my serviceman

light rail coyote · Post by **light rail coyote** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:19 am

Here's that serviceman I got off eBay for $150. it looks so cool, and will actually play alright once I get it all fixed up. THe frets were horribly uneven, so I leveled them as best I could. the fret board was also separating, so I glued it back down. THe neck looks to be actual maple, and the body is solid mahogany, not plywood. most of the neck binding is gone, and the wood above the nut is mostly chipped away. The headstock also broke at the seam at one point and was poorly repaired. The pickups actually work, but it needs new pots and switches, cause it wont play. it looks killer though. It's spectacularly dirty. My girlfriend told me it creeps her out cause it's so grimy.
Real v fake

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:30 am

nice! i want to find a cheap serviceman.

light rail coyote · Post by **light rail coyote** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:51 am

holyCATS1415 wrote:nice! i want to find a cheap serviceman.

they're cool, but not as a player, mor as a cool peice of history.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Wed May 14, 2008 6:05 am

light rail coyote wrote:
holyCATS1415 wrote:nice! i want to find a cheap serviceman.
they're cool, but not as a player, mor as a cool peice of history.

would make for an interesting project at least

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Wed May 14, 2008 9:26 am

you are the 2nd person to say that.
they are not really an interesting project, well, maybe the first time around, after that its a bit boring.
dude, i think you should thurstonize that thing!
the white finish has yellowed so well!

light rail coyote · Post by **light rail coyote** » Wed May 14, 2008 9:31 am

I'm tempted to go all out and thurstonize the bitch, but it's so cool like it is. I think I'll just get it to play and let it sit on my wall. I have so many other guitars that play so well, and have real frets, and a real neck plate.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:03 am

that does appear to be one of the better versions, i think all around the ones with blocks were made a lil bit better.
my block and bound one had a maple neck too, and hell it was splated maple, that shit is expensive nowadays(go figure, rotten wood, pricey)
does the trem lock work on that thing?
is the guard cut to size or is it a universal thing with metal on top?
is there a steel rod in it?

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Wed May 14, 2008 3:50 pm

That's def one of the nicer ones, in spite of the filth and the fury. The neck screws are funny though. Standard slot!

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Wed May 14, 2008 3:52 pm

robert(original) wrote:you are the 2nd person to say that.
they are not really an interesting project, well, maybe the first time around, after that its a bit boring.
dude, i think you should thurstonize that thing!
the white finish has yellowed so well!

thats what i meant by "project"

Pacafeliz · Post by **Pacafeliz** » Wed May 14, 2008 4:26 pm

DGNR8 wrote:That's def one of the nicer ones, in spite of the filth and the fury. The neck screws are funny though. Standard slot!

"in spite" you say... i'd say it's prettier BECAUSE of the filth and fury!!!
SO COOL!!!!

Pat.

markocaster · Post by **markocaster** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:01 pm

cool find