Smelly old 57 Supro...

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Old people do like purple, yes...
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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AiRdAd wrote:It would be a bit of a mission, but totally doable. Maybe not worth the effort though. How about using car pinstripes?
A hot rod pinstriper could do this easily.

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Ok, found this tamiya pinstriping tape stuff. So used that to mask and some touch up paint. Just need some brush script letraset and its complete....

Here she is in her smelly old case :D

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awesome transformation
There are still some that think the neck PU is moved to accommodate the extra frets which only proves they cannot detect the difference in length of each.

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Oooooh that looks great :thumbup:

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It actually doesn't matter what it sounds like at this point, the looks will distract! Jack White would play that in a heartbeat.

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It does actually sound the part too :) neck pup is a lot less muffled since I remade a few of the joints, but yeah its floating my boat big time. If it had bigger frets it would be perfect ;) But the chunky neck is awesome and the action is pretty low too - it won't go any lower without hitting the bridge pickup - not height adjustable lol
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k1w1 wrote:Oooooh that looks great :thumbup:
Cheers Laurie, I've gone for roadworn rather than pristine ;)
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Awesomeness! Itching to get my hands on this!

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I keep looking at this thread waiting to jump on the "it's for sale" post. sigh
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Bg wrote:
k1w1 wrote:Oooooh that looks great :thumbup:
Cheers Laurie, I've gone for roadworn rather than pristine ;)
The only way to go, that patina is beautiful, shows it didn't live under someones bed but was a player. The refin was the way to go though, that white is the bizz.

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yeah at some stage I'll do it properly with Nitro, but I really just wanted to get her up and running and playing :D Two position switch, you can jam in between like the old strat 3 pos :D Am recording some stuff to show her off, but may be awhile, trying to remember how to play the bloody tune ;)
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WellyBlues wrote:I keep looking at this thread waiting to jump on the "it's for sale" post. sigh
Dibs firmly noted still ;)
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bender wrote:Awesomeness! Itching to get my hands on this!
paging JB, bender wants his hands on my old wood.
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Awesome! Looks like a massive improvement from when you got it.

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