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BoromedicBoromedic Frets: 5214
edited April 2021 in Guitar
I bought this Rob Williams custom HSS superstrat from the forum last Autumn, I liked it from the moment I saw it although I don't always get on with Strat style guitars. It reminded me of a TA drop top, and red is one of my fave colours.

It had some signs of its age on the body and neck (I think it's around 20+ years old) and in the finish with a number of blemishes and even a burn by the bridge! Unfortunately it also had some wiring issues as the bridge humbucker wasn't working at full output, and gremlins had been at the wiring which looked atrocious. Which is a shame as they are hand wound pickups from the Little Guitar Shop in Birmingham, 2 vintage style singles and a low wind PAF in the bridge, with a coil split on the tone knob.

I contacted Rob with a view to having a complete overhaul including a refinish of the clear coat, a cosmetic tweak to the headstock, rewire/replacement of pots and switch, parallel switching instead of a coil tap, a gold pickup cover added, and a setup. It finally arrived back yesterday and it looks great!!

Nice to have it back, not had chance to play it yet.

Before


After


The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...


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  • StrangefanStrangefan Frets: 5852
    Can we have some before pics? :) 
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  • BoromedicBoromedic Frets: 5214
    edited October 2020
    Hahaha, I've just woke up finally! I know the differences are minimal, I just wanted it sorting rather than huge changes. I love red anyway!

    The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...


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  • guitargeek62guitargeek62 Frets: 4386
    Is that Slurms McKenzie on the neck plate??!
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  • EricTheWearyEricTheWeary Frets: 16666
    guitargeek62 said:
    Is that Slurms McKenzie on the neck plate??!
    Rob used ( probably telling you what you already know) to build under the Woodworm name and that was his logo. Looks like he doesn't use that anymore but I guess this one is from a transitional period when he called them Rob Williams Guitars but still used the worm logo. 
    Tipton is a small fishing village in the borough of Sandwell. 
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  • BoromedicBoromedic Frets: 5214
    edited October 2020
    This one is old enough to originally have been a Woodworm guitar, it was relabelled as a Rob Williams as I asked for a black headstock finish so the old logos were lost. You can see the original woodworm logo on the first pic! 

    Looks classier with the black finish for me

    The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...


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  • guitargeek62guitargeek62 Frets: 4386
    I don’t believe you, it’s definitely Slurms:

    https://youtu.be/VyMXpJqAub8
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  • imalrightjackimalrightjack Frets: 3935
    Lovely job. But what really concerns me is that the made in Britain looks like it’s in Comic Sans. 
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    My band, Red For Dissent
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  • WhitecatWhitecat Frets: 5636
    imalrightjack said:
    Lovely job. But what really concerns me is that the made in Britain looks like it’s in Comic Sans. 
    So much this. This has always annoyed the crap out of me - what a way to deface otherwise perfect instruments...
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  • BoromedicBoromedic Frets: 5214
    imalrightjack said:
    Lovely job. But what really concerns me is that the made in Britain looks like it’s in Comic Sans. 
    It is! I wondered that too, even his custom guitars are the same now. 

    The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...


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  • imalrightjackimalrightjack Frets: 3935
    edited October 2020
    Boromedic said:
    Lovely job. But what really concerns me is that the made in Britain looks like it’s in Comic Sans. 
    It is! I wondered that too, even his custom guitars are the same now. 
    Remarkably odd design choice, isn’t it. I just refinished a guitar that was made by RLP Guitars, Liverpool, and it’s phenomenal - but the decal looks totally indistinct and one of the fonts maybe a step up from Comic Sans, but not much. Odd. 


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  • BoromedicBoromedic Frets: 5214
    Yeah it is weird! I guess maybe someone, somewhere likes that font! Lol :)

    The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...


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