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Thanks Everybody!
Always nice to share new gear with people who understand ?
Girlfirend: " But you already have 5 guitars! Why do you need another one??"

kapepper wrote: What does the neck say?
any traces of the original finish (sunburst probably)
Ronnie said he thinks it was probably a sunburst yes, as most of them were.
Took the neck off when I got it, which was 3-4 weeks ago,
neck was marked either 1Jul '63 or 1 Jun '63. No trace of the original finish in any of
the cavities though.

Giggsy wrote: Stunning. Was going to say that you haven't posted in a while. And with that NGD I doubt you'll have time to post again for a while

Ye it's been a while, but GFSA site seems to not like my net connection, or vice versa...so I kinda gave up on attempted-failed logins.
Been trying to logon since last night, and just wouldn't happen. Anyway, still have the red Wesley I got from you, albeit, very modified since
then ?

Reinhard wrote: Is it a nitro refin? If it is and you play through the finish over the coming years, you can get that cool effect of a solid colour shot over sunburst.
Not sure Reinhard, the finish seems quite thin, so maybe it is?
I hope it is! Wouldn't mind a worn finish like that strat's

    Chocklit_Thunda wrote: ? ? ? Are you single?? I don't even know you but I'd date you just for a chance to play that!
    I'm open to bribes as well... ?
      She seems to have a re-issue scratch plate too, The tortoise shell ones shrunk like a newly weds disposable income. The patterns seemed to also be different to the re-issues. I still have the original one off my Jazzmaster - the amount of shrinkage is incredible.

      She is an absolute beauty.
        Giggsy wrote: Stunning. Was going to say that you haven't posted in a while. And with that NGD I doubt you'll have time to post again for a while

        Anyway, still have the red Wesley I got from you, albeit, very modified since then ?
        [/quote]

        Was it up on Gumtree a while ago? I had meant to ask, had some nice mods and got me thinking...
          Chabenda wrote: She seems to have a re-issue scratch plate too, The tortoise shell ones shrunk like a newly weds disposable income. The patterns seemed to also be different to the re-issues. I still have the original one off my Jazzmaster - the amount of shrinkage is incredible.
          Hahahaha....
          It doesn't show up on the photos, but the scratchplate is quite warped on the neck side
          and shrunk at the top rhythm circuit side - was wondering if that's
          a standard thing with the old gear or if it was just crudely cut....but hey I'm happy with it as is ?
            Giggsy wrote:
            Giggsy wrote: Stunning. Was going to say that you haven't posted in a while. And with that NGD I doubt you'll have time to post again for a while

            Anyway, still have the red Wesley I got from you, albeit, very modified since then ?
            Was it up on Gumtree a while ago? I had meant to ask, had some nice mods and got me thinking...
            [/quote]


            Ye, I had to put up some gear for sale to accommodate the new Jag (was waiting for clients to pay),
            but then it turned out I didn't have to sell it afterall. So now the Wesley is my humbucker guitar.
              No, the proper nitrocellulose tortoiseshell shrinks badly (also a notorious fire hazard). The reissue tortoise is usually acrylic (and often laminated), which is nowhere near as volatile.
                Nice colour combo/purchase!

                They originally came with 11's from the factory - try that with the new bridge and you'll be in love!
                (they'll almost bend as easily as 10s on a Strat style guitar because of the Jag's shorter scale length)
                I've installled a couple of those Mastery bridges now and they really make or break the Jazz/Jag guitars.
                Ask Foster to make up a bone or Graphtech nut and you'll be overjoyed - brass is terrible ?

                Have fun!
                  Alan Ratcliffe wrote: No, the proper nitrocellulose tortoiseshell shrinks badly (also a notorious fire hazard). The reissue tortoise is usually acrylic (and often laminated), which is nowhere near as volatile.

                  Here's a (slightly out of focus) close up of the tort.
                  It's white-black-white-tort - it's quite thick, and yellowed (colour not exactly spot on in pic).
                  If the originals are actually a fire hazard, then I'm glad it's a re-issue guard :-[
                  Were the originals only one tort layer?

                    Vintage Vibe wrote: Nice colour combo/purchase!

                    They originally came with 11's from the factory - try that with the new bridge and you'll be in love!
                    (they'll almost bend as easily as 10s on a Strat style guitar because of the Jag's shorter scale length)
                    I've installled a couple of those Mastery bridges now and they really make or break the Jazz/Jag guitars.
                    Ask Foster to make up a bone or Graphtech nut and you'll be overjoyed - brass is terrible ?

                    Have fun!
                    Thanks Gareth. Yip will definitely get a new nut cut as the brass one seems way too low and it's
                    also making all kinds of weird harmonic undertones, subtle but still annoying.
                    I'll never go back to the stock bridges ('cept on my AVRI Jazz I still have the stock bridge and it works fine),
                    it's amazing the difference it makes in sustain and overall playability/stability.
                    11's all the way, 10's feel like spaghetti on the short scales.
                      7 days later
                      SUPER JEALOUS!

                      Those pickups, scratchplate and hardware all look SO good!

                      Time to lightly "distress" that paint work!
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