1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock
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Re: 1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock
My '54 Combo 600's serial number is 8C416........so maybe the numbering system wasn't quite finalised at this early stage?
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Re: 1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock
And a couple more pics..........
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Re: 1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock
The back plate was coated with flock - which has a thin velvet feel to it.syberslack wrote:One last question, was there supposed to a fabric material on back of the metal back plate. "The owner said it once did and added comfort when it rubbed your belly.
Rob
Re: 1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock
Welcome! You must post pictures of this guitar. Borrow a camera, use a cell phone...whatever you gotta do!
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Re: 1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock
Hey Rob,
I found these pics. I hope they help.
I found these pics. I hope they help.
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The picture that Ron posted is actually a "flocking " material.
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I just like to say that word...flocking.
jolly good.
jolly good.
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Re: 1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock
My image quality is bad. All you see is a shell but I have all the parts in a padded bag. I replaced the rotting bakelite tuning buttons with plastic ones of that era. A truss rod cover needs to be made but a modern one won't fit. later.
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Re: 1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock
more poor pictures
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Re: 1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock
That looks incredibly cool Rob!
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Re: 1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock
Thanks for your info and help Graham, really man. You seem like a wild and crazy guy from your photos. You have too many guitars, you need to give some to me. I will post better pics to this post as I take them, details and the like. All this is for educational purposes. I will take one of the horseshoe pickup. Has one red wire and a solid copper wire. Do dual coils have two leads? thanks. I don't think its dual coil.
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Nah, he's just trying to hold something in.syberslack wrote:You seem like a wild and crazy guy from your photo
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Re: 1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock
Yep - I would say it's a single coil (Combo 600) pick up........but the guitar seems to be set up for Combo 800 wiring?syberslack wrote: Do dual coils have two leads? thanks. I don't think its dual coil.
Here's the inside of my '54 Combo 600
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And now the pick up from my '56 Combo 800.......
Hope it helps.
Hope it helps.
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Re: 1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock
Mine is wired like the Combo 600, with a Hole Plugged up in the body. My model probably helped develop the combo 600 since mine has a C600 pickup and wiring. Mine has single red wire and thats it. I have only 4 "lugs" on the bottom of pickup. This ones body has a hole drilled where the 2nd toggle was supposed to go, but alas, they covered it up with with a piece of aluminum. Either it was done this way in development, or some joker changed a dualcoil to a single coil??? I like to think this guitar is even more valuable because of this weird pickup flaw. Darn, I wish this had the dual capabilities but It don't, guess too early.
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