15 years old. The frets are in great shape and the fingerboard is clean. The binding is faux wood/plastic that has simulated grains visible from the side.
Whatever model the original body was from, someone sure went to a lot of effort to work on this thing and I think it was a steal at $275. It is definately not a Doug Aldrich body because the route is different for the control cavity. The control cavity plate is not original and has been cut to fit. I'm not sure whether the neck plate is orignal to either the body or the neck. If the body started out as a non-recessed FR, you would think it would have an older model steel plate.
On to the pics now. Sorry for the crappy quality, I am at my apartment where I stay during the work week, and all I have is my cell phone.
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