tobereeno Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 omg, that last pic. that is just totally, totally sick. So black it like sucks in light...
kizanski Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 omg, that last pic. that is just totally, totally sick. So black it like sucks in light...I don't know what you're so excited about.Don't you see the freaking dude's face in the guitar?Is that something you want on your guitar?
cmatthes Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 Damn, that looks 10,000 times better than it did a year ago!
hamerhead Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 omg, that last pic. that is just totally, totally sick. So black it like sucks in light...I don't know what you're so excited about.Don't you see the freaking dude's face in the guitar?Is that something you want on your guitar?I think that'll buff out.
Jeff R Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 The only thing this thread is missing is the "before" photos because you hit this project out of the ballpark, Jay. Superb job. I'd play that in its current state all day, every day.
bubs_42 Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 omg, that last pic. that is just totally, totally sick. So black it like sucks in light...I don't know what you're so excited about.Don't you see the freaking dude's face in the guitar?Is that something you want on your guitar?I think that'll buff out.I don't know an image like that might be burned in.Looks Great ! If I remember correctly that was a natural strip around the body?
Hamer95USA Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 Great job on converting the bridge and refinishing the guitar! I'm sure tobeereno will be happy to play it onstage now without its previous funky configuration. The boomers on the neck and artist name on the headstock are way cool too. Guitar George
tobereeno Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 I'm afraid to touch it, and this was meant to be a gigging guitar!It may end up being like Nigel Tufnel's Fender, with the ol' taggers still on it....
tobereeno Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 Fender Highway One, black (vintage six-screw mount, modern narrower string spacing). Converting to a right-handed trem was very necessary - I just couldn't play it with the left-handed trem. Also going with a Highway One bridge brings the string spacing back to normal - the vintage Fender spacing is simply too wide for the Hamer neck. I pulled the SD Quarter Pounders, and black-covered Fender Tex-Mex pickups will go in with a normal Strat wiring. Should prove to be very interesting - I've never owned a Strat, and I've never used a simple traditional wiring setup.IMHO, the real stroke of genius was Jay's idea of putting the clear amber pinstripe around the guitar, giving that faux binding appearance (even though the guitar is now bound in black). When you look closely at it, you can see bits of flame (the original veneer top was pretty well flamed around the edges). So the guitar is no longer original, but it is, by any measure, MUCH improved. The mandate I gave to Jay was to make it "showroom new", as if the guitar was made this way in Arlington Heights. And I daresay Jay pulled it off in a big way! This is a guitar that will REALLY stand out on a club stage here in Nashville, no doubt about that.
FrankieIII Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 You should've had Jay remove that silly JLV from the headstock logo and replace it with "tobereeno" to really personalize it for the final touch. That guitar is ALL you now.
coolfeel Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 Jay, your work is off the chart dude...seriously killer!
tobereeno Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 WET NAIL POLISH.That's what it looks like. You wouldn't think black could look any special, but side by side with my black USA B12L, you can tell how custom this finish is.It literally looks wet, no other way to put it. It is just stunning.I'll finish assembly tomorrow, and put up pics. If this guitar doesn't catch your eye, you're blind as Stevie Wonder. A testament to how a "subtle" finish can pop so outrageously.
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