Ok, I’m excited.

Cadorman said:
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Is this what you are looking for Gahr?
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I even have the stock lead pickup out of my 2018 SG Standard. You would need to put a chrome cover on it and the circuit board plug is long gone.
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Thanks for the offer, but I already have pups ready for the 2018. The PCB is gone. I’ll install the Seth Lover in the neck and a 1990 Gibson 490T i just got in the bridge. I sold a fuzz pedal, a tele pickup and body today to start financing the build, and I bought the 490T for part of the money. And I actually found a nickel ABR1 In my parts bin!
 
ivan H said:
Congrats on an excellent score & great new project. Good to hear that you'll be doing it properly with period correct components. Looking forward to progress reports. Cheers
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I'll try to get as close as possible to a stock 1964/65 Standard. I mill not be using all vintage parts to begin with, simply because I would not be able to afford it. Besides, some parts seem fairly had to get. (Anyone sitting on a vintage six screw pickguard, for instance? All repros seem to have five holes, like on the 1961. I know, I know, I can just drill the extra hole...)
 
The husk arrived today. It survived the postal services, even without being in a proper case. I got to work straight away, and added the parts I had available.

In the true 1965 transitional style, it has features that are not necessarily consistent with a specific time of the year, but based on the heel joint (with an overlap), the nut width (1 9/16’’) and a small comtrol cavity route, I guess it is probably a mid ‘65 production. The neck is still fairly slim, a bit skinnier than my 1965 Junior. From the color of the fretboard, I’d say it is Indian rosewood (unlike my Jr., which has a Brazilian fretboard). I suppose 1965 was the year Gibson stoped buying Brazilian rosewood and started transitioning to Indian.

I’m waiting for a few parts to arrive, and I’ll probably go shopping for some electronics after my next payday. I sold my 2018 SG Standard and a pedal yesterday, and I am trying to convince myself that justifies buying everything I need right away...

As you can see from the pics, the neck joint has been repaired. The work is not very pretty, but it is solid. The frets have been leveled, but the fret ends could use a bit of roumding off. I won’t do that until I have actually played it, though.

The last pic shows the Derek Trucks, the work in progress ‘65 Standard and the ‘65 Junior together



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Gahr said:
The husk arrived today. It survived the postal services, even without being in a proper case. I got to work straight away, and added the parts I had available.

In the true 1965 transitional style, it has features that are not necessarily consistent with a specific time of the year, but based on the heel joint (with an overlap), the nut width (1 9/16’’) and a small comtrol cavity route, I guess it is probably a mid ‘65 production. The neck is still fairly slim, a bit skinnier than my 1965 Junior. From the color of the fretboard, I’d say it is Indian rosewood (unlike my Jr., which has a Brazilian fretboard). I suppose 1965 was the year Gibson stoped buying Brazilian rosewood and started transitioning to Indian.

I’m waiting for a few parts to arrive, and I’ll probably go shopping for some electronics after my next payday. I sold my 2018 SG Standard and a pedal yesterday, and I am trying to convince myself that justifies buying everything I need right away...

As you can see from the pics, the neck joint has been repaired. The work is not very pretty, but it is solid. The frets have been leveled, but the fret ends could use a bit of roumding off. I won’t do that until I have actually played it, though.

The last pic shows the Derek Trucks, the work in progress ‘65 Standard and the ‘65 Junior together



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Really nice score there brotha,
Man, that is gonna be one Killa axe when you get done.

I like the period correct efforts as well, she deserves it.
 
Looks excellent, Gahr. That'll be finished and being played in no time...

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Once the neck tenon cover is on, that's not even an issue.


Gahr said:
I am trying to convince myself that justifies buying everything I need right away...
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Of course you are! :ROFLMAO:

That lovely guitar will be completely finished within the week.

The three look really nice together; not sure which one I like best - kinda impossible to choose really because they are all so nice.
 
Gahr said:
The husk arrived today. It survived the postal services, even without being in a proper case. I got to work straight away, and added the parts I had available.

In the true 1965 transitional style, it has features that are not necessarily consistent with a specific time of the year, but based on the heel joint (with an overlap), the nut width (1 9/16’’) and a small comtrol cavity route, I guess it is probably a mid ‘65 production. The neck is still fairly slim, a bit skinnier than my 1965 Junior. From the color of the fretboard, I’d say it is Indian rosewood (unlike my Jr., which has a Brazilian fretboard). I suppose 1965 was the year Gibson stoped buying Brazilian rosewood and started transitioning to Indian.

I’m waiting for a few parts to arrive, and I’ll probably go shopping for some electronics after my next payday. I sold my 2018 SG Standard and a pedal yesterday, and I am trying to convince myself that justifies buying everything I need right away...

As you can see from the pics, the neck joint has been repaired. The work is not very pretty, but it is solid. The frets have been leveled, but the fret ends could use a bit of roumding off. I won’t do that until I have actually played it, though.

The last pic shows the Derek Trucks, the work in progress ‘65 Standard and the ‘65 Junior together



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The resurrection of an old workhorse - awesome. It looks like it's going to fit in and be right at home.
 
Mr Grumpy said:
Looks excellent, Gahr. That'll be finished and being played in no time...

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Once the neck tenon cover is on, that's not even an issue.




Of course you are! :ROFLMAO:

That lovely guitar will be completely finished within the week.
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Haha, that’s not going to happen. The parts I’mwaiting for have not yet been sent from Germany/USA, and I have yet to order the wiring...

But I’m pretty sure it will happen quicker than I planned...:)
 
Amp Mad Scientist said:
The nut and the bridge saddles are delrin nylon, which makes the sustain more controllable and less microphonic.
But the Angus Young Gibson PU may be worth looking into.
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I already have nylon saddles on the bridge I'm going to install. I'm not sure about the nut material. The pickups I have are 1964/65 pre T-Top patent sticker Gibsons, which would have been stock in the guitar.
 
Gahr said:
I already have nylon saddles on the bridge I'm going to install. I'm not sure about the nut material. The pickups I have are 1964/65 pre T-Top patent sticker Gibsons, which would have been stock in the guitar.
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I think the Delrin nut is used on the most famous / sought after Gibson electric guitars SGs and LP included.
It has a major influence on the sound.
I would invest in some high ratio Grover tuners personally. Or maybe some Gotoh would fit on there?
 
Amp Mad Scientist said:
I think the Delrin nut is used on the most famous / sought after Gibson electric guitars SGs and LP included.
It has a major influence on the sound.
I would invest in some high ratio Grover tuners personally. Or maybe some Gotoh would fit on there?
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I'm trying to restore it to something as close as possible to its original state, so the tuners are double-ring, double-line Klusons.
 
Yargnad said:
StewMac sells Delrin nuts. They call it slipstone.

EDIT: Just searched for it and maybe they don't sell it anymore. You can get sheets of Delrin and cut it up. Always seemed a lot like bone to me, but I only ever replaced Delrin with Delrin if I recall. I use Tusq mostly now and that seems fairly similar too, slightly different texture, but similar otherwise.
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I got some fossilized mammoth tusk, but I haven't tried it yet.
Just a slice. I suppose there's lots of frozen mammoths somewhere.
It's like 65,000 years old. Should be interesting.
Supposedly it sounds pretty good. As for the mammoths, they checked out 50,000 years ago but the legacy lives on.
 
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