NSHGD

[Dmoney]

I wouldnt have done those cavities. just the pups. but its probably not worth it.

[roland_rat]

Very nice.  I will be intrested to here what pickups you go for forthis one.

[AndyR]

Oh WOW! That guitar is sex on stick!!! :lol:

Lovely, lovely, lovely - and like gwem, I'm loving the look of the finish as is, but the polished one looks kinda cute as well. I'm almost feeling GAS stirrings here...

I can't really tell from the pic, but I'm guessing it's not like the finishes on the Fadeds - it looks flatter and that maybe it does have clear coat(s). In which case, I'd probably not do my Briwax thing on it. That's been really effective on making my Faded SG "glow" righteously, but I'm not sure it would do the same job on this. If I wanted to go shiny on this one, I probably would start looking at t-cut like Philly and Wez suggested.

If it is nitro, one thing worth mentioning might be what I've been doing to my Roadworn strats. From new, they are very "flat" and unloved-looking... polish them lovingly with a dry soft cloth while you're watching the telly and they start shining and glowing in just a couple of weeks.

Anyway, that's a fine, fine looking guitar there... congratulations :D

[WezV]

its flatter because its on maple - therefore it wont have the open grained feel of the mahogany guitars (except on its mahogany neck).  This also solves the problem of getting compound stuck in the grain (except on its mahogany neck).


just did a search and found this 04 faded 333 thats been polished


apparently done with turtle wax polishing compound.  its still quite orange peely in a straight from the spray gun way

[Dmoney]

I've seen that pick.
The neck is pretty glossy anyway. probably from playing. so i don't intend to touch it.
I might try and just polish it up a lot first, see how it looks. On reflection, If im using aged nickel parts, it might be odd to have a super glossy body.

[FernandoDuarte]

Lovely!

[dave_mc]

very nice

[38thBeatle]

Congrats- that is a great looking guitar. I was recommended to Virtuoso cleaner and polish though as my 339 is newish, it was just a question of light cleaning whereas for the heavy duty stuff I am not sure. The Virtuoso cleaner does clear off gunge on old finishes and the polish is superb. I had to get both from the USA though at $10 per bottle plus postage ( though actually my Brother picked some up for me when he was last there). In fact I have been busy a a polishin' and a shinin' tonight and my 339 looks lovely- ready for me to sweat over at the next gig.

[Dmoney]

Here's some more pics with a bit more light.
finish isn't as faded as some of the pics I've seen of the same model 333 online.

[gwEm]

that thing is great  8) edit: i want it badly

how about a picture of the rear?

[Telerocker]

Pure rock! Nice guitar man! Now some Mules in it, Riff Raffs or VHII's.

[bucketshred]

Cor! I've got proper GAS for one of these! New amp calls first though!

Paddy

[Dmoney]

the back......

[gwEm]

that access panel must be a joy

[FELINEGUITARS]

My les paul has cavity shielding and so on. I don't know whether to add that to the pickup cavities.

Shielding a semi is a bit of a non-starter, so much of the body is hollow you really can't reach the walls of the cavities!

The best thing about the ES333 is that it has a rear control panel that lets you get to the electronics easily