So the dude just showed yup at my door and handed me this thing yesterday.
Now y'all know I am not a fan of maple fretboards, long scale and P/J pups, but this thing is neck thru, dual truss rods, mahogany body with a bit of a weird diagonal strip parquet figured top thing going on (looks better in person; it surprised me when I saw it cuz it looked bland in the phone pic dude sent me; rather nice) that is surprisingly thick too; not a thin veneer. The best part is that it’s already stripped so I can go to town with a refin without the bitch work. So I am actually rather enthused.
So many ideas about how to go with this. Undecided re pups (would love something like a thunderbird pickup - but we’ll see what I can get… I’d consider a mudbucker but would then want a second pickup and I’m feeling this as a single), but I am definitely filling that J route (no like Js and no like bridge position on a bass). Since there’s 3 pot holes thinking of doing vol, treble cut (standard tone control) and bass cut (inductor based - hoping to score a vintage Gibson choke coil for that). Also considering altering the shape a bit - definately will contour the neck joint area a bit more, but also maybe modify the horn shape to be less pointer Strat/P and more Ric cresting wave or LP Jr DC ish.
Also it came with a case (branded ‘baldwin’ like the pianos). Haggard (no handle and that one corner pictured is messed up) but for the price I am doing well.
It’s a Freebird.