BadgerDave

Sounded right to me. But what's a "drawring"?

C. Fredrick? Let me guess . . . pre-law?

Whatever the "breakout" album was for Keith Urban. Read a couple of articles in Guitar mags that all touted his instrumental prowess. The album was nothing but over-produced "new country" crap. I listened to it all the way through, didn't hear a single memorable guitar part, and gave it away to the first 40 something woman wearing denim that showed interest.

Really interesting and well written article, to say nothing of the brilliant guitar work! I've been surprised a couple of times by the quality of Squire models I've picked up at stores. Nice necks, good unplugged resonance, and solid construction. There was a Jazzmaster shaped model with Tele hardware that was particularly well done. I believe it was priced around $200.00!

Just a guess, but it may be "stage art". The silver cylindrical cabinets may be non-functional covers designed to look cool. Possibly a run-of-the-mill rented system behind the fascia.

Ahhh, I miss the Twin Cities gang. Glad to see you all in photos at least. And very happy to see Bill with all of his appendages. MC and I will make it up there before the thaw.

Let me put it this way: Would you go to a restaurant that prepared your food in a microwave?

All the best, Greg. We love you.

If there isn't a gasoline tanker sliding sideways in the rearview, it just isn't a 4321 road trip!

And sold two of them to me! Both were amazing guitars, but had to go when I realized that pointy guitars do not flatter the 50+ physique. It's about the look, after all.

For kicks, pull the primary preamp tube out of the normal channel. It will disable that channel but won't cause any damage. See if you like the tone from the reverb channel better. You should sense a bit more gain. I have a '67 Deluxe Reverb that I absolutely love. I've tried many speakers in it and settled on a Weber Alnico silver bell. A very close contender was an Eminence Cannabis Rex. Both tighten up the low end nicely without dramatically changing the tone of the amp. Congratulations on preserving a great piece of history.

I love this idea!

Best of both worlds. Single coils in the front, party in the back:

Phase 1 complete. Wired up, ready for a quick set-up and shakedown cruise: This is why it needs a pickguard:

I'm guessing you chose not to embrace the steampunk movement either.

Oven knob chic. Either you get it or you don't.

Blue Candy Crush! wow It needs a pickguard. Without one there is a sizable gap in the neck joint that's not covered by a pickup ring, plus an unfinished area between the pickup and the end of the neck. Blue pearl looks interesting too This was my original thought:

Here's my plan: Step 1 - Apply the WWKD? (What would Kizanski do?) principle, with a slight modification. Have a new pickguard made to replace the old broken one. Install two good pickups, Three (interesting) knobs and a miniswitch for coil splitting. Play it for a while and determine whether I love it that way. Step 1a - Consult with Jay on the possibility of a full restoration. So, what color pickguard? I'm thinking antique pearloid. Any other suggestions?

Thanks for the info. So, this is the Glen Tipton model? The dark color is actually a dark metallic blue. Here's the biggest modification: Added neck humbucker cavity and three extra holes. The funny thing is that the cavity is perfectly routed. A clean, professional job. The control holes, on the other hand, are a hack job. Under the plastic plugs, the edges of the holes are rough and chipped in the control cavity. Fortunately, holes are reasonably clean on the outside.

What's the proper model name for this one? Phantom? Other than the Asshat butchery it's in great shape. I'm thinking through the options on restoring it. Optimally, I'd like to bring it back to as close to original spec as possible. Would that be 1 humbucker and 1 volume control?

I did not mean to imply that I would end the auction and sell the guitar for the reserve price. If that's all it brings at the end of the auction, so be it, but I hope to do better. To those of you who have contacted me, I apologize for the misunderstanding.

I've had several inquiries regarding the reserve price. It's $1,500.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/...em=230860360725

Cool. a Metal Mayer!