"Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Discussion of vintage Jazzmasters, Jaguars, Bass VIs, Electric XIIs and any other offset-waist instruments.
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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Thu Mar 14, 2019 2:17 pm

rbrcbr wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:39 am
Unicorn Warrior wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:32 am
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A 63' VI
...That's not terrible, but still just bad enough that it hurts to look at. That poor formerly LPB body...
I'll have to disagree with you on that one. It's a horrible mess!! Admittedly, there's not a lot that's been altered but what has been altered looks fucking ridiculous!
Oh, OK, leave the headstock intact so people know it's a Fender. Well played! I'm sure that mute works much better too, now that it's behind the strings! And that stupid bit of extra wood?! What's that all about? I'm guessing it's supposed to make your picking arm more comfy but it looks like it's gonna make it worse. It's like the opposite of a contour.
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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by Squirrel » Thu Mar 14, 2019 3:06 pm

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I'm sure that mute works much better too, now that it's behind the strings!
That actually used to be a somewhat common mod for Jags, it's supposed to act like a rudimentary buzzstop but it doesn't really work that well. But yeah I agree, that VI looks fucking awful.

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by dc » Thu Mar 14, 2019 3:57 pm

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But yeah I agree, that VI looks fucking awful.
they just need to cut off the top of the headstock so it "fits in Baldwin case" like that JM a few pages back, and the transformation would be complete - :fp:
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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by Hyphen Nation » Thu Mar 14, 2019 5:48 pm

Unicorn Warrior wrote:
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This one cuts deep. Had a physiological reaction to this picture akin to seeing something harmful happen to someone.

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by Unicorn Warrior » Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:15 pm

I think the silver lining is that it isn't too far gone for someone who knows what there doing to fill in the rest of the body and fix it

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by Unicorn Warrior » Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:22 pm

will wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 10:59 am
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Thu Mar 14, 2019 10:55 am
The fact that it’s pictured on a workbench gives me hope that this is the start of a restoration project?
...unless this is the workbench of ...THE BUTCHER!
Haha. Na. This looks like work is from way back. Unfortunately, we see so many mutilated offsets because they were unpopular for so long. People just used them as experimental guitars because they weren't "cool" back in the 80s.

The guitar went to my local tech for a set-up I believe. Saw it on Facebook. I have hope for this one though. I really do believe it can be restored after watching guys on here piece much worse things back together.

All in all, the amount of wood missing is not that substantial. It would just take someone with the skill

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Post by 601210 » Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:31 pm

Unicorn Warrior wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:22 pm
will wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 10:59 am
higgsblossom wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 10:55 am
The fact that it’s pictured on a workbench gives me hope that this is the start of a restoration project?
...unless this is the workbench of ...THE BUTCHER!
Haha. Na. This looks like work is from way back. Unfortunately, we see so many mutilated offsets because they were unpopular for so long. People just used them as experimental guitars because they weren't "cool" back in the 80s.

The guitar went to my local tech for a set-up I believe. Saw it on Facebook. I have hope for this one though. I really do believe it can be restored after watching guys on here piece much worse things back together.

All in all, the amount of wood missing is not that substantial. It would just take someone with the skill
After that Vox deconversion thread I strongly doubt there's anything that can't be restored. But you kinda have to wonder at what point you've stopped restoring and are just basically "embedding" that vintage mojo in a new body.

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by higgsblossom » Fri Mar 15, 2019 6:12 am

With will's work on the de-VOX-ing, I was actually not expecting the body to be approx. 80% original. I think that everything over 50% should be considered restoration ;)
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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by Mechanical Birds » Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:43 pm

Unicorn Warrior wrote:
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A 63' VI
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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by Mechanical Birds » Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:45 pm

will wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 10:59 am
higgsblossom wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 10:55 am
The fact that it’s pictured on a workbench gives me hope that this is the start of a restoration project?
...unless this is the workbench of ...THE BUTCHER!
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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by Mechanical Birds » Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:46 pm

PorkyPrimeCut wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 2:17 pm
rbrcbr wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:39 am
Unicorn Warrior wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:32 am
Image

A 63' VI
...That's not terrible, but still just bad enough that it hurts to look at. That poor formerly LPB body...
I'll have to disagree with you on that one. It's a horrible mess!! Admittedly, there's not a lot that's been altered but what has been altered looks fucking ridiculous!
Oh, OK, leave the headstock intact so people know it's a Fender. Well played! I'm sure that mute works much better too, now that it's behind the strings! And that stupid bit of extra wood?! What's that all about? I'm guessing it's supposed to make your picking arm more comfy but it looks like it's gonna make it worse. It's like the opposite of a contour.
It’s literally the opposite of a contour haha

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by rbrcbr » Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:05 am

PorkyPrimeCut wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 2:17 pm
rbrcbr wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:39 am
Unicorn Warrior wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:32 am
Image

A 63' VI
...That's not terrible, but still just bad enough that it hurts to look at. That poor formerly LPB body...
I'll have to disagree with you on that one. It's a horrible mess!! Admittedly, there's not a lot that's been altered but what has been altered looks fucking ridiculous!
Oh, OK, leave the headstock intact so people know it's a Fender. Well played! I'm sure that mute works much better too, now that it's behind the strings! And that stupid bit of extra wood?! What's that all about? I'm guessing it's supposed to make your picking arm more comfy but it looks like it's gonna make it worse. It's like the opposite of a contour.
You know, the more I looked at it the worse it got. I just realized the body on the arm contour side was made smaller, and yeah that contour addition is ridiculous.

I was too quick to give the benefit of the doubt, but you are right sir - this thing is traaaaaashed

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by Zork » Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:36 am

That blue headstock makes me want to buy another squier vi (sold mine last year) and refinish it in lpb.

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by Mechanical Birds » Sat Mar 16, 2019 5:35 pm

Every Fender guitar benefits by being finished in LPB

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Re: "Why did you do it? Why did you do this thing to me?"

Post by X-Ray Spex » Tue Mar 19, 2019 5:35 am

Not vintage but still a total mess, the plates are hanging off the body in places https://www.adverts.ie/electric-guitars ... r/17529183
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