NGD - Belt Sander Special 2001 62 AVRI JM

[graceless]

Someone had a hell of a time beating this thing up, but it oozes mojo. Had for a steal from reverb, played a little price ping-pong and noticing it sat untouched for a few weeks...plays like a dream and finally the jazzmaster experience I've been seeking after going through a few new ones over the last couple years.

[Surfysonic]

Congrats & enjoy! Very cool looking AVRI '62 JM!

[MattK]

Love the body checking but the belt sander and the headstock are a bit much - suggest maybe a bit of white to mimic primer on the bare patch, rubbed back, and I suspect the headstock crazing has been inked in so it might ease up with a damp cloth ...
Beautiful colour and guitar tho!!

[graceless]

Love the body checking but the belt sander and the headstock are a bit much - suggest maybe a bit of white to mimic primer on the bare patch, rubbed back, and I suspect the headstock crazing has been inked in so it might ease up with a damp cloth ...
Beautiful colour and guitar tho!!

Completely agree with this assessment, and will definitely try both of those.

Congrats & enjoy! Very cool looking AVRI '62 JM!

Thanks! Fun to see you around here..have enjoyed more than one of your youtube videos when trying to settle on guitar purchases in the past.

[Surfysonic]

Love the body checking but the belt sander and the headstock are a bit much - suggest maybe a bit of white to mimic primer on the bare patch, rubbed back, and I suspect the headstock crazing has been inked in so it might ease up with a damp cloth ...
Beautiful colour and guitar tho!!

Completely agree with this assessment, and will definitely try both of those.

Congrats & enjoy! Very cool looking AVRI '62 JM!

Thanks! Fun to see you around here..have enjoyed more than one of your youtube videos when trying to settle on guitar purchases in the past.

Thanks, much appreciated! I've been quite negligent making videos during the pandemic as my wife is now working from home. She's recently gone back into her office a couple of days a week, so I really should stop being lazy and put some more content out. I have quite a bit of gear that I need to move on so I better get on those videos before the gear is gone

[LVC]

As much as I hate relics... I... don't dislike this

[Loobster]

That's actually not as bad as I imagined when I saw the title. Cool!

[s_mcsleazy]

the arm wear reminds me of a gobstopper.

[MrShake]

That's actually not as bad as I imagined when I saw the title. Cool!

As much as I hate relics... I... don't dislike this

I've got a predilection for Seafoam and Surf Green Jazzmasters, they're my ideal of an offset. But I generally hate relic'd stuff. Used and worn is fine, relic'd isn't my thing. It puts me off guitars immediately when I see it's been artificially aged.

But holy hell, that thing is ****ing awesome. The gobstopper on the contour? The "vintage surfy EVH" or whatever's going on with the headstock? The tasteful (parchment?) guard?

And it's a '62 AVRI? Oh, you scored. That's a fine slice of gorgeous, right there. And I bet it sounds amazing. Really hope you enjoy and bond, congrats!

[graceless]

I've got a predilection for Seafoam and Surf Green Jazzmasters, they're my ideal of an offset. But I generally hate relic'd stuff. Used and worn is fine, relic'd isn't my thing. It puts me off guitars immediately when I see it's been artificially aged.

But holy hell, that thing is ****ing awesome. The gobstopper on the contour? The "vintage surfy EVH" or whatever's going on with the headstock? The tasteful (parchment?) guard?

And it's a '62 AVRI? Oh, you scored. That's a fine slice of gorgeous, right there. And I bet it sounds amazing. Really hope you enjoy and bond, congrats!

Yes, I'm totally in the same boat. I don't mind a 'closet classic' finish but anything beyond that usually grosses me out.
For some reason it's easier for me to swallow that someone else did this...it has a built in history...some good, some bad!
But either way looks pretty cool.

Plays freaking amazing for a 20 year old guitar. So psyched on it.

[Francer]

Congratulations, that looks like a great score, the armwear is a little OTT for me but wouldn’t put me off if the price is right. i recently picked up a 2001 refinned AVRI myself, loving it at the moment.

One small thing, are those pickups stock? Hard to judge from the pics but they don’t look like the stock AVRI bevelled pole pieces.

[graceless]

Congratulations, that looks like a great score, the armwear is a little OTT for me but wouldn’t put me off if the price is right. i recently picked up a 2001 refinned AVRI myself, loving it at the moment.

One small thing, are those pickups stock? Hard to judge from the pics but they don’t look like the stock AVRI bevelled pole pieces.

Good eye - not sure - will have a dig around when I get a chance. They sound great whatever they are!