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And then there is . . . .

bassduke49 wrote:And then there is . . . .

That's centerfold material there.

And, if I remember it correctly, it has a rebuilt old Horseshoe (magnetized) pickup. Rebuilt and refinished by Dale Fortune (it used to be a Fireglo V63).

bassduke49 wrote:And, if I remember it correctly, it has a rebuilt old Horseshoe (magnetized) pickup. Rebuilt and refinished by Dale Fortune (it used to be a Fireglo V63).

A paperclip on the shoes would tell.

I love white w/ black trim. Add in the full inlays and the vintage neck pickup spacing and you have perfection! :drool:

johnallg wrote:

bassduke49 wrote:And, if I remember it correctly, it has a rebuilt old Horseshoe (magnetized) pickup. Rebuilt and refinished by Dale Fortune (it used to be a Fireglo V63).

A paperclip on the shoes would tell.

Yes, got that, my memory of the description of the pickup when it was sold to me isn't clear. I can't remember if the pickup was rebuilt from old parts or perhaps it is all original. Don't know my pickup anatomy well, I'm afraid.

s4001 wrote:

bassduke49 wrote:And then there is . . . .

That's centerfold material there.

...with real ebony fingerboard?

Looks like I need to do more 'splainin'. This started life as a Fireglo 4001V63. Sean Kelly sent it to Dale Fortune to have it customized. Dale stripped it and shaved the neck to a thinner profile, "stained" the bubinga fretboard and head wings to a dark dark brown, then refinished in a non-yellowing snow white. I think the position markers were also replaced. As I said, the Horseshoe pickup is the old original style, not the reissue, but I can't remember if it was assembled from parts or all original. I bought it from Sean in January 2008.

bassduke49 wrote:Looks like I need to do more 'splainin'. This started life as a Fireglo 4001V63. Sean Kelly sent it to Dale Fortune to have it customized. Dale stripped it and shaved the neck to a thinner profile, "stained" the bubinga fretboard and head wings to a dark dark brown, then refinished in a non-yellowing snow white. I think the position markers were also replaced. As I said, the Horseshoe pickup is the old original style, not the reissue, but I can't remember if it was assembled from parts or all original. I bought it from Sean in January 2008.

However she was put together Paul, she's a real beauty

bassduke49 wrote:Looks like I need to do more 'splainin'. This started life as a Fireglo 4001V63. Sean Kelly sent it to Dale Fortune to have it customized. Dale stripped it and shaved the neck to a thinner profile, "stained" the bubinga fretboard and head wings to a dark dark brown, then refinished in a non-yellowing snow white. I think the position markers were also replaced. As I said, the Horseshoe pickup is the old original style, not the reissue, but I can't remember if it was assembled from parts or all original. I bought it from Sean in January 2008.

Nice. While I have entertained - and been sensibly talked out of - refinishing my 68 several times. IF I were to, it would come out like this.

bassduke49 wrote:And then there is . . . .

The Holy Grail!

$2125 - reserve not met. Huh. I should have skipped the second V63 and went for this. I really thought it would go a lot higher.

Well, it's not gone yet - still 58 minutes to go...

cjj wrote:Well, it's not gone yet - still 58 minutes to go...

Ahh, looked to fast. But the money's gone.....

johnallg wrote:

cjj wrote:Well, it's not gone yet - still 58 minutes to go...

Ahh, looked to fast. But the money's gone.....

Oh well...

Still, I'm surprised this one is still below the reserve. Might actually end up being a good deal...