As you all know, financially things ain't what they were at Impmann-towers. Also I am beyond capacity for guitars. So therefore why is it that after a bottle of pre-Christmas cheer or two did I discover some purchases with an accompanying hangover?
I dunno, either... I blame the crap telly this year.
Anyway... I bought a neck from the classifieds in here. It's a Mexican job, possibly a classic player but not sure. Someone has sanded the finish back on the back of the neck and so I took a bit of 3m Finesse hand glaze and gave it a bit more of a lustre.
I had bought it with a different project in mind... So imagine my hungover surprise when I spotted that my phone had bid on a twin humbucker Guitarbuild body that had been painted in a dark blue metallic. The paint finish was described as being a bit poor, so I didn't hold out much hope. Still, it didn't cost a lot...
It arrived yesterday and I think the vendor did himself a disservice - the paint was fine, it just needed a polish. An hour with the 3m hand glaze yielded this....
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/impmann/Mobile Uploads/7FDAB854-58FA-4EEC-87A7-463232552359_zpsrgqt0sob.jpghttp://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/impmann/Mobile Uploads/5A36E3DB-F0AB-49A7-A234-7DC4A0CB306C_zps6l4iulit.jpgTo be continued...
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For pickups, I have a pair of Handwound Kent Armstrong humbuckers. I did have them in eBay but the uptake wasn't exactly overwhelming... So they'll go in this. I also have a pair of push pull pots and a three way switchcraft switch.
I'd already bought a Wilkinson WV6 trem for another project, so dropped it into this. I had a neck plate from a Variax 600 in a box (nice thick, heavy thing) and I also found a pair of Dunlop strap locks. For knobs, I found a pair of old 1970s Fender Strat ones.
I've started putting it together and have had to open up one of the blocked up pot holes for the tone pot (not pictured).
The only parts I need are a set of machine heads and a jack plate. I've ordered both from Axesrus, so hopefully it will be up and running before the weekend...
I think it looks rather cool!!
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/impmann/Mobile Uploads/3AE19A17-B474-4695-9273-D05962B86F32_zpsdjumhlbo.jpg
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your music will be richer for it
Nice work.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.