I have 4 builds in house at the moment, 3 JAEbirds and an NR. I figured it would make more sense to put what I'm doing in one place. Turned 67 today and trying to simplify my life.
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JAEbird with a '66 ThunderBucker set has become my bread and butter. 0052 is going to a retailer in Japan.
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0053, a Fiesta Red JAEbird is going to Italy. Thank God for Google Translate!
0054 is going to SoCal, that's a customer supplied Novak FauxBucker. Looking forward to hearing it.
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Ebony board and a 2+2 headstock, Scott P/G. It will fit in a standard size case and definitely NOT neck dive.
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The build is for the original owner of what became Scott's and is now Jim's NR Fiver. He's pretty much letting me do what I want, including color. My kind of customer! Headstock shape is the first consideration. I'll be using Hipshot clovers.
Speaking of Jim, here's the bridge pup upgrade to his NR.
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Did this for Stoney Johnstone. He owns a Fiesta Red JAEbird and I installed ThunderBuckers in 2 Jag basses for him. Sent me the MIM LPB body with Schaller bridge for the '66 set install. Cataldo neck is just for the photo.
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Oh yeah. My Birthday present to me. Allparts "second" swamp ash body, Fender P MIJ "E" neck, previously black DiMarzios that I painted, Minwax white oak latex stain and 2 coats of sealer for a semi matte finish.
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Bought the used Badass around '82 to put on my first FenderBird build. The finish took one day, I'm easy to please.
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