Took months to get it:

vic108 · Post by **vic108** » Mon May 05, 2008 2:30 am

took off control plate...........

weird blue underneath............dark-ish, almost blue-ish green??????

pots hard to read.......... 032367 25 OK A 137 6642

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Mon May 05, 2008 2:49 am

vic108 wrote:when did the contour body start?

1969 according to Mr. Maxima's.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:17 am

pots date to '66.

vic108 · Post by **vic108** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:18 am

yup, 42nd week of '66

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:25 am

that doesn't necessarily mean anything, except that your guitar was made after the 42nd week of '66. i've heard of '66 pots being used well into the '70s. especially on jags and jazzies. the story goes that some guy ordered way too many that year and i got fired for it. not sure if that's true, though.

vic108 · Post by **vic108** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:27 am

yup, from what i understand, Leo was one frugal guy and parts got used up somehow even if it took years.
Even after he sold the biz to CBS, he was an employee there until 1970.

vic108 · Post by **vic108** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:46 am

OK, here it is:

check out the weird blue color............

and neck date looks like NOV '70 to me..........

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:10 am

if it's a 1970, it could have very well been Comp Blue at one point and time. That's a shame.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:14 am

when did they stop/start putting matching headstocks on comp stangs?

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Mon May 05, 2008 1:46 pm

Comp or Placid blue are always nice. Would love to see a transparent over that back grain. Don't let this one out of your sight.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon May 05, 2008 2:29 pm

Ninja Mike 808 wrote:
vic108 wrote:no parts will be doled out........will keep it intact.

when did the contour body start?

Are they early F type tuners? what year was that '68 - '69?
and by '72, tuners changed?
My 68 has f tuners...

http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15118

markocaster · Post by **markocaster** » Mon May 05, 2008 9:46 pm

Great score , i vote sonic or daphne for a refin or try lake placid blue that looks like the orig colour

vic108 · Post by **vic108** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:36 am

yup, comp blue, daphene blue, surf green (slim chance but maybe), lake placid blue are the colors I'm thinking about.

Post by **Mike** » Tue May 06, 2008 7:39 am

Refinish it please. It has such potential and there's fuck-all point in leaving it the same since it's already been bastardised.

vic108 · Post by **vic108** » Tue May 06, 2008 12:58 pm

i agree Mike. That white house paint bugs the hell out of me.....

Pacafeliz · Post by **Pacafeliz** » Tue May 06, 2008 7:16 pm

wow yeah i'd say that one was most definately a blue comp. mustang. the pearl guard is the final giveaway. what a shame...!
she's still cool!

Pat.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Tue May 06, 2008 8:14 pm

Pacafeliz wrote:wow yeah i'd say that one was most definately a blue comp. mustang. the pearl guard is the final giveaway. what a shame...!
she's still cool!

Pat.

Pretty much exactly my thoughts.

vic108 · Post by **vic108** » Wed May 07, 2008 7:02 pm

Pacafeliz wrote:wow yeah i'd say that one was most definately a blue comp. mustang. the pearl guard is the final giveaway. what a shame...!
she's still cool!

Pat.

Yah Pat, now that I got the neck off and see the neck pocket and the control plate off, it makes sense
that it was comp blue. That MAY BE what I get it restored back too.............

The pups sound GREAT, btw.....................

vic108 · Post by **vic108** » Sat May 10, 2008 1:47 am

fak.........i wish i could figure out how to do close up (macro) shots with this camera - sorry folks!)

manicsix · Post by **manicsix** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:51 pm

Another vote to restore it to the orig colour!