Hi all...
I'm really on the hunt for a nice American-made Jazzmaster or Jaguar, and I'm ready to throw down my personal 1962 Telecaster Custom copy to find one....
The Thin Skin would be my first choice, but would consider vintage re-fins, and AVRIs...
OK, this is a Mark Jenny painted Telecaster Custom body matched with an Allparts neck with a "C" shape, but I did the antiquing on both under the name of E-Stamp Guitar Reproductions.
This is a bench-copy of a friend's '62, so I was attempting to replicate the wear on the original instrument...
I find that the aging process takes a long time (sometimes a year or so), and the larger companies don't seem to have the time to do it...
But I digress...
The pickups are wound by Charlie Davis, who worked at Fender during the 50's...
They sound wonderful...
I value the guitar at $1.5K...
It ships in an older Fender-style case (not sure of the manufacturer) that lends to the appearance of age...
A few pics:
More pics can be seen here...
Thanks for looking, and let me know what you might have...
Bruce
Download (for free!) "Overhead At Darrington"--fiddle tunes arranged for surf-style electric mandolin--by Bruce Harvie and The Sandfleas here...