Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Bringing your older offset back to life.
User avatar
HNB
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 13513
Joined: Tue May 10, 2011 7:55 am
Location: Puyallup, Washington
Contact:

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by HNB » Sat Aug 10, 2019 5:01 pm

That is amazing!
Christopher
Lilith Guitars

User avatar
marqueemoon
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 7344
Joined: Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:37 pm
Location: Seattle

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by marqueemoon » Sat Aug 10, 2019 5:15 pm

You should put a picture of how it was originally in the cavity.

User avatar
Sonichris
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 968
Joined: Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:56 pm
Location: Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by Sonichris » Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:28 pm

Looks great! And, you have very nice handwriting!

User avatar
higgsblossom
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 1066
Joined: Thu Jan 09, 2014 2:55 am
Location: Mannheim, Germany

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by higgsblossom » Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:54 am

marqueemoon wrote:
Sat Aug 10, 2019 5:15 pm
You should put a picture of how it was originally in the cavity.
Great idea!
It looks amazing, will.
"500€? That's the price of a J Mascis Jazzmaster!"

User avatar
StevenO
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 17768
Joined: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:06 pm

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by StevenO » Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:33 am

Amazing work and the message in the cavity is a great idea!

User avatar
øøøøøøø
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 5984
Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:26 pm
Location: Los Angeles
Contact:

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by øøøøøøø » Sun Aug 11, 2019 1:40 pm

I really like the disclosure message in the cavity.

I also like how it seems as though the last coasts of clear will go OVER that message, so any future owner/seller would have a harder time removing it if they were trying to misrepresent.

And covering it up would also mean covering up the all-important body date. And photographing the body date for an eBay listing also means photographing that note.

Brilliant work!

User avatar
Pacafeliz
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 18518
Joined: Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:34 pm
Location: Cococologne, Germany

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by Pacafeliz » Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:11 am

:-* I LOVE YOU, MAAAN
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.

User avatar
MattK
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 3569
Joined: Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:51 pm
Location: Hobart, Australia

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by MattK » Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:04 am

how about beating up the finish hard, giving it a red tort guard, a single coil in the bridge and an old Epiphone humbucker in the neck, eh?

User avatar
carron
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 178
Joined: Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:10 pm

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by carron » Wed Aug 14, 2019 9:26 am

What spectacular save.

Shall the guitar gods ever keep you in their favor for undoing such an unholy fuckery, as mackerelmint put it.

User avatar
Pacafeliz
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 18518
Joined: Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:34 pm
Location: Cococologne, Germany

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by Pacafeliz » Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:37 pm

MatthewK wrote:
Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:04 am
how about beating up the finish hard, giving it a red tort guard, a single coil in the bridge and an old Epiphone humbucker in the neck, eh?
Höfner, please! :P
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.

User avatar
MattK
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 3569
Joined: Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:51 pm
Location: Hobart, Australia

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by MattK » Thu Aug 15, 2019 9:04 pm

damn, 11 secret herbs and spices!

Misc.Vision
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 57
Joined: Sat Aug 17, 2019 5:54 pm
Contact:

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by Misc.Vision » Sun Aug 18, 2019 7:04 am

Wow,
I'm new to this site, and this is the first long thread that I have read. I am utterly impressed by the courage to take on this project and see it through. Excellent work, man.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
-Albert Camus

User avatar
Pacreamer
PAT PEND
PAT PEND
Posts: 39
Joined: Mon Sep 21, 2015 7:44 am
Location: Front Range, Colorado

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by Pacreamer » Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:33 am

What’s your tinting process like? Sorry for the noob question!

User avatar
BTL
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 1450
Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2011 1:24 pm
Contact:

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by BTL » Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:47 am

I love projects like this, fantastic work!
Owner, Lowe Custom Guitars

User avatar
will
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 1113
Joined: Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:36 pm
Contact:

Re: Un-Voxing a butchered 1961 Jazzmaster project

Post by will » Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:46 am

Pacreamer wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:33 am
What’s your tinting process like? Sorry for the noob question!
I use the tinted neck amber from ReRanch, and try to mist it on as evenly as possible. It may be easier with professional spraying equipment, but works ok with a spray can.

Many light/almost dry coats of mist work much better than wet coats of paint - which will make stripes/splotches happen. ...and then you'll need to sand the tint off and start over.

I tried the tinted lacquer from Behlen, but it is waaaaay too dark.

Post Reply