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cmatthes

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• Jul 31, 2015

• #2

Almost a decade ago, I worked a typical Matthes Twin trade deal with Serial. As usual, he way outsmarted me and made out like a bandit, but I got a pretty cool project in the end.

Here's pretty much what this old, all mahogany 4-digit looked like when I got it:



More to follow soon...

 

specialk

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• Jul 31, 2015

• #3

The possibilities are mind-boggling....

 

JohnnyB

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• Jul 31, 2015

• #4

Don't waste your time repairing that headstock. You don't need no steenkin' headstock.

Embrace the experience.

 

Hbom

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• Jul 31, 2015

• #5

JohnnyB said:

Don't waste your time repairing that headstock. You don't need no steenkin' headstock.

Embrace the experience.

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Without a headstock it would be a no-digit. Nobody wants a no-digit.

 

unfun75

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• Jul 31, 2015

• #6

Hbom said:

JohnnyB said:

Don't waste your time repairing that headstock. You don't need no steenkin' headstock.

Embrace the experience.

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Without a headstock it would be a no-digit. Nobody wants a no-digit.

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Not only is that hideous, it appears to be a bolt-on neck. Can't imagine how awful that sounds.

 

FGJ

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• Aug 1, 2015

• #7

I thought a "no-digit" was someone without fingers or toes.

 

alantig

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• Aug 1, 2015

• #8

Hbom said:

Without a headstock it would be a no-digit. Nobody wants a no-digit.

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Except the proctologist's patient.

 

FGJ

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• Aug 1, 2015

• #9

I'm not sure you'd want a fingerless proctologist to ask you to bend over.

 

serial

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• Aug 1, 2015

• #10

Ohhhh, this one's gonna be THE BOMB.

 

Boomerang~Junkie

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• Aug 1, 2015

• #11

Oh, HELL yes.

This is going to be way cool to watch evolve!

 

kizanski

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• Aug 1, 2015

• #12

cmatthes said:

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Indeed, that one has had quite the checkered past.

 

H

HAMERMAN

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• Aug 1, 2015

• #13

>Indeed, that one has had quite the checkered past.

Methinks there is a hint in there somewhere!

That's having your cake and eating it too. Refining a 4 digit while at the same time not doing a solid by bringing a non playable guitar back to life.

 

HamStd

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• Aug 1, 2015

• #14

I think this calls for nine bowties.

Peter

 

ARM OF HAMER

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• Aug 2, 2015

• #15

A "CHECKERED PASSED"? /emoticons/default_unsure.png Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. /emoticons/default_smile.png

 

Steve Haynie

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• Aug 2, 2015

• #16

A checkered past.

The BOMB.

Nine Bowties.

Enola. /emoticons/default_mellow.png

 

JohnnyB

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• Aug 2, 2015

• #17

Hbom said:

JohnnyB said:

Don't waste your time repairing that headstock. You don't need no steenkin' headstock.

Embrace the experience.

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Without a headstock it would be a no-digit. Nobody wants a no-digit.

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Just Xerox the number from the headstock and decoupage it to the back of the headless neck. Total authentication.

 

cmatthes

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• Aug 2, 2015

• #18

Nah, not "Enola".

 

kizanski

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• Aug 2, 2015

• #19

cmatthes said:

Nah, not "Enola".

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Too obvious.

 

elduave

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• Aug 2, 2015

• #20

Seemlike-ola.