1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock

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Re: 1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock

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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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And a couple more pics..........
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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
The back plate was coated with flock - which has a thin velvet feel to it.
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Welcome! You must post pictures of this guitar. Borrow a camera, use a cell phone...whatever you gotta do!
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Hey Rob,

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.
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Re: 1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock

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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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more poor pictures
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That looks incredibly cool Rob! :D
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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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syberslack wrote:You seem like a wild and crazy guy from your photo
Nah, he's just trying to hold something in. :wink:
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syberslack wrote: Do dual coils have two leads? thanks. I don't think its dual coil.
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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?

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.
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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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