You poor poor thing.......
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You Poor Poor Thing
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Man, I have to save a picture so that when someones takes a shot at my 622/12 project guitar, I'll be able to say, "No, mine's not the ugliest hack job ...".
This is also being discussed (disgust?) in a slightly earlier thread:
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This is also being discussed (disgust?) in a slightly earlier thread:
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Ouch, that is painful to look at.
Why would somebody DO that kind of thing to a Ric, to two Rics? Some people have no sense at all....
Truly awful. I can't tell if it started as a double neck that got shaved down, or if it was two guitars that are now deformed Siamese twins....
Why would somebody DO that kind of thing to a Ric, to two Rics? Some people have no sense at all....
Truly awful. I can't tell if it started as a double neck that got shaved down, or if it was two guitars that are now deformed Siamese twins....
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It's a semi-solid. I know it sounds really cocky to say this, but it is fixable and is definitely worth saving. There are three choices here with regard to repair--
1. To keep it in FG (actually AFG), and live with a visible body seam 1/4" to the left of the 12-string neck. This means rebuilding the entire left side of the body to factory specs.
2. To do as above (rebuild left side of body with new maple, rebind, etc), and refinish in JG or other opaque finish to render the rebuild invisible).
3. Remanufacture the entire body and transfer the necks and electronics, pickguards, etc, rebuilding whatever's necessary. Refinish in FG. This is preferable in terms of integrity, though the least economically feasible one, probably exceeding in actual cost, the value of an identical model in near-mint condition one.
Don't ignore the extra guard on the upper horn, which needs to be removed--it looks like it hides some substantial switch or pot holes, not to mention screw holes--and the oversized pickups and bezels on the 6-string neck, which also have to be dealt with.
I suspect a reserve of about $2500.00 on this one. This makes it economically unfeasible for anyone but a luthier to purchase at this time, IMO. I would not be too surprised if this one ends early, either. Let's see how it goes.
1. To keep it in FG (actually AFG), and live with a visible body seam 1/4" to the left of the 12-string neck. This means rebuilding the entire left side of the body to factory specs.
2. To do as above (rebuild left side of body with new maple, rebind, etc), and refinish in JG or other opaque finish to render the rebuild invisible).
3. Remanufacture the entire body and transfer the necks and electronics, pickguards, etc, rebuilding whatever's necessary. Refinish in FG. This is preferable in terms of integrity, though the least economically feasible one, probably exceeding in actual cost, the value of an identical model in near-mint condition one.
Don't ignore the extra guard on the upper horn, which needs to be removed--it looks like it hides some substantial switch or pot holes, not to mention screw holes--and the oversized pickups and bezels on the 6-string neck, which also have to be dealt with.
I suspect a reserve of about $2500.00 on this one. This makes it economically unfeasible for anyone but a luthier to purchase at this time, IMO. I would not be too surprised if this one ends early, either. Let's see how it goes.
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