NGD; The Madness Continues!

[blue]

ooo, the big question!  it was £900.  i was very unsure, but from ebay that seems to be around the going rate.  i would have preferred cherry over the fire engine red, but all the lacquer checking is very cool.  just a pity i can't see the wood grain, which i would have with the cherry.

yours looks lovely Philly, looks very well preserved!

[Philly Q]

That sounds about right price-wise, from what little I've seen.  Mine was £600, but that was 11 or 12 years ago.

I'd guess yours has more original parts than mine!  The scratchplate, pickup and strap buttons were original, but that's about all.  I don't think it's been refinished, but oddly enough there's almost no checking at all.  The finish on the neck is more discoloured than the body, but still in good nick.

[TheIronBeast]

Nice find! I am a big fan of simple guitars, always loved the look of Gibson Melody Makers and Les Paul Jr's.

Congrats on the new guitar, it looks great.

[viking]

Congrats!How are the Pu's?Are they single coil ,from Gibson?

[38thBeatle]

Congrats. I know they are great guitars judging by the couple that I have come across over the years.

[Plexi Ken]

Lovely, I also a fan of 'simple' guitars (and amps too)  :oops:

[blue]

the pickups are single coils, and they pick up a lot of hum!  at the minute they're quite far away from the strings so a bit weak sounding, but i'll adjust everything when i change the strings.  the basic tone sounds good, just a little lacking in output.  hopefully heavier strings and a height adjustment will sort that out. 

it's just occurred to me, would this guitar be made with Honduras mahogany and Brazilian rosewood?  it's not terribly important, but it would be kinda cool if it was

[Roobubba]

Whoa, Philly - that looks like about 1 foot of wood between the bridge and the bottom end of the guitar!

All that wasted string space! :)

[Johnny Mac]

Another nice find Blue, well done. I can lend you a flux capacitor if you need to know more about it! Have fun  :D

[Philly Q]

Whoa, Philly - that looks like about 1 foot of wood between the bridge and the bottom end of the guitar!

All that wasted string space! :)

It's true, you could probably make a Barry Tone version of the same guitar without changing the overall length.

[blue]

oh yeah, Philly, it is, as far as i can tell, all original.  even the little plastic strap buttons, although the bottom one is broken. 

[shobet]

Congrats, that's a nice looking one.

[Philly Q]

oh yeah, Philly, it is, as far as i can tell, all original.  even the little plastic strap buttons, although the bottom one is broken. 

There you go then, £900 has to be a good price I reckon.  :)

You see those Maestro trems alone going for £200-£300 on eBay (vintage ones, I mean).

[blue]

interesting discovery #1

my plan was to take off the maestro tailpiece whenever i get around to changing the strings.  the silly little arm just gets in the way, and it won't stay tightened and keeps banging against the knobs.  in a moment of sleep deprived inspiration i thought "i wonder does the arm from a stetsbar fit that hole?"  and it does!  suddenly, the maestro is actually usable!  i may keep it on after all

[Philly Q]

So how does the Stetsbar arm attach?  Is it just a screw-in?

Looking forward to interesting discovery #2.  :D