Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:31 pm

I just picked this up for $65.
I have no real plans to mod it just yet. Other than re-decalling it, fitting it with slightly better tuners and replacing the pickguard.
Does anyone have a white bronco pickguard laying around they wanna give me?
i'd buy one from Ebay but they are more expensive than the guitar itself.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by marqueemoon » Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:05 pm

Score!

Just came across a used one of these today. Trying to convince my drummer to buy it.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Thu Dec 15, 2022 9:09 pm

marqueemoon wrote:
Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:05 pm
Score!

Just came across a used one of these today. Trying to convince my drummer to buy it.
They're pretty fun to play and sound good too. It's funny, the pickup is a 6-pole guitar pickup.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by marqueemoon » Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:58 pm

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Thu Dec 15, 2022 9:09 pm
marqueemoon wrote:
Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:05 pm
Score!

Just came across a used one of these today. Trying to convince my drummer to buy it.
They're pretty fun to play and sound good too. It's funny, the pickup is a 6-pole guitar pickup.
A popular mod is to drop a Hot Rails in there.

They are really cool. My brother in law had one for a while.

Seems like a great candidate for flatwounds to me.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Fri Dec 16, 2022 1:41 am

marqueemoon wrote:
Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:58 pm
CROSS_guitars wrote:
Thu Dec 15, 2022 9:09 pm
marqueemoon wrote:
Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:05 pm
Score!

Just came across a used one of these today. Trying to convince my drummer to buy it.
They're pretty fun to play and sound good too. It's funny, the pickup is a 6-pole guitar pickup.
A popular mod is to drop a Hot Rails in there.

They are really cool. My brother in law had one for a while.

Seems like a great candidate for flatwounds to me.
Ooh. Hadn't thought of flatwounds. If hadn't already bought strings for it, I would have gotten them.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by Flurko » Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:14 am

I have tapewounds and a rail humbucker on mine, it's really nice to play, I'm thinking of putting a noiseless single there because I can't really ground the tapewound strings.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sun Dec 18, 2022 8:12 pm

Something a bit different. Still an offset though.

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Post by ThePearDream » Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:52 am

Very cool! I've been wanting to do something with that glitter acrylic for awhile. I'm glad to see that it looks even better than I thought. Should be a fun guitar.
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by copacetic » Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:52 pm

it looks like that pickguard has just been crudely painted.. id be willing to bet its just an original white guard under there.. Hit it with an acetone soaked rag and maybe buff it a bit, and theres your free white guard! Should melt right off unless they used a fancy catalyzed paint (which it certainly doesnt look like they did)
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:54 pm

copacetic wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:52 pm
it looks like that pickguard has just been crudely painted.. id be willing to bet its just an original white guard under there.. Hit it with an acetone soaked rag and maybe buff it a bit, and theres your free white guard! Should melt right off unless they used a fancy catalyzed paint (which it certainly doesnt look like they did)
Yeah it's definitely painted. I just can't be bothered sanding it back and polishing it.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by copacetic » Mon Dec 19, 2022 6:01 pm

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:54 pm
copacetic wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:52 pm
it looks like that pickguard has just been crudely painted.. id be willing to bet its just an original white guard under there.. Hit it with an acetone soaked rag and maybe buff it a bit, and theres your free white guard! Should melt right off unless they used a fancy catalyzed paint (which it certainly doesnt look like they did)
Yeah it's definitely painted. I just can't be bothered sanding it back and polishing it.
It would be a 10-15 minute job for me, but i obviously have lots of practice lol. The acetone really takes very little effort, far less than sanding. It literally just rubs the paint away. You wouldnt really even need to buff it unless they sanded it before spraying the paint.

If you dont end up being able to find one for a decent deal/free, its always an option!
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by ThePearDream » Mon Dec 19, 2022 6:48 pm

:o
I thought it was this stuff.

Still cool though.
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:38 pm

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I didn't know these existed!! It's almost like a curvier P-Bass. Is it a short-scale? $65 is a killer deal!!
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:50 pm

ThePearDream wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 6:48 pm
:o
I thought it was this stuff.

Still cool though.
Yeah it is that stuff.


Copacetic was talking about my black painted bronco pickguard. Sorry for the confusion.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:52 pm

Shadoweclipse13 wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:38 pm
CROSS_guitars wrote:
Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:31 pm
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I didn't know these existed!! It's almost like a curvier P-Bass. Is it a short-scale? $65 is a killer deal!!
How have you missed these? They've been a pretty popular cheap entry level bass for the last 15 years or so.
I believe it's 30" scale, same as the mustang bass

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