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I’m not planning on having a pro do it. I’ve refinished the thing 3 times already and it was pretty beat up when I got it. But hey, I was 14 and it was a real Fender. What can I say?
I’m not going for 100% stock, vintage dead mint look either. I think that boat’s sailed. I’ve refinished it 3 times already but never really well. I’ve built a few guitars over the last 18 months and doing pretty good with the spray gun and nitro. This time I want to do her right.
That’s not the original bridge pickup. I think it’s a Dimarzio, may have been called a PreBS. I’ve had several pickups in it over the years. So I’m not real sure. The neck one is a Strat pickup. Funny, she still sounds like a Tele (That’s the good news) I do still have the original 3 saddle bridge and am cleaning that up to go back in her.
The finishes I’ve considered if I bondo the sides are a sunburst so the black would hind the bondo. Or how would a blonde look if the edges where solid color and faded to a slight opaque finish in the center. I’d love to se some of that old ash grain when I’m done.
It’s a great player. A few years after I got this I got that Strat that I wanted so badly. Rewired it, messed with the setup, cussed the trem unit and played the heck out of it but never stripped it. After a few years I swapped it for an SG and now that’s long gone too. But the old Tele is still here. She ain’t going nowhere.
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