New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by fuzzking » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:50 am

again - awesome work. fiesta red is lovely. i'm really torn between shell pink and fiesta for the korina body i just got...
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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by glimmertwin » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:01 am

FUZZ_KING wrote: again - awesome work. fiesta red is lovely. i'm really torn between shell pink and fiesta for the korina body i just got...
This solution is easy -

....go Coral!
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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by Danocaster » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:42 pm

Finished today !!!  ( and currently for sale )

This thing is a KILLA !!

It's got one BIG ASS maple neck too - but it feels and sounds as good as anything I've done

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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by fuzzking » Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:21 pm

glimmertwin wrote:
FUZZ_KING wrote: again - awesome work. fiesta red is lovely. i'm really torn between shell pink and fiesta for the korina body i just got...
This solution is easy -

....go Coral!
hmm... isn't coral supposed to be faded FR ? sorry i know little about custom colors... maybe i'd better start a new thread.

Danocaster: sorry for the hijack!  ;)
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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by the older brother » Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:03 am

You're right FUZZ - Fender never had any custom colour named Coral - It's (as you said) faded Fiesta.
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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by Danocaster » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:47 pm

"coral" looks great - it's just on the ORANGE side of faded fiesta red

Obviously, all guitars fade / age differently

the guy I made that fiesta for was pretty clear he didnt want an "orange" fiesta red ( which is what I think Coral is )

the great thing is ... ALL THE VARIOUS FIESTA REDS LOOK GREAT !!
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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by Marc » Thu May 01, 2008 3:07 am

I have a Fiesta Red CIJ Mustang Bass and that is really orangey!

I love that colour and everyone who plays or records with that bass soon retracts their cynical comments about the instrument being camp or girly or that it will sound weak because it is short scale.

I fitted USA electrics into it recently.... and an original 1978 pickup. It sounds fantastic. The best playing bass I've ever owned.

But yes - all Fiesta Reds are lovely.

Great work again Dano.

Could we have an official  "Hall of Dano" thread to show your work off? It really is fantastic..... I just cannot believe someone like Nash stays in business when there are guitars of your quality on offer.
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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by Danocaster » Sat May 03, 2008 4:12 pm

SEE... whatcha do is take that Lake Placid Jazzmaster AND this new one to the gig !!

Lake Placid on lightweight Northern Alder / Dark Rosewood board w/ 6105s / Specially wound Voodoo pickups / Tone control on NECK pickup only / Paper n Oil cap - and a heapin' helpin' of TONE !!

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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by RumorsOFsurF » Sat May 03, 2008 4:27 pm

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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by fuzzking » Mon May 05, 2008 10:22 pm

Danocaster wrote:
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those necks look too awesome!!!
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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by Danocaster » Mon May 05, 2008 10:25 pm

thanks !!

I work on making em feel like a great ol' broken in neck
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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by mcjt » Tue May 06, 2008 6:13 am

whoaaaaaaaaa
i'm building some replicas too.... my daphne 1960 will be pretty smoking once it's done. (and maybe my 1971 thinline repro too) but your guitars LITERALLY take my breath away. they look like the REAL freaking McCoy!!!!!
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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by fuzzking » Wed May 07, 2008 2:41 am

Danocaster wrote: thanks !!

I work on making em feel like a great ol' broken in neck
yeah that's what they look like.  :?

instead of just sanded off. i heard about "old-fashion style rubbed" necks before - is that what you do?

on the other hand, i don't want to lure any trade secrets out on a public message board.  :D
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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by Danocaster » Wed May 07, 2008 6:52 am

yes -

EVERYTHING is rubbed out old school - all by hand. I dont even HAVE an electric buffer !!

It takes a lot of work - a lot of muscle - but it looks a lot better.

.... And my wife is always grabbing my body saying she can tell I've been working out !!  Just a small side benefit  ;)
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Re: New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

Post by fuzzking » Wed May 07, 2008 7:02 am

Danocaster wrote: yes -

EVERYTHING is rubbed out old school - all by hand. I dont even HAVE an electric buffer !!

It takes a lot of work - a lot of muscle - but it looks a lot better.

.... And my wife is always grabbing my body saying she can tell I've been working out !!  Just a small side benefit  ;)

Musclecaster!  ;)

I don't get the rubbing out procedure - when i polished the finish on my own built, i used no buffer, but just a cloth
and polishing compound until it felt like my arm was about to fall off. is that the official "hand-rubbing" procedure?
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