XII restoration BMM (PORN now included!)

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Re: XII restoration

Post by DB » Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:41 am

I've got all the parts as I started with a whole guitar with a stripped finish.
DB wrote: ...OK, I swapped my sunburst '66 XII for another stripped '66 XII.  I had paid about $2300 US for the sunburst original, and got the stripped guitar for my original  plus $1200 cash (not bad, I think - it will cost about $350 for the refin so I'll be into the stripped/refin'd XII for about $1550.  I'm a player, not a collector, so the refin actually works better for me).

So that leaves me with a restoration project, basically a no-guilt mathicng-HS refin (headstock is stripped, no decal)...

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theworkoffire wrote: Fantastic - did all the parts come with it or are you having to find some bits elsewhere?
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Re: XII restoration

Post by DB » Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:43 am

zhivago wrote: oh my god!

I cannot wait!!!!  8) 8)
I know it's not BLACK, but BMM is still cool.  ;)  I would have thought the BMM might be too cheerful for you though ;D 

Now I've got to get around to cleaning up the tuners and bridge before the body and neck arrive.

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Re: XII restoration

Post by zhivago » Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:48 am

DB wrote:
zhivago wrote: oh my god!

I cannot wait!!!!  8) 8)
I know it's not BLACK, but BMM is still cool.  ;)  I would have thought the BMM might be too cheerful for you though ;D 

Now I've got to get around to cleaning up the tuners and bridge before the body and neck arrive.

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hehehe!  :)

BMM will do nicely...I've never seen an XII in that colour, it would be great seeing the pics!

my XII case just arrived 10mins ago, by the way...I'll be posting pics later today!

woohoo!!  8) 8) 8)
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Re: XII restoration

Post by brother numsi » Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:50 am

Man, what a great project. Looking forward to see it finished :?
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Re: XII restoration

Post by DB » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:54 pm

zhivago wrote: ...my XII case just arrived 10mins ago, by the way...I'll be posting pics later today!
Wow, the BLACK looks great against that orange plush lining.  I'm glad you were able to get the case shipped to the UK.

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Re: XII restoration

Post by zhivago » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:43 am

DB wrote:
zhivago wrote: ...my XII case just arrived 10mins ago, by the way...I'll be posting pics later today!
Wow, the BLACK looks great against that orange plush lining.  I'm glad you were able to get the case shipped to the UK.

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yeah I wish I could take some pics in the sun!

thank you for the tip-off on the case :)  8)
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Re: XII restoration

Post by DB » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:44 pm

PICTURES ! ! !

Got the body and neck today.  They came out great.  Here's the pics (unfortunately just flash, since it is night here :(

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Very hard color to photograph.  It looks brownish in the pics, even after some quick color editing.  It looks unbelievable in person, with a slightly more purple hue.  I'll post some outdoor pics when the time of day and weather cooperate.  We got 10 inches of snow here last Saturday night - bad for pics, great for skiing and snowboarding! ::)

I've already cleaned all the hardware, I just need to clean up the fingerboard and reassemble.  It will probably be a few days before I can spend the time.  I can't wait.

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Re: XII restoration (NEW PICTURES - Burgundy Mist Metallic!)

Post by Stereordinary » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:02 pm

AAAHHH!!!  I love it!!!
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Re: XII restoration (NEW PICTURES - Burgundy Mist Metallic!)

Post by glimmertwin » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:42 pm

Wow - that is amazing!
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Re: XII restoration (NEW PICTURES - Burgundy Mist Metallic!)

Post by cmatthes » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:18 pm

Good lord, that's nice!
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Re: XII restoration (NEW PICTURES - Burgundy Mist Metallic!)

Post by Jazzprod » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:44 pm

Fantastic!!  :-*
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Re: XII restoration (NEW PICTURES - Burgundy Mist Metallic!)

Post by brother numsi » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:18 pm

Looking really good.
Can I have it?  ???

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Re: XII restoration (NEW PICTURES - Burgundy Mist Metallic!)

Post by the older brother » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:48 pm

Veery nice looking!  :-*

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Re: XII restoration (NEW PICTURES - Burgundy Mist Metallic!)

Post by chrisjedijane » Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:03 am

that's made my day. It's gonna look amazing, for sure!
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Re: XII restoration (NEW PICTURES - Burgundy Mist Metallic!)

Post by zhivago » Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:19 am

to die for!  8)
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