Lets See All Them Axes

[spideyjack]

thanks, i got a good deal on it back in the 90s, it was really dull looking but my repairman put a lot of elbow grease into making it all shiny

 

[Fred Sanford]

here is one of my favorite guitars, I just got it back from my repairman, he sealed up a couple pretty serious cracks on the back and top. I also had him remove a pretty heinous piezo pickup from under the bridge. It turned out great.

1967 Gibson J45 in sunburst.

Beautiful.

je

 

[spideyjack]

Beautiful.

je

Thanks Fred, I know you work on guitars and can appreciate how much time my repairman spent fixing the cracks in this baby. The crack on the front would "open up" every Fall as the humidity dropped (humidifier or not) to where you could stick a credit card into it. Now you can't even see it.

 

[Fred Sanford]

Thanks Fred, I know you work on guitars and can appreciate how much time my repairman spent fixing the cracks in this baby. The crack on the front would "open up" every Fall as the humidity dropped (humidifier or not) to where you could stick a credit card into it. Now you can't even see it.

I mostly get into the electrics & mechanics, the real woodwork gets farmed out...I can really appreciate what it takes to bring an acoustic back from the brink. I had a ~'65 J-160E that was too far gone for me to fix, that ended up getting traded away a long time ago but I still miss it.

je

 

[beatcomber]

March 1984 Rickenbacker 330, purchased new by me in June 1984 for $590!:

December 1966 Rickenbacker 330/12:

1962 Gretsch 6119 Chet Atkins Tennessean:

2007 Fender Highway One Telecaster:

 

[bebopdeluxe]

Wow...that '66 12-string is quite a beauty...

 

[beatcomber]

Wow...that '66 12-string is quite a beauty...

Thanks! It sounds as good as it looks!

 

[halo71]

Most of mine...

just put new pick ups in this Kramer.

 

[spideyjack]

right on! those Kramers are ready for some finger tappin' yeah! I always wondered where all those Focus and Strikers are these days, obviously they are at your house. Don't loose your allen wrench!

 

[vanquishfist]

right on! those Kramers are ready for some finger tappin' yeah! I always wondered where all those Focus and Strikers are these days, obviously they are at your house. Don't loose your allen wrench!

LOL For sure, that's a lot of Kramers.

 

[halo71]

right on! those Kramers are ready for some finger tappin' yeah! I always wondered where all those Focus and Strikers are these days, obviously they are at your house. Don't loose your allen wrench!

No Strikers! I prefer American and Focus models only.

 

[spideyjack]

No Strikers! I prefer American and Focus models only.

oops, sorry I didn't look closely. Just noticed the Westone. They had a different type of locking trem. but I can't remember what it was called.

 

[gearhound]

The lock trem on a Westone guitar, was called a Bendmaster.

Steve

 

[halo71]

The trem on the Westone is a "Bendmaster Deluxe". Somewhat of a rare trem these days. Not as stable as a OFR but still not bad. That one is the 3rd guitar I ever bought. Think I was 16. Another gem in that pic is the Peavey Tracer, has a Kahler Spyder tremolo.

 

[gearhound]

I've had a lot of electric guitars come-n'-go over 40 years.
The only one I still have?

A mid-80s Westone.....THE most comfortable neck I have ever played on.

Steve

 

[halo71]

I bought that one new in 1987-88. Not real sure now. Great and really underated guitars these days.

 

[spideyjack]

i'm lovin the Electra LP copies from before they became Westone!

 

[halo71]

^ Matsumoku made some nice guitars back in the day. :thmbsp: Although my Westone was built later on with they were acquired by SLM. I think anyways, not positive though.

 

[Fred Sanford]

^ Matsumoku made some nice guitars back in the day. :thmbsp: Although my Westone was built later on with they were acquired by SLM. I think anyways, not positive though.

The transition was right around 1987, I think. There are about a dozen Matsumoku guitars in my house right now, most of them are in this thread somewhere.

je

 

[halo71]

Ever seen this model Westone? I have one just like this one that is waiting for a refinish job. Someone really messed up the paint.This is a Weston Dana Limited (Dana Sutcliffe)

Here is a guitar I've been working on. I made the body from some very old cypress. Not sure I like it, have plans of doing a clear finish.