"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 X-Ray Spex » Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:52 am

Completely sanded the finish off and still wants new price for it :fp: https://reverb.com/item/53296745-modded ... jazzmaster
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Post by WSquires » Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:00 pm

X-Ray Spex wrote:
Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:52 am
Completely sanded the finish off and still wants new price for it :fp: https://reverb.com/item/53296745-modded ... jazzmaster
It's wild that this is now a common occurrence. Cracks, breaks, refinished/stripped finished just don't seem to impact price any more :'(

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Post by caples » Sat Apr 16, 2022 5:20 am

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334387612548?h ... eViewModel

this one has had some crazy mods but I want it worse every time I see it
1969 Comp Blue Mustang, 1965 Natural Jaguar

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Post by bulrich » Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:39 am

https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/msg ... 79990.html

As dead as a guitar can be. Right down the tire tread marks from when it was run over.

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Post by JSett » Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:13 am

Silly Rabbit, don't you know scooped mids are for kids?

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Post by will » Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:18 am

Ah, a serviceman's guitar!
It might have come stock that way.
johnnysomersett wrote:
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Well, goddamn

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Post by JSett » Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:35 am

will wrote:
Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:18 am
Ah, a serviceman's guitar!
It might have come stock that way.
Indeed. Had a tough life though by the looks of it :D

Check out the finger-goo, fucking gross
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Post by will » Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:47 am

Folks are parting out PICKUPS now?

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Post by surfin_bird » Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:00 am

I'm looking for pickup tape, does he sell that separately?
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Folks are parting out PICKUPS now?

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Post by invisible man » Thu May 05, 2022 9:30 pm

What the Joe Maphis? At least this doesn’t look like vintage pieces.https://www.ebay.com/itm/154980189928?m ... media=COPY
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Post by Salfaromeab » Fri May 06, 2022 3:41 am

invisible man wrote:
Thu May 05, 2022 9:30 pm
What the Joe Maphis? At least this doesn’t look like vintage pieces.https://www.ebay.com/itm/154980189928?m ... media=COPY
Nice to see this guy expanding into guitars

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Post by MC5tooge » Wed May 11, 2022 4:53 am

smjenkins wrote:
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I get the feeling that Ovation model has never won bread for anyone
Except Bjorn from Abba!

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Post by MC5tooge » Wed May 11, 2022 5:08 am

Not as horrendous as some of the disasters in this thread - but I'm not sure why a previous owner did this to my 1972 Aria Strat. Only idea I have is that he played it high up and needed a lower tummy cut. Or that he played in a weird standing position with his legs pushing forward against the body. Or that he thought it might play better when seated (it doesn't).

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This pic is AFTER I French polished the sanded area of bare wood and filled the massive gouge he had made in it, presumably when the sander slipped.
When I got it it looked like this
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Had a scratchplate with some metal-based Maxons that I put in it so now it looks like this and it's a great player. Sticker covers over a weird black stain on the front that won't sand out.
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Anyway, anyone with suggestions why this modification was made, please shout up.

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Post by sal paradise » Sat May 21, 2022 4:43 am

I have nothing to offer anybody, except my own confusion?

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Post by RIORIO » Sun May 22, 2022 9:50 pm

Trying to get “that burnt look”

https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/msg ... 93114.html

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