![]() Weird, huh? In other words, “project” guitars can give you the biggest satisfactions that you can imagine. With the help of a GOOD luthier (THIS is another MANDATORY point!) the guitar was put together in probably its best shape since its birth as a whole instrument and it now is the most incredibly sounding and PLAYING guitar of my entire collection (30+ guitars). It had the same type of neck crack and the headstock was split in two. Well, you have to keep in mind that THIS guitar came in in far worse condition. ![]() Pretty bad, huh? Does it scare you away? Does it make you think “god, that guitar is gone, unusable, needs to be trashed…”. Several cracks on the heel (actually, the neck has come off during shipping: see below): The above mentioned and shown guitar is a 1969 Gibson SG Standard. The internet – in these hard times – is full of frauds everywhere. If I consider the answer “fishy”, I will trash the auction. I try to deal with sellers with at least hundreds of excellent dealings and I write them and wait for their answers. I NEVER take into consideration auctions with few seller’s feedback or negative feedback to begin with. How do I “assure” that these conditions are met/verified? I talk to the (reputable) seller. Rebuilding a neck is a lengthy process that bears several risks in my opinion so I try to stay away from it. Necks HAVE to be in good condition, i.e., with appropriate fixes, can be put in perfect working condition again. It’s rather a long process.Īlso, I do not take into consideration “bent” and unusable necks. That I haven’t done and probably won’t do unless some conditions come into place. Please note that usually, I do not take into consideration “large projects”, such as projects that involve having to re-build the body (i.e., got a body and got a neck). – cracks (cracks do not lead necessarily to broken parts, though it’s risky) – scratches (to “some” it’s a problem: to my eyes, it’s beauty!) My definition of an issue guitar: a guitar/main guitar part (usually the body, but I have started a project guitar beginning with a vibrola!) that corresponds to a guitar model/type that I have always wanted and or could never afford, could never find, would never pay for “that much” (as is the case of ’50s Les Pauls, for example). To this day, I think I “did” some 5 or 6 project guitars that were initially “issue” guitars. Reason being, I am the first one to experiment what I suggest one could try as well: I never sit on a chair inventing stuff that you should do if I haven’t tried that myself. I think I had posted the link to it in the eBay Watch Post, among other guitars I was/am keeping an eye on. Here’s a picture before I begin with the description. I’m taking this chance because of a guitar I got yesterday morning (I think I bought 5 or 6 guitars this last August). I think this is fairly true, although there may be some “caveats” (i.e., “be careful!) to keep in mind. The core point of the matter is the belief that buying older battered wood “cheaply” (or even cheaper than an original, “mint” condition similar/identical model would cost), will allow us to have the guitar of our dreams. This is naturally something I didn’t invent, it’s been there for ages: people buying old battered stuff and putting it together in the shape of a splendidly fixed, even modified, reinvented working guitar. ![]() Surprisingly – and proudly – I am seeing more and more people coming to me asking about issue “project” guitars.
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