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welovecats
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Anybody know what model this is?
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May 20, 2022, 10:21:09 AM »
Is that strat jack original?
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lbpesq
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Re: Anybody know what model this is?
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May 20, 2022, 10:45:11 AM »
I’m not seeing any pics and the links don’t open.
Bill, tgo
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adriaan
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Re: Anybody know what model this is?
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May 20, 2022, 10:49:18 AM »
It's a
California Special
and the jackplate would be original. These came with Schaller or Floyd Rose trems.
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adriaan
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Re: Anybody know what model this is?
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May 20, 2022, 10:51:15 AM »
Quote from: lbpesq on May 20, 2022, 10:45:11 AM
I’m not seeing any pics and the links don’t open.
Bill, tgo
The pictures show as regular photos in the post for me, on an Android phone.
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StephenR
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May 20, 2022, 11:37:20 AM »
No pictures visible to me either and the file that downloaded when I clicked on it doesn't display either.
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David Houck
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Re: Anybody know what model this is?
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May 20, 2022, 11:48:45 AM »
Pictures have a webp extension.
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hammer
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Re: Anybody know what model this is?
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May 20, 2022, 12:28:22 PM »
As Adriaan commented, the pics show as regular photos on the site when using Chrome.
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welovecats
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Re: Anybody know what model this is?
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May 20, 2022, 12:51:19 PM »
Pics are showing for me on safari.
I wish this had a chrome bird stop and bridge instead of the tremolo. I wonder how hard it would be to modify one. Has anyone ever heard of someone doing that? Mica, what do you think?
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lbpesq
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May 20, 2022, 05:44:59 PM »
Nada on Safari/iPad for me.
Bill, tgo
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David Houck
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May 20, 2022, 05:58:14 PM »
Converted.
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David Houck
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May 20, 2022, 06:05:46 PM »
It's a nice guitar. I bet it sounds great. And personally, I like the sound of trem bars.
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mica
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Re: Anybody know what model this is?
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May 21, 2022, 05:11:46 PM »
Jack is likely original. We can change out the trem to a fixed bridge and stop, but it won't look like it was there originally without a total refinish and an opaque paint job, seems like a lot of expense to me! I'd start with a new build, but then again I sell guitars for a living
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jazzyvee
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Re: Anybody know what model this is?
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May 22, 2022, 12:29:22 AM »
And i thought you sold dreams, and made them look like guitars. 🤫😂
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lbpesq
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Re: Anybody know what model this is?
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May 22, 2022, 01:05:49 AM »
I don’t know if it‘s the same one, but this looks like Steve Millers’ green California Special that was on consignment years ago, pre-pandemic, at Guitar Showcase in San Jose.
Bill, tgo
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edwardofhuncote
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May 22, 2022, 02:25:45 AM »
Neck looks like a combination of maple and something else in the center. Interesting. I haven't seen many California Specials... maybe this was a standard feature?
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