my first NGD!!

longcat

longcat

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well, my first one here anyway. :p bet y'all thought i was just pulling your leg in my first post.

this is how she started out when all her parts arrived on thursday. MIJ body, MIM '50s reissue neck, black pearloid pickguard, red/silver/blue lace sensors.

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today while my kid was napping i had the pleasure of watching as my dude soldered a few wires, and then i took a screwdriver to her and assembled her. a set of strings later and she's ready for play. truss rod might need tightening but i'm going to play her as-is for now and see how it goes. my dude tells me you call these "parts-casters". i call her mitzie. :D (yeah, i named her.)

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she's so purty. a little beat up, if you look up close, but that's fine by me. i won't feel so bad about beating on her a bit myself, and planning a bit of a custom paint job to add some extra detail to the body. she's sounds and plays great as far as i'm concerned, but my experience is...uh...shall we say, "limited"? lol. whatev. i think she's awesome and that's what counts, because it'll keep me playing.
 
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That's funny, I've heard you couldn't mix MIM and MIJ parts, as the dimensions were lightly off. Guess they were BS'ing.
 
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Gorgeous! I can't believe how well that color and that pickguard go together. And the black knobs/pups set it off even better.

Killer axe. :cool2:
 
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Congratulations!! I like the looks of it.

Is "my dude" your boyfriend? Not that there's anything wrong with that.
 
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+1 on the real great color combination, she's looking just amazing. Great sum of parts as well, I'm betting you have one killer axe in your hands right there.

Enjoy her in good health and happy NGD :headbang:

JOLLY said:
Congratulations!! I like the looks of it.
Is "my dude" your boyfriend? Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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I'm surmising more like, her husband
 
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very nice!

I'm also pleased to see somebody using Lace Sensors these days...I like those pickups a LOT better than the Fender Noiseless pickups that have replaced most Lace pickups at Fender these days!
 
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KeeperOS said:
+1 on the real great color combination, she's looking just amazing. Great sum of parts as well, I'm betting you have one killer axe in your hands right there.
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i don't have a lot of experience to go on for comparison, but i think she sounds pretty freakin' amazing.

and i agree, the color combo hits a nice sweet spot with me.
 
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