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Guitarwhisperer
Username: Guitarwhisperer

Registered: 6-2007
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 11:26 pm:   

Hi! I'm new to this forum, so I'm posting some pictures of my Bob Weir to spark some conversation.Let me know what y'all think!
guitarfront
headstock
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Guitarwhisperer
Username: Guitarwhisperer

Registered: 6-2007
Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 11:57 pm:   

neck pickup headstock back
control cavity toggle switch
full back control cavity cover
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Guitarwhisperer
Username: Guitarwhisperer

Registered: 6-2007
Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 12:11 am:   

And a couple more....

front body pickups

I hope y'all like. I'm a professional repairman by trade and part time luthier. I gather there's a few of you guys the same. I love 70's Ibanez guitars, and when I buy them, I like to restore them as much as possible. This one only needed the two tone pots and one capacitor, as well as the two associated knobs. I replaced those with period correct 1978 knobs, pots, and the capacitor.
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Blazerplayer
Username: Blazerplayer

Registered: 4-2006
Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 1:07 am:   

Looks great! Did you replate the hardware???? Looks like new!
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Bobzilla
Username: Bobzilla

Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 7:29 am:   

Nice axe.
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Chazmo
Username: Chazmo

Registered: 3-2007
Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 7:43 am:   

Sweet! Looks to be in great shape!
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Sixvsix
Username: Sixvsix

Registered: 3-2002
Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 8:59 am:   

Nice example! Oh and welcome to the club

six
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Fingersmcoy
Username: Fingersmcoy

Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 9:09 am:   

Welcome!Very nice!!
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Guitarwhisperer
Username: Guitarwhisperer

Registered: 6-2007
Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 9:34 am:   

I bought this off eBay recently from the original owner. He included the reciept from the store he bought it from. I called the number on the reciept. The store was still in business, and had sales records from the sixties! Nothings been replated, it just hasn't been played much.
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Guitartim
Username: Guitartim

Registered: 4-2001
Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 10:09 am:   

Sweeet Weir!!
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Laurentb
Username: Laurentb

Registered: 4-2007
Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 11:41 am:   

That is one hell of a nice guitar! There's only one thing wrong with it: that line "Built by the proud craftsmen of Ibanez" is still there. When a guitar is played frequently that should have gone completely, like on my Musician ;-)
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Chucke99
Username: Chucke99

Registered: 2-2007
Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 1:40 pm:   

What year did that line change from "Built by the proud craftsmen of Ibanez Japan" to "Built by the proud people of Ibanez Japan"? "Craftsmen" sounds so much cooler than "people".
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Laurentb
Username: Laurentb

Registered: 4-2007
Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 4:24 pm:   

My Ibanez is from 1982, according to its serial number, so it must be after that. It said 'Craftsmen' on mine, I remember.
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Guitarwhisperer
Username: Guitarwhisperer

Registered: 6-2007
Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 7:59 pm:   

The dude I bought it from never played it, said it was like "that pretty girl you know but never got along with". I'll probly never play it. I've got a beater Ibanez 2617 that I play the heck out of, and a nicer 2617, in nearly the same shape as this Bob Weir that I'll probly never play. The only thing I had to do to that one was restore the pickup covers. I also have a (gasp!) Gibson les paul, "68 flametop custom, tri-burst finish from the custom shop that I'll probly never play, and a buncha guitars that I built that I play the heck out off then dump them at a music store or loan out to local musicians to play and record with and stuff. To me that's part of the fun of building them. I might post a few pictures of some in the misc. section.
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Jchester
Username: Jchester

Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Friday, June 08, 2007 - 12:42 am:   

We'd love to see some of your originals, GW.
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Guitarwhisperer
Username: Guitarwhisperer

Registered: 6-2007
Posted on Saturday, June 09, 2007 - 8:56 pm:   

I've got three guitars that are my own right now, they're on loan to Christie Lenee and th Funk Grass Groove Band right now, she's doing some recording. as soon as I get them back, I'll post some pics in the Misc. section.
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Guitarwhisperer
Username: Guitarwhisperer

Registered: 6-2007
Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 6:13 pm:   

I posted one of my guitars on the miscellaneous section.

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