Oh, The Humanity....(1963 Jaguar Content)...Done!

tonewoods · Post by **tonewoods** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:38 am

...wait for it.......

017493816 · Post by **017493816** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:39 am

NICE!!

At least you have the parts. My project was barely worth starting.

SkinDog · Post by **SkinDog** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:50 am

Poor thing...

tonewoods · Post by **tonewoods** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:09 pm

SkinDog wrote:Poor thing...

I think I can get this back to "good", but sadly will lose the decal in the process...
Splice in a new piece of matching maple, re-shape the peghead, paint the face to match whatever color the body is going to be, and layer the back of the peghead with a thin matching veneer of maple to hide the hole repairs...
I have an original period-correct decal....

The body is a mess...
It almost looks like poly over the original finish??

I did some stupid things to guitars when I was a kid, but......

017493816 · Post by **017493816** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:12 pm

PM sent.

Drill · Post by **Drill** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:46 pm

I think i would leave the headstock as is, or at least just glue some maple on it (but would'nt it break easily since it's not all the same wood? It doesn't seem as stable)...
Good luck with the project!

Edit: (maybe you're not going to change the tuners to the glued part)

beauzooka · Post by **beauzooka** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:02 pm

Ay caramba, poor guitar! I do like your plan Sir tonewoods.

Post by **fullerplast** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:10 pm

Drill wrote:I think i would leave the headstock as is,

tonewoods · Post by **tonewoods** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:58 pm

fullerplast wrote:
Drill wrote:I think i would leave the headstock as is,

Yeah, ditto...

Yeah, there's two problem areas...
Hard to describe, but there are two spots where wood needs to be built up so that a vintage outline can be achieved...
Both can be disguised by peghead face paint, and peghead back veneer...
Here's a veneer on a similar '62 Jazzmaster project, hiding a 3/4" "cabin hole"...

And the front...
You can see the outline of the hole that showed when I checked the Sonic Blue...
Oh well...

debudavid · Post by **debudavid** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:22 am

this makes me want to laugh, cry, and puke at the same time.

PorkyPrimeCut · Post by **PorkyPrimeCut** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:20 am

Well at least they put the tuners back on straight........oh......wait a minute.......

Post by **fullerplast** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:37 am

PorkyPrimeCut wrote:Well at least they put the tuners back on straight........oh......wait a minute.......

AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I was thinking of that same smartass remark when I saw it!

tonewoods · Post by **tonewoods** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:53 am

fullerplast wrote:
PorkyPrimeCut wrote:Well at least they put the tuners back on straight........oh......wait a minute.......
AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I was thinking of that same smartass remark when I saw it!

"Oh, I'll put one here, and then here, and, oh, wait a minute, oh shit..."

Faultier · Post by **Faultier** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:31 pm

I just laughed once I saw the first photo.

Hellion · Post by **Hellion** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:37 pm

It looks like a freaking banjo.

I repaired my XII neck with a veneer. It was even worse (cut in half). Perfection moved on many years ago for this thing. But it's solid and sounds great. A seam line appeared when I put the tuners in. A veneer is cosmetic, but also acts a skin to bind the it all together. The other trick is to build a good base layer with Zpoxy and then paint. That could also fix the cabin hole in the other neck. At first blush it sounds like Pet Sematary, but every Gibson has a slice of holly on the headstock, and many have a maple cap on the body. We all want steak, but will take a burger wrapped in bacon.

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