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Damn Richard! This is looking amazing! It blends so nicely. I see you got the guard cut too. It looks great. Love the strat switch rout. Debating on actually getting it professionally done like the Jag-Stang 2.0 but what color?

Unbelievable! What an amazing transformation, you certainly know what you're doing. Epic woodwork skills on show here.

stewart wrote:fuck, that is crazy good! i'd never even have thought of that. FUCK

Thanks, there's a guy over at reranch that goes by SGLou that does amazing restorations. I stole everything from him.

George wrote:Un-fucking-real. Cooter has magic powers.

Thanks George. It's the power of Titebond.

Punkacc9 wrote:Damn Richard! This is looking amazing! It blends so nicely. I see you got the guard cut too. It looks great. Love the strat switch rout. Debating on actually getting it professionally done like the Jag-Stang 2.0 but what color?

You should really give painting a go yourself one day. You can do like I do when I paint mine. I strive for a perfect finish but end up with a well kept relic at best.

Gabriel wrote:Unbelievable! What an amazing transformation, you certainly know what you're doing. Epic woodwork skills on show here.

Thanks. It was a '66 Mustang body I believe but with all the new wood added I figure it averages out to a late 70's mustang body now.

That is amazing work!!

Thanks Thomas,

I still have the matter of those holes to deal with but they've been filled on the front at least.

When I was drilling the holes on the back for plugs I hit metal grommets of some sort.
I'm guessing that they were there for some kind of trem. Maybe a Bigsby? Who knows.
Anyway, I need to pick up a 1/2" dowel tomorrow.

Excellent progress! Great turn around for that poor body.

Damn. Surprise after surprise. And I don't know. After all your work to restore it, I think I might just get it done really nice. I don't know.

Wee plugs
Bigger plugs.
Sanded flush.
Routed.
And done.

Awesome! It looks great. Are you going to fill the small dents? I'm using a JB for the humbucker so you can just do the regular mounts for the humbucker mount.

That's the biznizz!! Great work man.

Excellent work! Looks LOADS better than it started. Great job.

Punkacc9 wrote:Awesome! It looks great. Are you going to fill the small dents? I'm using a JB for the humbucker so you can just do the regular mounts for the humbucker mount.

Everything has been sanded about as level as I can get it. It feels good and smooth. Sanding sealer should take care of the rest.
The paint spots on the back are level and the old paint has filled the small dings.
The JB, is that a single screw each side?

cooterfinger wrote:

Punkacc9 wrote:Awesome! It looks great. Are you going to fill the small dents? I'm using a JB for the humbucker so you can just do the regular mounts for the humbucker mount.

Everything has been sanded about as level as I can get it. It feels good and smooth. Sanding sealer should take care of the rest.
The paint spots on the back are level and the old paint has filled the small dings.
The JB, is that a single screw each side?

Yep. Same as the 2.0 was.

I want to be Cooter's guitar building padawan. Amazing work.

Excellent work!

That looks great, amazing job you did there.

Most impressed!

Utterly brilliant.

Thanks again guys.

I added the phase switch route and some control plates today then boxed it up to ship back to punkacc9.

As always, just amazing work my friend.

I seriously wish i had 1/100th of your skill with a router/wood

i'd have 4 finished projects instead of 4 who fucking knows what will happen to them things..