KiOgon Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Knock on the door when I was in the shower thismorning (don't it always happen) So Kaz went - "there's a huge box here from Blackpool" - that'll be the tower I ordered I quipped! Well it was big & square & had at least 1/2 a tree's worth of paper packed around my latest ebay bargain! It smells a bit! But it's all there, good & bad, pickguard broken which I knew about, no output apart from crackles, which I expected as the ad said 'non working etc', bit of a ding on the back of neck, more of a crack in the varnish really, which wasn't shown in the photo's. The head has cleaned up straight away, what looked like a fag burn just wiped off! The tuners are all good & working, original string trees are fine, nut - good, especially please that all the neck binding is good, undamaged & all in place. Likewise the MOP inlays, all present & correct, with only a couple requiring gluing back in flush. The body is great, hardly any chips or scratches, just a bit of coming apart at the join to sort, but there's hardly a mark on the back & the neck plate + screws chrome is fine. Original pick-ups in excellent condition, plastic cases shiny & pole pieces rust free. I haven't opened it up yet but I think the pots will need replacing, no problems anticipated sorting the wiring out. The bridge is a bit of a tarnished ugly 1/2 Gibson 1/4 Rick & 1/4 cheap/nasty thing so I'll be looking for an upgrade/replacement bridge. So it's just pick guard, bridge, pots & knobs + a set of strings, with a bit of glue & clamping - should be in business soon! Cheerz, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 ... and the pickguard is in the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1319206410' post='1411322'] ... and the pickguard is in the post. [/quote] Many thanks Dave, you're a diamond geezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 Wishing I could find a serial number on this but there's nothing - nowhere It's all stripped & cleaned, no scribbles on the neck, neck pocket or in the cavities, not even a pencil mark. No good on the pots either, 2 volume are obviously cheap & nasty replacements & the tone which looks old, I thought might just have been original - turns out to be a RS - none of them with any date codes on Nothing on the back of the pick ups, pick guard or bridge. So I guess it's a '73 then same as my old one until proven otherwise Cheerz, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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