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“Jerry Garcia” Guitar Re-Build (part 4)

I feel like I can finally start dividing these build stories into specific jobs, as the jobs that remain are all reasonably large and separate. The Pickguard I’ve settled on a red one. For now. Jerry’s guitars didn’t have pickguards – just pickup mounting rings – and I think they were brass or some other […]

Strat Salvage (part 2)

I left the last Strat Salvage report with body cracks well glued and the makeshift clamp still in place. The next thing to do then was to remove those veneers (front and back). I read that Fender use/d them to help with finish consistency, especially when using a partially transparent finish such as the case […]