Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Tue May 17, 2022 4:56 am

Well, these guitars have zero business being on this forum, so sorry about that.
I never had any interest in building a Flying V but who knows?......

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by countertext » Tue May 17, 2022 6:20 am

Just straighten out the dips on the Flying J guard and it will totally work. Also, you know damn well the Jag thing is exactly what some OSGer is looking for.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Tue May 17, 2022 8:59 am

I think they are both cool! The V-Jag is my favorite of the two!!!!
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Tue May 17, 2022 7:00 pm

If anyone has the contact details for DEVO, I could make these for them, in graffiti yellow. :D

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Wed May 18, 2022 5:06 am

Sorry Pat, I don't personally know Devo. Can't help you :D
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Thu May 19, 2022 7:35 pm

Some more pics of my Partstang.

Not sure if it should go in the restorations thread.

But it's a legit 65' something Musicmaster body converted to tremolo.

Allparts neck. (when they made vintage correct Jaguar necks with veneer fretboards)

Various other vintage parts like the pickguard and tremolo.

I refin'd it in Dakota red. It's pretty.

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Got some cool nitro checking on the headstock.

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Post by JVG » Thu May 19, 2022 9:17 pm

Damn that’s beautiful! I can’t think of anything i would change - love it.

I love the white button vintage tuners - wish i could find them in lefty for my guitars.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Fri May 20, 2022 1:40 am

JVG wrote:
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Damn that’s beautiful! I can’t think of anything i would change - love it.

I love the white button vintage tuners - wish i could find them in lefty for my guitars.
I might eventually source an old pitted mustang bridge for it. It just has an import style one on it right now.
And a chrome cover. Also, it's really hard to source vintage tremolo arms.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Thu May 26, 2022 8:41 pm

It's really cool when a design concept turns out exactly how I planned it.
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(Sorry it's not an offset).

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by smjenkins » Thu May 26, 2022 9:19 pm

I love the clear hot dog rear route cover. Very clever.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Thu May 26, 2022 9:31 pm

Cheers!
I don't do rear routs that often but when I do....


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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sun May 29, 2022 9:13 pm

New Descendant tremolo day!

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Mon May 30, 2022 5:53 am

Dude, that headstock shape is SO perfect to go with the body and pickguard shape.

Also, how do you like the Descendent?
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Mon May 30, 2022 7:07 am

Shadoweclipse13 wrote:
Mon May 30, 2022 5:53 am
Dude, that headstock shape is SO perfect to go with the body and pickguard shape.

Also, how do you like the Descendent?
Pretty awesome tremolo. I'm kinda still setting it up.
I might also get the bridge to go with it.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Mon May 30, 2022 11:32 am

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Mon May 30, 2022 7:07 am
Shadoweclipse13 wrote:
Mon May 30, 2022 5:53 am
Dude, that headstock shape is SO perfect to go with the body and pickguard shape.

Also, how do you like the Descendent?
Pretty awesome tremolo. I'm kinda still setting it up.
I might also get the bridge to go with it.
Good to know! I've been considering getting one of the lefty models to try out. I didn't know they made a bridge too!
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