The '66 Pat/Crofty 'stang

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:30 pm

don't listen to them! think how much nicer it'll be with something approaching an original colour. nothing you do cosmetically will devalue it, it's already been through the mangle.

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:11 pm

first band practice with the babe

Pacafeliz · Post by **Pacafeliz** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:08 am

oh cool to see my girl back in action!

btw, which one are you using more, the bridge or neck pup? even not being original, i think that neck pup sounds spectacular!!!

rock on!

Pat.

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:56 am

Pacafeliz wrote:oh cool to see my girl back in action!

btw, which one are you using more, the bridge or neck pup? even not being original, i think that neck pup sounds spectacular!!!

rock on!

Pat.

usually both in the out of phase mode, or just the neck pup. im going through phases of which one i like best.

neck certainly has the most to say for itself.

dumb donnie · Post by **dumb donnie** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:00 pm

What did you end up deciding to do about the Mustang?

gpselmer · Post by **gpselmer** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:32 am

I just love the first wo pics. reminds me of my first one...

eurotrashed · Post by **eurotrashed** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:15 pm

This guitar is awesome. I was tempted to buy it when it was for sale, I would have been too tempted to mod the crap out of it though.

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:44 am

after a lot of personal issues and stuff, im back on the forums. i understand that i was a helluva douche to some people on the forums when i was last here. and i am unreservedly sorry, and i hope i can be accepted back on here as a poster. probably nobody really remembers me.

with regards to guitars, ive sold my jaguar, and seem to only buy used now. i got a 1992 Gibson les paul special, and a 1974 vox escort which is gorgeous.

in terms of the mustang in this thread, i decided to do what i always wanted and actually refinish it. as i was sanding it down i found the original colour - daphne blue, but i had already shelled out money on my dakota red sprays: and this is where we are so far:

sanded

base coat

first few coats of dakota

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:20 pm

looking good, and welcome back buddy

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:14 am

overdid a coat and got some paint run. so annoyed with myself. i wanted to get this all sorted by the end of the week and now ive got to leave it to dry for god knows how long, and then sand that section right back down again

peecheeclean · Post by **peecheeclean** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:00 pm

would totally stick a p90 in the neck...looks awesome though...i wouldn't change anything about it.

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:54 pm

peecheeclean wrote:would totally stick a p90 in the neck...looks awesome though...i wouldn't change anything about it.

people keep saying this.
cant see it myself really. id prefer to stick to the single coil look. the neck pup is my favourite of the two.

Pacafeliz · Post by **Pacafeliz** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 1:45 am

cool!!! this thing's gonna look KILLER... always did already, anyways!
rock on, good to see you back here!

Pat.

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:35 am

thanks pat. really loving the way its turning out. i left the route in the colour it came to me - a little homage to the way it once was.
i buffed out the places where the paint had run, so i guess im just gonna have to go over that with a few more light coats to bring it to the level of everything else.

just got a second string tree for the headstock as the g string had a tendency to slip out of the nut. maybe just get a new nut? this will do for now.

overall. dunno how many more coats i need.... as it stands this is how it looks:

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:46 pm

crofty wrote:
peecheeclean wrote:would totally stick a p90 in the neck...looks awesome though...i wouldn't change anything about it.
people keep saying this.
cant see it myself really. id prefer to stick to the single coil look. the neck pup is my favourite of the two.

Please tell me you're keeping the old hacked pickguard and homemade mounting ring. They look amazing. They're actually my favorite bit about that guitar.

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:38 pm

Richard wrote:
crofty wrote:
peecheeclean wrote:would totally stick a p90 in the neck...looks awesome though...i wouldn't change anything about it.
people keep saying this.
cant see it myself really. id prefer to stick to the single coil look. the neck pup is my favourite of the two.
Please tell me youre keeping the old hacked pickguard and homemade mounting ring. They look amazing. They're actually my favorite bit about that guitar.

the hacked up pickguard is friggin awesome. really not sure about the mounting ring - but theres no way to get rid of it without changing the pickguard. so i guess it stays

.

also. final coat of colour is done. hopefully be finished and playing by the end of the week.

edit: ordered some new klusons. need to fill a pretty heavy hairline fracture in the headstock and clamp it together over this weekend. other than that and getting some laquer on the thing. pretty much nearly there.

Pacafeliz · Post by **Pacafeliz** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:56 pm

can't wait to see it finished!!!

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:19 pm

peecheeclean wrote:would totally stick a p90 in the neck...

Of all the things I have read after being away for a few days his really made me lol.

Shame you already had the red, would have been nice to give it its original colour back.
But does look like you have done a good job on it.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:35 pm

I think Crofty's lucky Thom's not sticking a P90 in his neck, frankly.

I can only hope that a grovelling, apologetic PM has been sent.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 8:01 pm

Haha <3 Tim...*insert some sort of "chance would be a fine thing" comment*