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October '66 Jaguar Restoration
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:33 pm
by serial
Here's the beginning of this restoration project. Believe it or not, it started out as a white '66 pickguard...
Still need a few parts here and there (tuners, correct "F" plate-has a '70 on there now-, decal, arm and correct bridge), but it's coming together.
I'm thinking Seafoam Green. I prefer Surf Green, but hey, that wouldn't be correct for a '66 now, would it?!
Re: October '66 Jaguar Restoration
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:41 pm
by mjet
Looks like a guilt-free matching headstock refinish to me!
Re: October '66 Jaguar Restoration
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:48 pm
by jetset
Wow! Did you just put the pickguard in a moist, dark place for a few months? It grew up nice. I'd go for sonic blue with matching hs.
Re: October '66 Jaguar Restoration
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:42 pm
by serial
I thought about sonic blue, but that was the color of the last one I had custody of!
Re: October '66 Jaguar Restoration
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:52 pm
by cmatthes
C'mon! That one was also an October, '66, wasn't it?!!?
I want some of those magic pickguard beans too...
Do they come in "Jazzmaster"?
Re: October '66 Jaguar Restoration
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:55 pm
by serial
If I had those beans, I'd be a plantin' fool.
Re: October '66 Jaguar Restoration
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:27 am
by sookwinder
very nice ... make sure you take lots of photos ... btw is the electronics vintage as well (wires/pots)
i vote seafoam green (actually correctly named as foam green) can't have too many of that colour
Re: October '66 Jaguar Restoration
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:52 am
by serial
Everything is vintage and a lot is from this guitar. The mute, trem, pickups, pickguard shield, the volume pot and one of the plates (the lead circuit plate) are from the same '65 Jag (a different one than THIS one, obviously, but the parts are all matched).
Re: October '66 Jaguar Restoration
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:48 am
by spiffy chap
Any update on this project?
Re: October '66 Jaguar Restoration
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:12 am
by mcatano
I have a weakness for '70s natural refins. That guitar looks great as-is - ust put a new decal on it and you're good to go.
Re: October '66 Jaguar Restoration
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:48 pm
by serial
Just heard from Curtis yesterday-ready to go, I just need to get the shipping costs! To say that I'm stoked is a slight understatement!
Re: October '66 Jaguar Restoration
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:03 pm
by cmatthes
So I take it I won't get to play that one on Friday night?!
Ah well...have to start planning the next family visit, eh?