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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #15 on: October 23, 2010, 02:39:25 PM »
A nice orange fin... :vader: ;D
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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #16 on: October 23, 2010, 05:10:27 PM »
I agree, that's a bargain.
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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #17 on: October 23, 2010, 05:23:30 PM »


 Cool bass, esp for the money (even at 325EU) I don't mind the headstock, but it really would look far better with it painted black.
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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #18 on: October 24, 2010, 12:58:51 AM »
Congrats Rob ! Never saw it on MP  ???  Anyway, when it's not your thing .......... you know my addy, right ?  :mrgreen:
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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #19 on: October 24, 2010, 03:56:04 AM »
Oops my bad: it was on Speurders.
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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #20 on: October 24, 2010, 12:00:47 PM »
actually I think the headstock is kinda cool in an Austin Powers sort of way
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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #21 on: October 25, 2010, 03:41:27 AM »
nice score!
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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #22 on: October 25, 2010, 06:50:35 PM »
Quote from: patman on October 24, 2010, 12:00:47 PM
actually I think the headstock is kinda cool in an Austin Powers sort of way

Ha! I agree. :D

Congrats, Rob!
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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #23 on: October 25, 2010, 09:05:21 PM »
The white looks great. Headstock =  :gay:

Nice score Rob
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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #24 on: October 26, 2010, 02:45:18 AM »
Congratulations! Reallly nice!
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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #25 on: October 26, 2010, 03:28:47 AM »
Quote from: patman on October 24, 2010, 12:00:47 PM
actually I think the headstock is kinda cool in an Austin Powers sort of way



I hate Austin Powers ......
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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #26 on: October 26, 2010, 11:40:36 AM »


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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #27 on: November 04, 2010, 04:14:11 PM »
I'm no fan of Austin Powers. I'm not in a Britpop band. I'm not British.
I couldn't find one reason to leave the Union Jack on the headstock. Especially because I could see the Epiphone logo was still there underneath the Red, white and blue.




So I took some thinner and a box full of cotton tips...








I had to touch up the black in a few places. And I had to partially redo the E with gold.

The result is not as good as I had hoped, but it looks quite a little reliced (something I despise when done deliberately)




But for now I'm happy enough to keep it this way (for a while)
Oh and I'm gonna fix the trussrod cover too.
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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #28 on: November 04, 2010, 04:18:51 PM »
Good job restoring it. You might be able to give it some shine with an extra fine automotive hand buffing liquid.

I never understood why Austin Powers made anyone laugh.
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Re: Very cheap Epi Newport
« Reply #29 on: November 04, 2010, 04:22:05 PM »
Quote from: Dave W on November 04, 2010, 04:18:51 PM
You might be able to give it some shine with an extra fine automotive hand buffing liquid.

Yeah I did try that Dave. Very gently with a soft cloth, but the black is so thin I buffed right through... So I decided to leave it. Now it looks like an aged nitro fin (which it is in fact)

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