NGD... Domino Spartan
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NGD... Domino Spartan
...recently searched Jazzmaster- newest listing....this popped up... first it growled, then winked at me. This guitar, seemingly on the verge of obliteration needed a place to be. I was intrigued.... but wait...what's it's back story....
"MATSUMOKU JAZZMASTER / JAGUAR STYLE GUITAR, THIS IS DEFINITELY A JAPANESE OFFSET, NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS BRANDED AS IT IS MISSING NAME PLATE, VERY BEAT UP, SHOWING LOTS OF WEAR, PICKUPS ARE SEYMOUR DUNCAN JAGUAR QUARTER POUNDERS, NO TONE OR VOLUME POTS. TREMOLO SYSTEM IS UNUSABLE, TREM BAR INSERT IS STRIPPED, CRACK IN HEADSTOCK UNDER LOW "E" STRING DOESN'T EFFECT TUNING, WHITE PAINT HAS YELLOWED NICELY, LOTS OF CHECKING, CRACKS, AND DINGS IN FINISH. NOW FOR THE GOOD PART!!! THE GUITAR PLAYS AND SOUNDS INCREDIBLE, VERY NICE AND COMFORTABLE NECK CONTOUR, TUNES UP NICELY AND STAYS IN TUNE, PICKUPS SOUND GREAT, ACTION IS GOOD AND THE GUITAR HAS A BRAND NEW SET OF STRINGS. THIS GUITAR IS TOTALLY USABLE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL CROWD THAT DOESN'T NEED/ WANT THE TYPICAL FUNCTIONALITY FOUND IN MOST GUITARS. STRAIGHT-WIRED AND TO THE POINT. "
.... a few more inquiries into the collective thought pool revealed a tad more of it's origin and a name... Domino Spartan... hmmmmm, had to evaluate current currency and ponder the practicality of taking in another sonic-mutt at this time.
Meanwhile, deep in my subconscious, it lodged itself... laughingly flexing it's claws.
Days past and I decided to make an offer,.... accepted! Now the wait til we meet. Will there be a lasting bond?... room for change!?... a slight refinement while keeping the grittatude.... !?!
"MATSUMOKU JAZZMASTER / JAGUAR STYLE GUITAR, THIS IS DEFINITELY A JAPANESE OFFSET, NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS BRANDED AS IT IS MISSING NAME PLATE, VERY BEAT UP, SHOWING LOTS OF WEAR, PICKUPS ARE SEYMOUR DUNCAN JAGUAR QUARTER POUNDERS, NO TONE OR VOLUME POTS. TREMOLO SYSTEM IS UNUSABLE, TREM BAR INSERT IS STRIPPED, CRACK IN HEADSTOCK UNDER LOW "E" STRING DOESN'T EFFECT TUNING, WHITE PAINT HAS YELLOWED NICELY, LOTS OF CHECKING, CRACKS, AND DINGS IN FINISH. NOW FOR THE GOOD PART!!! THE GUITAR PLAYS AND SOUNDS INCREDIBLE, VERY NICE AND COMFORTABLE NECK CONTOUR, TUNES UP NICELY AND STAYS IN TUNE, PICKUPS SOUND GREAT, ACTION IS GOOD AND THE GUITAR HAS A BRAND NEW SET OF STRINGS. THIS GUITAR IS TOTALLY USABLE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL CROWD THAT DOESN'T NEED/ WANT THE TYPICAL FUNCTIONALITY FOUND IN MOST GUITARS. STRAIGHT-WIRED AND TO THE POINT. "
.... a few more inquiries into the collective thought pool revealed a tad more of it's origin and a name... Domino Spartan... hmmmmm, had to evaluate current currency and ponder the practicality of taking in another sonic-mutt at this time.
Meanwhile, deep in my subconscious, it lodged itself... laughingly flexing it's claws.
Days past and I decided to make an offer,.... accepted! Now the wait til we meet. Will there be a lasting bond?... room for change!?... a slight refinement while keeping the grittatude.... !?!
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Re: NGD... Domino Spartan
Oh man, I LOVE that. You are going to have some fun ahead.
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Re: NGD... Domino Spartan
That looks amazing
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Re: NGD... Domino Spartan
Just what I was thinking. I absolutely love the look of this thing. That tailpiece!!zhivago wrote:Cool, XII vibe in this one
With a cleaner guard & a Mustang/Jag style control plate, this is gonna look great.
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Re: NGD... Domino Spartan
Excellent, looking forward to seeing what you do with it!
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Re: NGD... Domino Spartan
Like these a lot! Also looking forward to seeing what you do with this!
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Re: NGD... Domino Spartan
...thanks everyone for your interest!.... it's a tantalizing animal!
