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Kira - do you have any "before" shots of that guitar?

walker wrote:Great looking gear, guys! CJ - is that an Amberglo finish?

Yes, AFG - Amber FireGlo

walker wrote:Kira - do you have any "before" shots of that guitar?

Not handy. Picture a garden variety jetglo and you'll have the "before".

WOOPS! There went 4 months!

November birthdays! Who's got 'em?

If you've got Aug-Sept-Oct anniversaries, bring those on too.

Some photos, a little bio, a nicey-nice presentation to show off your baby.

walker wrote:WOOPS! There went 4 months!

November birthdays! Who's got 'em?

I have two...

My 79 JG 4001

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and my 80 FG 620 12 which has been much admired on our facebook group!

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HAPPY BEING CUT OUT OF A FEW DIFFERENT TREES, DK581 !!! IT WAS A LONG PROCESS AND MANY YEARS TO GET YOU TO THE FINAL PRODUCKT ! LUV YA...BAD RONBO !

Nice! A couple of Jetglos... my first Rick was also a '79 4001 JG.

BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:HAPPY BEING CUT OUT OF A FEW DIFFERENT TREES, DK581 !!! IT WAS A LONG PROCESS AND MANY YEARS TO GET YOU TO THE FINAL PRODUCKT ! LUV YA...BAD RONBO !

Very cool! Whats the story on that one?

it's not yours !!! lol. seriously, i traded a '77 jetglo musicman stingray that i got from the canadian band harlequin, to a pawn shop in toronto in the early '80's. everything was painted '57 chevy blue...fretboard ,strings, all over ! only original things were keys, bridge, jackplate and strap buttons. i stripped all the blue off except the body when i got it home. made a pickguard from bristol board and installed pickups from MD-1252 as well as the plexi trc. the headstock was 80 % cracked at the nut and literaly fell off during a show in newfoundland. when i got back to toronto, i had monty egan replace the headstock down to the third fret using a scarf joint method. the repair is almost invisible. stripped the rest of the body and painted it completely white. this crinkled when it dried , so i stripped it again leaving only the headstock white with the padauk head wings. left the neck and body natural for a few years with no finish, and borrowed my '68 pickguard to replace the bristol board until i found some white plexiglas remnants in a dumpster to fashion a proper '64 style pickguard. i combined the '68 neck pickup area with a '73 control area to make the '64 shape pickguard for my '64, then painted the body with black acrylic and clear gloss on the neck. modified the aluminum tailpiece to accept the post '73 saddle bridge. got a v63 rear pickup assembly w/surround from RIC back in '85 and refashioned the shape to match squire's. did not like the horsehoe slug pickup sound and replaced it with the MD-1252 slot screw rear pickup. kurz-kasch knobs were used for the vintage look. it took about five years to get it to look like it does now.

BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:it's not yours !!! lol. seriously, i traded a '77 jetglo musicman stingray that i got from the canadian band harlequin, to a pawn shop in toronto in the early '80's. everything was painted '57 chevy blue...fretboard ,strings, all over ! only original things were keys, bridge, jackplate and strap buttons. i stripped all the blue off except the body when i got it home. made a pickguard from bristol board and installed pickups from MD-1252 as well as the plexi trc. the headstock was 80 % cracked at the nut and literaly fell off during a show in newfoundland. when i got back to toronto, i had monty egan replace the headstock down to the third fret using a scarf joint method. the repair is almost invisible. stripped the rest of the body and painted it completely white. this crinkled when it dried , so i stripped it again leaving only the headstock white with the padauk head wings. left the neck and body natural for a few years with no finish, and borrowed my '68 pickguard to replace the bristol board until i found some white plexiglas remnants in a dumpster to fashion a proper '64 style pickguard. i combined the '68 neck pickup area with a '73 control area to make the '64 shape pickguard for my '64, then painted the body with black acrylic and clear gloss on the neck. modified the aluminum tailpiece to accept the post '73 saddle bridge. got a v63 rear pickup assembly w/surround from RIC back in '85 and refashioned the shape to match squire's. did not like the horsehoe slug pickup sound and replaced it with the MD-1252 slot screw rear pickup. kurz-kasch knobs were used for the vintage look. it took about five years to get it to look like it does now.

Thats a great story! Really the best instrument to have is one that you're attached to. Would you ever consider giving it a complete overhaul?

never ! it's perfect and the '73 pickups rock ! everyone who plugs it in say holy **** !

BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:never ! it's perfect and the '73 pickups rock ! everyone who plugs it in say holy **** !

It definitely adds to the bond when you mod your own instrument.

OMG! WTH!

I'm a day EARLY with the birthday post!

Dust off those December babies! Tomorrow's picture day!

Last day of November and this one just slides in on time.

Made in November of 2004, she is my first RIck and also I think my favorite. A real joy to play. Bigger neck, but stable and I love it. RIC/Maxima NOS flats, a RIHS (soon to be a magnetic horsey maybe), toaster moved to the 1/2" position, vintage tone switch circuit, and sounds great. I truly believe it would be the last to go if the need arose.

Nice! It's definitely got that classic look. Let us know how that pickup option works out.

Did you get the photos I sent, btw?