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Assorted Project Images

Here is some pics of past goodies that rolled across the bench, some with a lot of work, but not many images to create a history of their respective progressions. (I can't remember to take pics of everything :) )

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1969 Gibson EB1 Bass

Below is some ongoing progress shots of a Gibson EB1 Bass owned by Speedy G. in Texas. He bought her with a brush painted on finish and some poor modifications to her bridge to fit a Dimarzio bi-amp style pickup, similar to the one used on Billy Sheehan signature series Yamaha basses. Structurally she is in good shape, but need some cleaning, a new finish and some modern electronics, etc. Nothing broken, but an overhaul is definitely in order. She turned out wonderful, plays awesome, and sounds incredible!!!

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1954 Gibson Les Paul Jr.

This Gibson belonged to a good friend of mine, so I really wanted to do a great job. He brought it to me how he bought it... Absolutely trashed!  It had a broken headstock-left open for 10 years, badly filled multiple bridge holes, a poorly deformed headstock profile, severely damaged and checked lacquer, dings, bangs, warped neck, etc. Needless to say, it required a complete overhaul. Re-fretted and finished in nitro-lacquer, and with a customer preferred translucent finish instead of the stock opaque yellow top, this gem turned out wonderful, and the owner was extremely pleased. It sounded worlds better afterwards as well.

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1963 Fender Jaguar

This Fender needed a lot of love, for sure... It came in coarsely sanded and painted in Krylon White (Lovely...). There was no finish on the neck as well as an altered profile, missing decal, and to make matters worse, a blowout in the neck heel due to it being used as a baseball bat and slammed till it broke clear of the body. Truthfully, (unfortunately) it was actually used as a physical assault weapon, and came into the shop with the police evidence ID sticker still intact. (Which needless to say, needed to also be removed) Suffering from similar bridge mount problems as the above Gibson, as well as several stock hardware items needing to be replaced, the customer was pleased that his father's old Fender was back to something resembling a vintage Jaguar.

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1999 Fender/Squier P-Bass

This is one of the fun projects I get to do from time to time.  This was just a Fender Squier P-Bass from a bass pack. We had a little fun in the shop, and hit it with a little of this and a bit of that, and customized it for one of the brass techs in the shop. Chris, enjoy your suped-up bass!!!!

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