I have a real one. When I bought it 20 or 25 years ago it had already been refinished at least twice. Probably with spray cans.
But it's mostly original. I even have the original ashtray cover for the bridge.
A previous owner put a black bakelite Tele pickguard on it and since Esquires are already routed for a neck pickup, he put a now very old Seymour Duncan Tele neck pickup in it.
I have an original white '57 white pickguard though, and it isn't cut out for a neck pickup.
The pickguard of mine was probably white, although it might have been black.
Dawn at Naked Body Guitars did a great job refinishing the body and neck.
She completed the finish cracking and distressing on the body. Looks great.
But she got sick and ran out of steam and didn't complete the relic job on the neck.
She refinished it but didn't crack the finish or distress it.
It's finished in Nitro and I'm ready to do it myself.
But I cannot get the finish to check and crack. It freezes and turns frosty white but won't crack.
I've watched Youtube videos and the guys heat up a small area with a heat gun, and then hold a can of electronics duster upside down and spray the area, the finish freezes and cracks and looks 50 years old.
But when I do that I cannot get the finish to crack no matter how much I heat it up or freeze it.
Any tips?.
Here's a pic of me and the guitar prior to Dawn refinishing it properly.
But it's mostly original. I even have the original ashtray cover for the bridge.
A previous owner put a black bakelite Tele pickguard on it and since Esquires are already routed for a neck pickup, he put a now very old Seymour Duncan Tele neck pickup in it.
I have an original white '57 white pickguard though, and it isn't cut out for a neck pickup.
The pickguard of mine was probably white, although it might have been black.
Dawn at Naked Body Guitars did a great job refinishing the body and neck.
She completed the finish cracking and distressing on the body. Looks great.
But she got sick and ran out of steam and didn't complete the relic job on the neck.
She refinished it but didn't crack the finish or distress it.
It's finished in Nitro and I'm ready to do it myself.
But I cannot get the finish to check and crack. It freezes and turns frosty white but won't crack.
I've watched Youtube videos and the guys heat up a small area with a heat gun, and then hold a can of electronics duster upside down and spray the area, the finish freezes and cracks and looks 50 years old.
But when I do that I cannot get the finish to crack no matter how much I heat it up or freeze it.
Any tips?.
Here's a pic of me and the guitar prior to Dawn refinishing it properly.
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