James’s indiscriminate resto cleanup thread

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Re: James is blummin' well at it again

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Single coil wrote:Did something similar and she's all aligned now.

I don't think Kerri expected it to play again.

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Then he said sell, so here we are.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listin ... 86&ed=true

Bonus pix and teaser: Blue RG is next on the block.

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Congratulate him on his choice of Keens :) I've had mine for 4 years now and they're still awesome. They've done serious Km's too. I did the crossing in them once.
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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your auction description is getting into Denche territory ;)
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Nice job. Nice playing too.
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Bg wrote:your auction description is getting into Denche territory ;)
There’s no need for that.
werdna wrote:Well at least I can still make toast in the bath without anyone telling me it's unsafe.

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Bg wrote:your auction description is getting into Denche territory ;)
I FIND THE LACK OF CAPS DISTURBING

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HI....I THINK THESE COMMENTS.... ARE JUST A BIT.......OUT OF ORDER....

... REFINISHED IN CORTINA DUCK EGG BLUE........

CASE NOT ORIGINAL.....
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...possibly a wizard 2 neck... *cough*
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Well, is it?
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This is turning into a bit of an ibanez resto thread.
A Korean rg321 in a really cool blue colour has arrived, and now it's time to rip into it.

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Think this was cosmo black at some stage. Quite a bit of corrosion going on.

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Some meh tier playing marks I get to try buff out.

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Cloudy knob.

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Colour :D

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Good frets - These will be cleaned up and that's it :lol:

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Good whack of dust. Suggests it was sitting a while.

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Bridge pickup. R model, apparently.

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No treasure in here.

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5 way thingy looks heaps chunkier than the plastic unit in the ex350 (and indonesian rg321).

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Removing neck pickup reveals a barcode telling us about an ibane.

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No other treasure here though, just an F model pickup with a D on it (???).

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Colour :D :D :D

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Ahh. More marks to buff out.

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Let's mask up the important bits and get to it.
Everything is in about a thousand pieces and ready to go.

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Even covered in wax it looks cool. Bonus round: Turning pickups upside down works better than trying to mask the magnet side we see.

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Satin metallic finish, hmm . . . .

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So while all the wax is crusting up nicely (jb alert), it's time t-... Urh, yeah. This.

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Frets always turn these things black.

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I will do more werk to it today. Not sure if torn cartilege or (another) cracked rib way up top, but if it becomes a problem, progress will slow.
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Is this your full time job ?

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Nah, but that'd be cool.
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The RSPCG are watching this thread by now...
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Single coil wrote:Nah, but that'd be cool.
only if you don't like money
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Am I the only one who HATEs double dots on the 24th fret??? ..... drives me INSANE :rofl: :rofl:
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Re: James is blummin' well at it again

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Single coil wrote:Well, is it?
No, it'll be an EX neck....

http://ibanez.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_neck_types
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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