Competition Jag on the go. Rob(Og)

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robert(original) wrote:i believe i have a jag decal from decal joe.
what year j.s. neck do you have?
96' my friend.
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really........
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Why? wanna trade? U gotz a 24" Jag?
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i used to, same year too, i sold it to rob a while back, it was a car neck.
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And now the tape comes off...

TADAAAAA.........

Better? :D

Worse? :shock:

Don't give a rat's ass? :x

Click on them bitches to enlarge.... :P

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deliscious
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Thx, I hope I can make Rob (OG) proud. :wink:
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That's fucking awesome. I love it.
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colour matched headstock?
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finboy wrote:colour matched headstock?
Yes, I don't know If I should put Jag decal or Just a "Fender" or maybe just match the headstock and go decal-less??
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personally i don't like blank headstocks, i'd go with the full jag decal
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finboy wrote:personally i don't like blank headstocks, i'd go with the full jag decal
Been thinking about it and.....

Ahem..... well, its not a Fender guitar. The trem plate doesnt say fender and it's a hybrid Jag/Jazz so a matched headstock without a decal would be alright by me. After all Fender had fuck all to do with the guitar. (I guess except for coming up with the original body design).

I do have a set of White tipped Klusons for the headstock. :P

Edit: I guess the neck is a Fender, but still. Decal-less may still be cool.
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I like it. Looks pretty close to the same colors I used. Duplicolor Light Blue Metallic over Sonic Blue.

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Both look great.

As far as HS decals go, on custom jobs, I would jus write my own name. Ninja Mike-o-caster or some shit.
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i second that motion.
thro your name on thier with a white paint pen or something cool.
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cooterfinger wrote:I like it. Looks pretty close to the same colors I used. Duplicolor Light Blue Metallic over Sonic Blue.

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I think your guitar was subconsciously in the back of my mind when I decided to go with comp. stripes. :D

I really like that Strat. Do u have a pic of it finished?

I used duplicolor white primer, and for the color I'm using NAPA custom colors. They're like $25 a can tho' :x

The paint does dry pretty fast which is good cuz u can work fast. :)
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Between kids, classes and work I haven't got around to finishing it. I've got the neck sprayed with a matching headstock and decal. Just got to get around to wet sanding and buffing it out. I was really pleased with how well the Duplicolor primer and paint went on and how fast it dried. I used Deft clear gloss for the clear coats.
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cooterfinger,
did u wetsand in between color coats?
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That's a negative on sanding color coats. I try not to even touch the color coats if it's a metallic color because your taking some of the flakes off each time you do. I put a can and a half of clear on it then hang it up for a month. For wetsanding I use baby oil and 800, 1000 and 2000 grit paper. I used to wetsand with soapy water but it seems like the baby oil works much better and a couple of drops will go a long way.
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Thx cooter.

And for the few keeping up with the thread...

Change of plans (Again... ) :P

I bought this cheap Jaguar Pickguard and I think I'm gonna go for the full Jag look....

I want to keep the white tipped klusons so the guard needs to be white.

I'm gonna have to get some pickups then... :x , crap and the rhythm switches too!

Anybody want to swap the P-90's for 2 single coils? What chu gotz Shortscale?