Under the Hood of Pre-CBS Offsets... (Vintage Markings)

PJazzmaster · Post by **PJazzmaster** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:41 pm

kosmonautmayhem's '64 "Mell"

PJazzmaster · Post by **PJazzmaster** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:57 pm

'64 or 65'

PJazzmaster · Post by **PJazzmaster** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:59 pm

'59 Mell

PJazzmaster · Post by **PJazzmaster** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:01 pm

the '64 from member opienor

Post by **fullerplast** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:41 pm

Nice job PJ collecting these!

I have some here too, in my gold guard threads. I'll look when I have a chance.

Ursa Minor · Post by **Ursa Minor** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:49 pm

fullerplast wrote:Nice job PJ collecting these!

I have some here too, in my gold guard threads. I'll look when I have a chance.

Agreed! I will have to add my old "Mary" guard as well.

Nice title change, btw. Much more appropriate.

Gonkulator · Post by **Gonkulator** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:56 pm

Found an old picture of an "Esper" JM shield I had.

Post by **fullerplast** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:25 pm

10/58 Esper:

Same guitar, the mysterious circled 1:

59 Esper:

Esper (Dinosaur):

Post by **fullerplast** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:30 pm

kosmonautmayhem wrote:
fullerplast wrote:Nice job PJ collecting these!

I have some here too, in my gold guard threads. I'll look when I have a chance.
Agreed! I will have to add my old "Mary" guard as well.

Nice title change, btw. Much more appropriate.

Yes, would like to see Mary in here.

I know there are more Mells out there, and even a Mel (one L)! It seems there are mostly Espers on gold guards and Mells on aluminum shields.

Post by **fullerplast** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:59 pm

The "B" often seen on bodies over the finish between the pickups:

Funny, sometimes the B looks different from this example (like the 2 '64 JMs shown above).

I wonder who B was? Or come to think of it, could it mean "Burst"? I don't think I've ever seen it on anything but. And now that I think of it, it seems like I've also seen SB written there. Above there is also just an S.

Anyone? Bueller?

Ursa Minor · Post by **Ursa Minor** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:10 pm

I've seen mostly "B", but also feel like "S" is prominent, with the combo "SB" being least common. *At least given what I've seen. (Mostly your pics

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Post by **fullerplast** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:19 pm

Maybe inspectors were identifying bodies suitable for the trans SB finish? If it was an initial, there would be lots of other ones and always in the same handwriting.

Despot · Post by **Despot** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 12:25 pm

Here's a 'Mell' on the shielding of my blue refin '66 Jazzmaster.

This guitar will be going to new OSG-er Kieranplaymusic next weekend, as soon as I can get it down to him in Cork. But as I was taking photos of the guts for him, thought I'd post this up here. Kieran - you've got a Mell!

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