NGD: what is that God awful stench?

[robthemac]

From a much better photographer than me:

[robthemac]

The good: absolutely looks the part. The important stuff looks to be very original, but I havent taken the pickup cover off or looked inside. Neck feels great and is reasonably straight. Sounds good acoustically, and wonderful plugged in. Controls all work.

[robthemac]

The less good: has a replacement nut that looks like it's held in place with hope and prayers. Fretboard has been worn away in places and has chunks of wood arbitrarily glued in. It's a proper fretless wonder, even before taking into account fretwear. In the first few frets they're a Patrick Bateman situation: there's an idea of frets, but it's illusory, an abstraction, they're not really 'there'. There's a sliiiight bellying at around the 14th fret which is expected at this age. And whatever the fuck this is.

[StrummersOfThunder]

The less good: has a replacement nut that looks like it's held in place with hope and prayers. Fretboard has been worn away in places and has chunks of wood arbitrarily glued in. It's a proper fretless wonder, even before taking into account fretwear. In the first few frets they're a Patrick Bateman situation: there's an idea of frets, but it's illusory, an abstraction, they're not really 'there'. There's a sliiiight bellying at around the 14th fret which is expected at this age. And whatever the fuck this is.

I guess the original Bakelite or whatever strap but broke and (to their credit) they’ve used an existing screw hole to put a modern one in. Should be easy enough to reverse all that and find a period correct looking one , do a bit of filling and drilling etc and it should look a little less like curious George

[jeremyb]

Moderate to chunky with a slight V. Slimmer than I expected.

You called?

[Jay]

Another positive on these old guitars is that the F holes are actually correctly positioned.

[KNNZ]

I've just seen and touched this gorgeous beautiful thing!!! I'm mad jelly now!! congrats Rob!!

[KNNZ]

that natural aging is really something! no murphy aging etc etc can compare

[robthemac]

that natural aging is really something! no murphy aging etc etc can compare

Yeah, but wait til you see how good it'll look after a heat gun and compressed air!!!

[Slowy]

that natural aging is really something! no murphy aging etc etc can compare

Yeah, but wait til you see how good it'll look after a heat gun and compressed air!!!

Great score Robbie; I can see you playing that a lot.

[robthemac]

Couple of sweaty demos. Bonus for noticing the accidental major third.

[codedog]

OMG... that major third! So jarring! Atrocious! Shame on you!

[codedog]

Beautiful smelly old thing though.

[robthemac]

Beautiful smelly old thing though.

Guitar ain't bad either ay ay ay

[codedog]

Beautiful smelly old thing though.

Guitar ain't bad either ay ay ay

Dunno, dude. I'm still getting over that minor third. Ask me again tomorrow.