Number 3 just pulled in, the mahogany S-73 I just picked up for "research" purposes. It's got a few notable dings, biggest on the lower horn:
A lesser one on the upper horn:
Very nice mahogany everywhere:
It's in rather good condition outside of that. I'm thinking on the finish. Is there a non rich person way to ditch the poly and start again? A refinish is not warranted sonically. Unplugged, it rings like a bell. Plugged in, it's the stuff I looked for in SGs and never found. First tech stop will be new pots, caps, p/u selector. (I know from experience how big a deal that is with these.) Then B5 bigsby, perhaps even Fralin P-92 p/u swaps (in the name of science.)
DA #2, a black M-72, came back in last night after those very same electronics upgrades. (Money well spent.) It's a remarkable instrument ... for this price, for any price. The Goldtones are DIVINE, and it plays the equal of much pricier stuff. Besides being quite beautiful.
They don't need me ... they can play together. Check out the family pix:
http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t150 ... Dearmonds/
A lesser one on the upper horn:
Very nice mahogany everywhere:
It's in rather good condition outside of that. I'm thinking on the finish. Is there a non rich person way to ditch the poly and start again? A refinish is not warranted sonically. Unplugged, it rings like a bell. Plugged in, it's the stuff I looked for in SGs and never found. First tech stop will be new pots, caps, p/u selector. (I know from experience how big a deal that is with these.) Then B5 bigsby, perhaps even Fralin P-92 p/u swaps (in the name of science.)
DA #2, a black M-72, came back in last night after those very same electronics upgrades. (Money well spent.) It's a remarkable instrument ... for this price, for any price. The Goldtones are DIVINE, and it plays the equal of much pricier stuff. Besides being quite beautiful.
They don't need me ... they can play together. Check out the family pix:
http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t150 ... Dearmonds/