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This was a weird one we got a few years ago. I ended up not finishing it and letting it go to someone else as a project. I recently spoke to them and they apparently figured out what it started life as but couldn't remember :)
Anyway, it was cool because neck and body seemed to be original to each other, but doesn't match anything I've ever seen.
The neck is 29 feet, which is usually Washburn, but the body and headstock weren't that style..
Still cool. I am hoping to see what he eventually builds from it. If I had the channel back then, and the workshop, I would have probably kept this one and built it myself
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This one still makes me sad.
Poor Buddy Blaze ML79
But its heart lives on in the blood bolt build.
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Totally screwed up earlier when laying the logo for this headstock.. I blame the hay fever.. but yeah.. decided to play with it.. and I kind of fluff it since this will be on a metal-shaped guitar..
It's like the opening to Saved by the Bell.. or it could be "Uncle Jesse's Shredder" from Full House..
Or maybe just the front of a box of monster cereal.. I don't knows but if it dries well, I may keep it.
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Wasn't feeling so hot. Went to clear coat a headstock and accidentally grabbed the wrong can.. so. I decided to see what I could do with the mistake. It looks like an old monster cereal box.. and I kind of dig where it's going.. or maybe that's just where the sinus/fever crap is making my brain go..
Though it also looks like the intro to Saved by the bell.. or Uncle Jesse's Shredder (Full House)
Considering what this neck is going on, this will be fun
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New videos coming this weekend.
We took a couple of days off to upgrade our production gear. New Osbot Cameras, Condensor Mics, DAW, and Computers.
I am looking forward to finish the setup and start production using these.
It will be a massive leap from the iPhone 17 and clip on mics from our previous videos, and hopefully will make for a more enjoyable experience and higher production level for our viewers.
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New shorts out now
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New video up now.. yes.. the Goodwill Jackson is even worse than we thought..
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New video up now
youtube.com/shorts/hlhZgUr7UB...
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We still haven’t revealed the other guitar from last weekend’s haul…
And honestly, this one was a puzzle.
This thing has been heavily customized... To the point where it took some real digging just to figure out what it originally was.
Whoever owned it before? They didn’t just mod it… they made it theirs.... And they clearly loved it.
Now it’s in our hands.
We’re bringing it back, same soul, same story… but tighter, more stable, and finished the way it always deserved to be.
And for the headstock?
We went with a custom new logo… with a little nod to where it came from ⚡
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4 new videos shorts out now
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