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  • earwighoneyearwighoney Frets: 3380
    Been working on this one a while and it's for me at last, it's looking suitably patchy and shit enough to accept a very aged finish, just gotta wait for the checking now
    It's having a vintage bigsby, original dogbone bridge, 1956 p90's and bumblebee caps

     
    Now paint over the top black (a few spots missing here and there), and replace the bridge pickup with a Firebird and it will be perfect! 

    Looking great though, I hope this GT will be as good as Mojo Marcs (maybe even better!).  I'm sure it will be. 
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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    I'd say so shubs, i mean look at that original bigsby and dogbone bridge, never mind the 56 p90's, checking came out great and I'll put it together next week




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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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  • earwighoneyearwighoney Frets: 3380
    edited September 2019
    I'd say so shubs, i mean look at that original bigsby and dogbone bridge, never mind the 56 p90's, checking came out great and I'll put it together next week

    The dogbone bridges are beautiful.  What are they like for intonation? 

    Be intrigued to find out how it sounds.  I know to many P90's in a GT they like them for crunchy sounds but I reckon this GT will be superb for cleans. 
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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    An aged guitar needs an aged fretboard imo or it looks wrong, here's one on my goldtop now
      
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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    Glad you haven't aged the frets though.
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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    Philly_Q said:
    Glad you haven't aged the frets though.
    can be arranged  =)

    I know what i wanted for this guitar and shiny ain't it, I love aged goldtops 

    I'll have some new stuff coming up don't worry, set neck telepaul is next i think
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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    Just finished a heavy aged tv junior, i don't normally do this much ageing but i like how it turned out, it'll be off this week or early next, i think it'll be keeping one of Neil's juniors company
        
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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    It's finished and really pleased with the ageing, came out really nice and will only get better, the vintage pickups need dialing in and a bit of work on the dogbone is needed other than that it's lovely, I'm keeping it anyway, 9.2lb
         
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  • TeyeplayerTeyeplayer Frets: 2811
    Danielsguitars said:
    It's finished and really pleased with the ageing, came out really nice and will only get better, the vintage pickups need dialing in and a bit of work on the dogbone is needed other than that it's lovely, I'm keeping it anyway, 9.2lb
         
    Wow doesn’t really do this justice. Absolutely stunning work.
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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    Teyeplayer said:
    Wow doesn’t really do this justice. Absolutely stunning work.
    Thanks, glad you like it, played it for 3 hrs straight tonight at rehearsals and it felt fantastic, great feeling neck 
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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    First time I've sprayed a sc burst, it's a customer build, it's getting mild ageing 
     
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  • GoldenEraGuitarsGoldenEraGuitars Frets: 8207
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    Awesome :)
    • website - https://goldenera-guitars.co.uk/

    • Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@Goldeneraguitars


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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    GoldenEraGuitars said:
    Awesome :)
    Thanks Scott, I'm happy so is the customer  =)
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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    Another nearing completion, just needs a few bits done before getting heavily faded and nicely aged




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  • skippy76skippy76 Frets: 584
    That’s going to look great
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    skippy76 said:
    That’s going to look great
    Thanks I agree, long way to go unfortunately
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  • lovestrat74lovestrat74 Frets: 2198
    Danielsguitars said:
    It's finished and really pleased with the ageing, came out really nice and will only get better, the vintage pickups need dialing in and a bit of work on the dogbone is needed other than that it's lovely, I'm keeping it anyway, 9.2lb
         
    There are no words to do it justice for how good that looks Darren :+1: 
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    lovestrat74 said:
    Danielsguitars said:
    It's finished and really pleased with the ageing, came out really nice and will only get better, the vintage pickups need dialing in and a bit of work on the dogbone is needed other than that it's lovely, I'm keeping it anyway, 9.2lb
         
    There are no words to do it justice for how good that looks Darren :+1: 
    Thanks I'm glad you like it, it's my No1 guitar now despite having a few bursts kicking about, it'll get played to death

    I blame Marc at mojo pickups because I made his goldtop with bigsby and it just sounded fantastic unplugged

    I also played a 58 burst and 54 goldtop, I'd have taken the goldtop home
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  • PeteCPeteC Frets: 399
    WoW !  I have just been through this thread for the first time since joining the board and the has really blown me away. Absolutely fantastic work Sir !   Inspirational.  Love that ageing on the GoldTop. I have a pre production 94 McCarty Goldtop that's starting to show some ageing in the finish, but I wish it looked like that Goldtop of yours !!  Amazing. 
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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    PeteC said:
    WoW !  I have just been through this thread for the first time since joining the board and the has really blown me away. Absolutely fantastic work Sir !   Inspirational.  Love that ageing on the GoldTop. I have a pre production 94 McCarty Goldtop that's starting to show some ageing in the finish, but I wish it looked like that Goldtop of yours !!  Amazing. 
    Thank you I'm glad you like what I'm doing, I'll be doing regular updates if you want to keep up with it, I'll be adding the DC coronet to this when it's done
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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    SC junior burst nearly finished, it just needs ageing, the checking has already been started, it'll be really good going by it's unplugged tone

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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    Coronet inspired DC tele in the making, It's very lightweight limba and will get a bigsby b5 plus a mojo dogear p90

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  • mburekengemburekenge Frets: 1012
    the goldtop is just ridiculous. Excellent work!
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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    Ageing a fretboard, checking is next then fade the hell out of it 

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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    Next one mocked up and will get a light kicking as usual then off it can go to a new home

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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    This junior is in for an aged refinish, it's also getting a mojo dogear p90 and a nylon nut, the burst and colour is on just build coats left to do

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  • JMP220478JMP220478 Frets: 414
    edited December 2019
    The goldtop is stunning ... I have donor cherry sunburst jap tokai that I'd really like to get this sort of a result on - what should I be asking santa to reserve in the way of beer tokens ?
    my trading feedback - http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57774/jmp220478#latest
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  • DanielsguitarsDanielsguitars Frets: 3097
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    Coronet style build is strung up, this will become a standard model once I've worked everything out, this weighs a spectacular 5.4lb now, pickup routes next then fit everything sand and finish, candy apple red is favourite right now
    I'll work on a 2 humbucker version for my sort of sg beater but it'll need a different neck joint



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  • lovestrat74lovestrat74 Frets: 2198
    Drab olive green  ;)
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