My new braz boarded R9 is coming home

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dwagar

Discussion Starter · May 2, 2007 (Edited)

Some of you might remember, I shipped my 2001 R9 Les Paul to Historic Makeovers in the States 6 weeks ago for their 'D' upgrade:
- 50's style trussrod with no 'condom'
- brazilian fretboard installed with hide glue
- 50s style inlays
- bone nut, refret

It's done now (their first 'D' package btw) and on Fedex.
The other packages all include refinishing/aging. As my guitar is an ex-Mick Ralphs, I didn't want the refin.

Here's some pix:
Before, note the brown board, round cornered white inlays:

After:

I've got a thread on this running on the LPF, but thought many of you guys probably don't hang out there. And, well, I really wanted to show it off

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Robert1950

· #2 · May 2, 2007

I've seen your name around the LPF. Haven't seen the thread yet though. One very beautiful axe.

Tell you what,... LOOK INTO MY EYES

You are feeling sleepy, very sleepy.
You will now give me that guitar, give me that guitar....

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Scottone

· #3 · May 2, 2007

Nice fingerboard....and the rest of the guitar looks pretty good too

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Jeff Flowerday

· #4 · May 2, 2007

I don't know if I asked before, but has she been pigtailed?

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Tarbender

· #5 · May 2, 2007

Absolutely gorgeous... your putting very bad ideas in my head! Drool

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dwagar

Discussion Starter · #6 · May 3, 2007

Jeff Flowerday said:
I don't know if I asked before, but has she been pigtailed?

no, this one hasn't. It's got the Gibson lightweight TP, and I changed out the studs to real 50's. I, no kidding, found them in my basement.

My '60 Melody Maker has a Pigtail intonatable wrap tail with Pigtail studs, and my '74 Custom is also sporting Pigtail Studs. I actually had a set of Pigtail studs in the R9, but then I found some real ones, so..

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Lester B. Flat

· #7 · May 3, 2007

Looks great. Did they break your switch tip?

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dwagar

Discussion Starter · #8 · May 3, 2007

no, I removed the switch tip and the pickguard prior to shipping. Safer that way I think. If you look at those tips wrong they break.

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pickslide

· #9 · May 3, 2007

Wow, that is so nice. I have an 82 LP which I just don't seem to be bonding with just yet....maybe I need more time, but that LP you have there is SWEET.

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btdvox

· #10 · May 3, 2007

thats dang nice!!!

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