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Re: Question about this combo 450(?) my grandfather bought
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:28 am
by bdawson7
doctorwho wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 2:33 am
Not intending to douse any enthusiasm, but I recommend looking at the date codes on the potentiometers to confirm that they date to that era and are not modern ones. I have seen a number of "tribute" instruments, made by expert luthiers, that look like the real deal, and it would be good to rule that possibility out.
Exactly. Does all that wood look a bit too perfectly “toasted” to you?
Does that lower pick guard edge bleed show that that is the only old part of the whole guitar?
Is the headstock as a whole seen to be in too perfectly good shape?
Is the finish too uniformly even and slightly matte as can be applied with modern methods?
Nevertheless, I would still be happy make the owner a tidy profit on the instrument.
Re: Question about this combo 450(?) my grandfather bought
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 9:08 am
by Rowinbacker
I mean I am no expert, but in person the guitar does have a fair bit of wear and tear that looks to be from general usage over time. I’ll definitely check out the potentiometers to check. If this was a “tribute” model of sorts, how old would you expect it to be?
Re: Question about this combo 450(?) my grandfather bought
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 10:45 am
by Rowinbacker
collin wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:22 pm
The fascinating thing to me about this guitar is the double pickguard.
IIRC, the other two Combo 650 models that are known have a single-layer pickguard with a little notched cutout where the pickup sits (I'll let the owners of those guitars share photos if they like). Perhaps this one was assembled later in '59 when the double pickguard started for other models? Hard to say.
But extremely cool find, I'm always jazzed to hear this sort of thing is still out in the wild (and that somebody went to the RRF with it first!).
If there’s anyway I could see those photos that’d be rad
Re: Question about this combo 450(?) my grandfather bought
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2023 7:18 pm
by Rowinbacker
8mileshigh wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 3:53 am
Did it come in a case? A photo of that would be cool
Here is a picture of the case and also a strap that was in it
Re: Question about this combo 450(?) my grandfather bought
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 12:30 pm
by 8mileshigh
The case looks as clean as the guitar. Very nice!
Re: Question about this combo 450(?) my grandfather bought
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 1:07 pm
by 8mileshigh
Re: Question about this combo 450(?) my grandfather bought
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:38 pm
by jps
Very nice, Graham!