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Location: Marlton, NJ | I FINALLY got my 1112 back from the mothership today and I now get to see in person what everyone else has been raving about!
First - a little history:
A little after I first joined the OFC, I was doing my best Trader Jim imitation - I traded a celebrity and a Tak eg10c for a nice Custom Balladeer. When I received the Balladeer, it had taken some damage in shipping - finish cracks, dings, etc. It was still playable, so I just kept it and played it. The seller (other trader) offered to make amends, but I didn't think the situation warrented it.
Anyway - spring forward a few months - I decided to "upgrade" the CB with an Op-Pro that I purchased on Ebay. The physical install of the can and jack went well... the bridge was a whole other story. I BUTCHERED it!
After that, I pretty much left it in the corner gathering dust for about a year. I thought about just chalking it all up to experience, but everytime I looked at it, I loved the burst more. In November of last year, I decided to see what all the hub-bub was about and sent it off to the mothership along with a bridge and an abalone rosette that I had also acquired from ebay.
I couldn't wait anymore and emailed Budny today to see when it would be done.. the response was "looks like it shipped yesterday...". I went on to UPS to track it and lo and behold it was out for delivery this morning (that was fast!).
Without further ado....
Here are the before pics:
Lots of dings and scratches, and the rosette was cracked in a couple of spots:
My Op-Pro jig before cutting:
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Location: Marlton, NJ | And the after shots:
It sounds as good as it ever has - it's definitely a cannon! It is perfectly setup, as expected. This will likely be the one that I grab for playing at church from now on. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Wow... very, very nice.
To bad they could not have added a foil lable.
(sorry... I'm on a mission) |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Woody makes pickguards (and other fantastic custom works), I install op-pros, maybe you should start making foil labels. I'll take one :D I don't know what you would call it though... 1112 on steroids? 1612? 1712? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I just got a visual of the new "Post-Fender Taca-Ova-Hamer-Guild-ity's label. Ar-r-r-gh!
Very nice job done by the Good guy's. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Nice, Mike! They must have emptied the service department this week between yours, mine and a few others... |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Wow... very, very nice.
To bad they could not have added a foil lable.
(sorry... I'm on a mission) Somehow I knew that was coming. :D Keep up the campaign. |
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Location: big island | ooo-la-la! gorgeous, mike! i should find a beater quickly and send it in too...just for the experience of it all. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Wow, that look nice!!! I'm starting to think about my 1111-1 and getting that "fixed" in New Hartford. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Nice to see you finally decided to send it in. That looks awesome. Glad it all came together for you.
I really like the grain in that bridge. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by lanaki:
ooo-la-la! gorgeous, mike! i should find a beater quickly and send it in too...just for the experience of it all. I agree! I need to find something that I really want, that someone else has Destroyed, for $97.98 plus postage...
Send it off, and get me a Brand New Antique for a few hundred bucks. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Mike, that's beautiful! Da Folks at da Spa did it again! Congrats! |
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| Very, very pretty Mike. They really do great work there. That's one to be proud of.
I'll probably send my 1537 up after Amelia for the full beauty treatment. |
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