Under the Hood of Pre-CBS Offsets... (Vintage Markings)
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Re: Why is there 3 written on the back of my bridge blackpup
kosmonautmayhem's '64 "Mell"
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Re: Why is there 3 written on the back of my bridge blackpup
'59 Mell
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Re: Why is there 3 written on the back of my bridge blackpup
the '64 from member opienor
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Re: Under the Hood of Pre-CBS Offsets... (Vintage Markings)
Nice job PJ collecting these!
I have some here too, in my gold guard threads. I'll look when I have a chance.
I have some here too, in my gold guard threads. I'll look when I have a chance.
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Re: Under the Hood of Pre-CBS Offsets... (Vintage Markings)
Agreed! I will have to add my old "Mary" guard as well.fullerplast wrote:Nice job PJ collecting these!
I have some here too, in my gold guard threads. I'll look when I have a chance.
Nice title change, btw. Much more appropriate.
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Re: Under the Hood of Pre-CBS Offsets... (Vintage Markings)
Found an old picture of an "Esper" JM shield I had.
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Re: Under the Hood of Pre-CBS Offsets... (Vintage Markings)
10/58 Esper:
Same guitar, the mysterious circled 1:
59 Esper:
Esper (Dinosaur):
Same guitar, the mysterious circled 1:
59 Esper:
Esper (Dinosaur):
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Yes, would like to see Mary in here.kosmonautmayhem wrote:Agreed! I will have to add my old "Mary" guard as well.fullerplast wrote:Nice job PJ collecting these!
I have some here too, in my gold guard threads. I'll look when I have a chance.
Nice title change, btw. Much more appropriate.
I know there are more Mells out there, and even a Mel (one L)! It seems there are mostly Espers on gold guards and Mells on aluminum shields.
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Re: Under the Hood of Pre-CBS Offsets... (Vintage Markings)
The "B" often seen on bodies over the finish between the pickups:
Funny, sometimes the B looks different from this example (like the 2 '64 JMs shown above).
I wonder who B was? Or come to think of it, could it mean "Burst"? I don't think I've ever seen it on anything but. And now that I think of it, it seems like I've also seen SB written there. Above there is also just an S.
Anyone? Bueller?
Funny, sometimes the B looks different from this example (like the 2 '64 JMs shown above).
I wonder who B was? Or come to think of it, could it mean "Burst"? I don't think I've ever seen it on anything but. And now that I think of it, it seems like I've also seen SB written there. Above there is also just an S.
Anyone? Bueller?
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Re: Under the Hood of Pre-CBS Offsets... (Vintage Markings)
I've seen mostly "B", but also feel like "S" is prominent, with the combo "SB" being least common. *At least given what I've seen. (Mostly your pics )
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Maybe inspectors were identifying bodies suitable for the trans SB finish? If it was an initial, there would be lots of other ones and always in the same handwriting.
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