Mojo makes some good stuff man! I love their British Vintage speakers.
What's the word on that satin standard?
Nice guitar, but they could have easily color matched the headstock repair.If I told you it was a ‘76 Standard would you believe me (based on what you can see in the pic)?
About a year ago I bought that thing on eBay with a clean headstock break. It’s a ‘22 60’s Standard in a Guitar Center “exclusive” color. I’ve always loved the tribursts!
I got it real cheap, sold the factory hardware and ended up with about $700 in it.
I sent the guitar to Lay’s in Akron (famous guitar repair/refinish shop) to fix the neck, age the binding and spray over the original gloss nitro with satin. Then, build the guitar up with “aged” stuff I sent them.
The experience with Lay’s sucked (it took 11 months to get it back) but, they did a great job. I had another project I was going to send them but, I had such a bad experience I changed my mind.
Anyway, 1976 is the first year Gibson used the “Standard” script truss rod cover so, my intent was to do something that looked of that era. I have a couple satin guitars and I prefer the way they look over gloss.
The thing plays really well! Before and after pics:
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Nice guitar, but they could have easily color matched the headstock repair.
Cool! Never heard of Lay's though. Did they give you a time frame before hand?
From the first pic, you maybe could have sold it as a '76, but it dosen't have that Norlin vibe. A little too satin. And as soon as you see it don't have the pancake body the jig is up! I've actually have a '73 looking back at me from where i'm sitting. Heavy as lead!
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I guess the statute of limitations is out so I'll tell. I worked for Steinberger when they started, around 79-80. When we moved fro Brooklyn to Upstate, I started taking one home a piece at a time. Finally got it all done and snagged serial number 999, sold it years later. I would love to have that one back.
Man! Nice collection of 5'ers! I've known Keith for years. Good dude, and one of the best B strings in the business IMHO.Dang, how did I miss this thread? Some great axes in here! Glad to see a some fellow lurkers of the low end too. Here are the Roscoe triplets. The one on the left is a 2016 NAMM Show bass and the one on the right was commissioned as an anniversary present from my wife.
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Thanks! And I agree on both points. I’ve not found a better B string yet. The several times I’ve been to the shop, Keith has always been a gracious host. I brought “Candy” with me (I didn’t name it) when I spec’d out my last build. He got a kick out of seeing it again. The piles of wood in that place are just amazing too! Here’s the man himself.Man! Nice collection of 5'ers! I've known Keith for years. Good dude, and one of the best B strings in the business IMHO.