Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

So Paul, how's the David Coyle 335 project coming along? Haven't heard anything about it in a while, now! Would love to see more pics....

The frets have been levelled, body has been color sanded/buffed out, and I'm getting ready to re-assemble it. It's kind of on hold until I hear from David.

David, if you're reading this, perhaps you didn't get my e-mail? Drop me a line.

I'll take some pics tomorrow and try to get 'em posted before days' end. Ain't digital wunnerful?

Ahhhh, thanks, Paul!

Will be waiting in anticipation--for a foreshadowing of more good things to come!

Paul

A number of names on your bit I don't recognise persuade them to join in with Cloughs Classics.

You heard the man's request, ladies and gentlemen...

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Here are some shots of David's 335, following paint, clearcoat, color sanding, buffing, more buffing, and cleaning. Now the inside (around the soundhole) is cleaned up and the guitar is assembled. I have to still make and paint a new set of pickguards, and cut a new nut. There's wiring to re-connect, and lots of parts to be cleaned before they are fitted. Then new Rickenbacker strings, tune and set up and it's off to a new life.

oooo.....it's so shiny.......

Great work Paul. It is breathtaking *wheez* - see, just lost some there.

Paul, that is incredible. It gleams like a mirror. I love the shading; it looks perfect.

Ohhh, sweet anticipation!

Can't wait to see pics with it set up. Gorgeous!

Well, I finished it yesterday (except for a tiny bit more buffing and waxing). Checked the rewiring with a VOM, restrung it, adjusted bridge and truss rods, tuned it up and played it. Plays very slick and sounds great!

I have to give it a day or two to settle in, and take some really decent pictures, and then I'll pack it up and ship it back to David in Chicago.

But, meanwhile, here are some teasers I took late last night with flash, which is a no-no, but I forgot my tripod...

Yeah baby!

Oooohhhh, that is BEAUTIFUL, Paul!

Love the background, too....

Nice work Paul, as always, but this guitar is particularly stunning. That particular finish along with the addition of gold guards resonates well with me for some reason.

Stunning--yes, that is the word! But my eye keeps wandering off the edges of the guitar to those deep dark shades of purrrrrrrrrrrple....

Melissa's getting a purpleburst! Melissa's getting a purpleburst! Melissa's getting a purpleburst!