Has somebody already changed a 620 by cutting?

[bitzerguy]

I am a fan of the cresting wave myself. But my fav model shape of all time is the 850 Combo, and these modified 600 series bodies get awful darn close! Think if I found a really beat 600 I'd go for the body wing mod to these shapes. I like them a lot. With the thin body of the 600 these would make killer looking instruments.

It seems that the 620 is too thin to make an 850, but you could always just take both wings off and make a thicker 850 body, and preserve the neck through, or most of it. You would lose that delicious neck heel that the 850's had, though. Also the 850 necks were exposed on the back, so they were glued on 3 sides(4 if you count the butt end).

I don't know if the 850 shape is the same as the 320's, if it is, then it's probably copy protected. Better off making an 800 from scratch as that body shape and it's headstock aren't protected AFAIK.

Yeah, I wouldn't make a perfect replica; I'd make mine a cross between a Combo 850 with a Bigsby, a Hawaiian, and a Susana Hoffs style model: German carved top, but no HS p/up or Combo Bridge, and I'd have a slim, 60s style headstock, Bigsby, and all deluxe features-triangle inlays and binding.

I think Campbell's guitar looks great. Thanks for posting the photo, Jake.

100% Paul. That'd be my project as well. I rather like the thin 620 body thickness, and love the deluxe acoutrements. I'd just sillouette the 620 like the 850. The rest would be the deluxe features, 60's HS, modern Hi Gain and Humbucker, modern bridge and a Bigsby. No perfect replica's (there are real ones for that!) but a nice looking and very playable custom. Hmmm....

[jps]

Nice photo of Mike. I like the Technics in the background!