Anyone live in Milton Freewater, Oregon? [now with PICZ]

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Wed May 20, 2009 7:17 am

How'd it go?

plesiosaurus · Post by **plesiosaurus** » Wed May 20, 2009 7:18 am

plesiosaurus · Post by **plesiosaurus** » Wed May 20, 2009 7:43 am

I'll take some more pictures tomorrow in the sun.

The headstock decal is almost completely scratched off, the knobs aren't original and it's refined.
There is a dime sized chip in the pickguard right in front of the trussrod.

LOL either the bridge is backwards or the one on my 69RI is.

The tuners work great, the switches slide nicely the neck feels AMAZING. I haven't really gotten a chance to test out how it sounds since the strings aren't on correctly (aren't wrapped around the trem) and the set up is terrible, but it plays smooth as butter, as far as I can tell. Smaller and faster than my 69RI. It's also considerably lighter. There is very little fret wear.

There aren't too many nicks and dings, and none that go through the finish, although there are probably some underneath the refin, but nothing serious. The finish on the neck is worn very nicely where open chords are played.

The case is in pretty good condition. The fuzzy crap inside is coming off on one section, but besides that it's more or less in great shape. The latches both work.

ANYWAY i gotta go to bed, I am wiped out.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed May 20, 2009 8:01 am

nice snag. now your name is off the shitty moves of 2009 list.

Post by **Mike** » Wed May 20, 2009 8:04 am

Well played!

plesiosaurus · Post by **plesiosaurus** » Wed May 20, 2009 8:38 am

Thanks dudes.

I think... there is something rolling around in the trem cavity...

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed May 20, 2009 12:00 pm

Probably a spring. They lose their tension over the years, you may have to set them on the second notch of the lipstick tube posts to keep them in place.

Brilliant score! Must be 'deal of the year' to date.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Wed May 20, 2009 2:09 pm

plesiosaurus wrote: LOL either the bridge is backwards or the one on my 69RI is.

The bridge is backwards! weird. Nice catch though, looks sweeet.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Wed May 20, 2009 2:20 pm

Gorgeous 'stang dude

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed May 20, 2009 2:35 pm

great score man. definitely worth the road trip.

aftermecomestheflood · Wed May 20, 2009 3:18 pm

great job dude.

plesiosaurus · Post by **plesiosaurus** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:58 pm

Hm. It has klusons, which imply it's a 64 according to this http://fendermustangstory.com/default.htm#1964

But it also has a F-stamped serial neckplate, which would denote 65/66 .

Unless of course they used leftover stock or something or another isn't original.

I didn't check the pots or neck for a date before I took it to the shop to get set up, so I'll have to wonder about the age until I get it back.

The dude at the store seemed to think it was late 70's, which made me worry about the age, but I think he's somewhat misinformed.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu May 21, 2009 12:28 am

It's not that weird for the bridge to be backwards, the saddles are the same in both directions and it's probably easier to slip a screwdriver in there than between the tailpiece and bridge.

Anyway yeah... do I even need to say nice score?

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu May 21, 2009 12:52 am

plesiosaurus wrote:Hm. It has klusons, which imply it's a 64 according to this http://fendermustangstory.com/default.htm#1964

But it also has a F-stamped serial neckplate, which would denote 65/66 .

Unless of course they used leftover stock or something or another isn't original.

I didn't check the pots or neck for a date before I took it to the shop to get set up, so I'll have to wonder about the age until I get it back.

The dude at the store seemed to think it was late 70's, which made me worry about the age, but I think he's somewhat misinformed.

does it has contour?

plesiosaurus · Post by **plesiosaurus** » Thu May 21, 2009 1:19 am

Nope. Slab.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu May 21, 2009 1:23 am

yea, sounds like a '65 to me.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:43 am

i have no idea where milton freewater is

Ty · Post by Ty » Thu May 21, 2009 2:48 am

gaybear wrote:i have no idea where milton freewater is

It's located south 8 miles of Walla Walla Washington, it's in the North East section of Oregon. info.
Great buy by the way. also, that guy is way wrong, like stated by mage, it's obviously from around 65-68.

plesiosaurus · Post by **plesiosaurus** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:54 am

It's a town you can drive through in two minutes at 25 mph. The town theme is frogs or something.

It's just a few miles south of Walla Walla, Washington.

The woman at the gas station had moustache. Honest to god. The guy lived with his very pregnant girlfriend down a gravel road in a ravine surrounded by farmland. It was very Deliverance-esque. Especially for a couple city boys with Jersey plates.

Post by **dots** » Sun May 24, 2009 7:01 pm

plesiosaurus wrote:It's a town you can drive through in two minutes at 25 mph. The town theme is frogs or something.

It's just a few miles south of Walla Walla, Washington.

The woman at the gas station had moustache. Honest to god. The guy lived with his very pregnant girlfriend down a gravel road in a ravine surrounded by farmland. It was very Deliverance-esque. Especially for a couple city boys with Jersey plates.

that describes about half of america. srsly.

well done, sir. a little tlc, and that axe will be a great player, i'm sure.