Guitar is making a short hop from Texas to New Mexico and UPS telemetry says it will arrive tomorrow! Not yet sure of the revamping route being taken? First, going to plug it in and hear what it says!
.....this is what a Oly white Spartan looks like in a more pristine state...
....possibilities include....
- repair headstock cracks and swap out tuners for a vintage style.
- new pickguard.... originals were made from 4 ply WBWB material which I haven't been able to locate. I'm digging the black guard so remake
in 1 ply black. As an homage to it's present state, cut bridge pickup hole for humbucker and use conversion plate to allow for possible
change-a-roo.
- back cover plates and truss rod cover.... anybody have a "Domino" headstock logo in their parts bin!
- Electronics- all on is punkerific... however, i would at least like a volume, pickup selection and moving jack back to it's hole. Considering
stock configuration ( thanks to the Aria/EPI databank thread for helpful schematic info!) Will see if original control plate can be salvaged.
- Get tremolo functioning. Seller stated the collet is stripped and no arm. From what I've read, these are tricky since they use an outdated metric thread for arm and lefty threads for collet unit.... thinking of a jazzmaster collet/arm retrofit?
Cheers!
Guitar is making a short hop from Texas to New Mexico and UPS telemetry says it will arrive tomorrow! Not yet sure of the revamping route being taken? First, going to plug it in and hear what it says!
.....this is what a Oly white Spartan looks like in a more pristine state...
....possibilities include....
- repair headstock cracks and swap out tuners for a vintage style.
- new pickguard.... originals were made from 4 ply WBWB material which I haven't been able to locate. I'm digging the black guard so remake
in 1 ply black. As an homage to it's present state, cut bridge pickup hole for humbucker and use conversion plate to allow for possible
change-a-roo.
- back cover plates and truss rod cover.... anybody have a "Domino" headstock logo in their parts bin!
- Electronics- all on is punkerific... however, i would at least like a volume, pickup selection and moving jack back to it's hole. Considering
stock configuration ( thanks to the Aria/EPI databank thread for helpful schematic info!) Will see if original control plate can be salvaged.
- Get tremolo functioning. Seller stated the collet is stripped and no arm. From what I've read, these are tricky since they use an outdated metric thread for arm and lefty threads for collet unit.... thinking of a jazzmaster collet/arm retrofit?
Cheers!
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Re: NGD... Domino Spartan
That tailpiece looks exactly like the one on my 1974 Aria offset..I'll try to find a picture when I get home
It's like this but with different pick-ups
It's like this but with different pick-ups
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Re: NGD... Domino Spartan
....here!
...packed in this amp-bag...
...packed in this amp-bag...
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Re: NGD... Domino Spartan
HairyChapter wrote:That tailpiece looks exactly like the one on my 1974 Aria offset..I'll try to find a picture when I get home
It's like this but with different pick-ups
...sweet ride! ...... Do you have the trem arm?.......threads in like a strat??
thanks.
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Re: NGD... Domino Spartan
Whatever you do, don't touch that finish! Looks great with a black guard, but could be killer with tortoise or anodized/aluminum/silver.
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Re: NGD... Domino Spartan
.....ahhhh, funny you mention, because we had a conversation about those very things.... the finish is it's personality and what snared me to begin with! ....we agreed that a single ply black guard is good... black anodized with silver control plate ... real tort ....probably not in the budget tho open to suggestion... same about a source for WBWB 4ply.Soselo wrote:Whatever you do, don't touch that finish! Looks great with a black guard, but could be killer with tortoise or anodized/aluminum/silver.
one big issue is how the replacement tuners were installed....super oversized holes with nut cranked=split headstock
bore... dowel...redrill. Gotoh vintage style?
That's when the conversation turned to the possible alteration of headstock finish after splits and holes are stabilized... well, matching would be nice or how about black????... "I do like blue of a Lake Placid hue" said the guitar.... oh, so cool! maybe deeper metallicy Ocean turquoise??... hmmmm.
....do something about this toothy grin....sure.
....oh, that arm/collet tremolo interface.... well there seems to be a broken tap obstruction.... ouch!
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Re: NGD... Domino Spartan
....what would you do?,,, matching is always classy...black amps up the attitude.... mismatch exemplifies quirky solidarity (duplicolor Caymen grn met shown). Planning to have a Domino headstock logo reproduced as a waterslide to finish it off. For now will keep original control plate and make a pickguard from acrylic painted black on back...pondering electronics layout. The quarter pounder pickups have a wonderful bright chimey harmonics to them, so as much as the straight in wiring was cool, being able to mix them with a 3-way, slider, 2vol, 1 tone as original would be euphoniously advantageous....
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