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New Refinished Guitar Day - Baja Tele in 2tsb to Blackguard tribute with CUNIFE wr hb in neck

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Another long term project finally realised. I purchased a Baja Tele in two tone sunburst back in 2020, and while i loved the feel of the guitar, I wasn't in love with the sound, or the poly finish.

Having had a Les Paul refinished last year by Paul at Retro169, it was a no brainer to pitch the project to him. I wanted to turn this Baja into a Blackguard tele, with a CUNIFE wide range hb in the neck.

Pickups have both been changed, as well as the CUNIFE, the bridge also has an Esquire - both of these are Mojo pickips. 

So from this.....


to this....















It sounds excellent and looks killer in my opinion. 
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 16332
    Someone's nabbed your switch tip  ;)
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  • fnptfnpt Frets: 698
    Very nice
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  • DeadmanDeadman Frets: 3663
    Great job mate, it looks great now. Ridding a decent Fender of its thick poly finish and replacing it with some thin nitro is a beautiful thing, just done the same thing myself.
    I play at my dining room table.
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  • Vintage-TVintage-T Frets: 402
    Kittyfrisk said:
    Someone's nabbed your switch tip  ;)
    Only had a white one, awaiting delivery….
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  • Vintage-TVintage-T Frets: 402
    Deadman said:
    Great job mate, it looks great now. Ridding a decent Fender of its thick poly finish and replacing it with some thin nitro is a beautiful thing, just done the same thing myself.
    Totally agree, I adore fenders, but the poly finish puts me off almost everything. It looks better than my last custom shop now for 1/4 of the price.
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  • DeadmanDeadman Frets: 3663
    edited September 2023
    Vintage-T said:
    Deadman said:
    Great job mate, it looks great now. Ridding a decent Fender of its thick poly finish and replacing it with some thin nitro is a beautiful thing, just done the same thing myself.
    Totally agree, I adore fenders, but the poly finish puts me off almost everything. It looks better than my last custom shop now for 1/4 of the price.
    Brilliant. When I took the neck off my 2003 US Tele recently and a thumbnail sized piece of finish came away with it I knew I had to do something. I measured the thickness too, it was 500 microns. That’s a shit load of paint! And the guitar weighs 3oz less now. Really!
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  • victorludorumvictorludorum Frets: 868
    How much does it weigh now? Did you weigh it before and after?
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  • lovestrat74lovestrat74 Frets: 2198
    That looks nasty :D 

    I did this to mine a few years ago and often wondered if I should get it nitro'd...


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  • thermionicthermionic Frets: 8909
    Someone on this forum did this many years ago, the finish removed from the body weighed not far off 500g if I remember correctly. Worth doing if you find a good (decent weight, nice grain) Baja or similar imho.
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  • DeadmanDeadman Frets: 3663
    victorludorum said:
    How much does it weigh now? Did you weigh it before and after?
    Sorry @victorludorum not sure if you're referring to me or Vintage-T but I did with my US (ash body).

    Before weight was 7lb 15oz. After was 7lb 12oz. I used a calibrated scale too, not the kitchen/bathroom ones lol.
    I play at my dining room table.
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  • DeadmanDeadman Frets: 3663
    Someone on this forum did this many years ago, the finish removed from the body weighed not far off 500g if I remember correctly. Worth doing if you find a good (decent weight, nice grain) Baja or similar imho.
    I remember it well and I promised myself I'd do the same, only I didn't get the Baja in the end but an equally disgustingly thick US Ash version. I also did see through blonde, not oil, I'm not hard core enough for that :anguished: 

    I think you're referring to @Alnico, sadly not a frequent visitor any longer:

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  • victorludorumvictorludorum Frets: 868
    Sorry @Deadman I should have made it clearer. I was asking @Vintage-T ;
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  • SupportactSupportact Frets: 665
    That looks like a great job. 
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  • fretfinderfretfinder Frets: 4636
    edited September 2023
    Lovely refinish and relic job! Out of interest is the body solid and if so how many pieces, or is it a veneer top and bottom? It’s hard to tell from the pics. Looks a cracker!
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  • thermionicthermionic Frets: 8909
    Someone on this forum did this many years ago, the finish removed from the body weighed not far off 500g if I remember correctly. Worth doing if you find a good (decent weight, nice grain) Baja or similar imho.
    Correction - it was just short of 300g.

    https://web.archive.org/web/20170923163104/http://juansolo.co.uk/stompage/bajage.html
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  • chris78chris78 Frets: 8492
    Lovely work.
    Didnt realise mojo had cunife magnets?
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  • victorludorumvictorludorum Frets: 868
    fretfinder said:
    Lovely refinish and relic job! Out of interest is the body solid and if so how many pieces, or is it a veneer top and bottom? It’s hard to tell from the pics. Looks a cracker!

    It looks like a 4-piece body to me.
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  • Vintage-TVintage-T Frets: 402
    victorludorum said:
    Sorry @Deadman I should have made it clearer. I was asking @Vintage-T ;
    I didn’t weigh it, think any difference might be offset by adding the humbucker. 
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    chris78 said:
    Lovely work.
    Didnt realise mojo had cunife magnets?
    https://www.mojopickups.co.uk/product-category/pickups/cunife-wide-range/

    Boom
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