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Jeffm725
Username: Jeffm725

Registered: 06-2005
Posted on Friday, July 15, 2005 - 12:53 pm:   

I love looking at the grain patterns on the MC series guitars. I am biased (and lucky) but the grain on my '79 MC500 is among the best I have seen. What do you think? And please post your cool woodgrain shots.
I really like the circular pattern on the upper right as well as the stripes on the bottom left:
MC500 grain
Also I love the control cavity plate on this one. I have seen plain black too, which models have the plain black and which models have this?
proud crarftsmen
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Jeffm725
Username: Jeffm725

Registered: 06-2005
Posted on Friday, July 15, 2005 - 1:16 pm:   

here is a closer look at the circular patterns:
circular

and a closer one on what I call the "tiger stripes"
stripes
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Bigmike
Username: Bigmike

Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 1:14 am:   

These guitars really remind me of the Roland GR-808's with gold hardware - Roland's fancy neck thru synth guitar - Pat Metheny plays the cheaper GR303 which is set neck with chrome hardware. The "wings" on the body are just a teensie bit different on the GR series, more like an SG, these on the MC500 look a little more "Strat-ty". Nice axe man... very nice.
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 8:18 am:   

Here's a close up of the Ash top of a '76 Randy Scruggs.

ScruggsAshGrain
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Jeffm725
Username: Jeffm725

Registered: 06-2005
Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 9:35 am:   

wow, John thats beau-tee-ful.. Ive always loved the scruggs. what a piece of wood. They sure had access to some nice woods in the seventies. Keep posting these everyone, I love looking at these.
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Jeffm725
Username: Jeffm725

Registered: 06-2005
Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 9:52 am:   

by the way the In the closeup of the lower left stripes I have above you can see a pretty decent ding/chip . What are your thoughts on repair. If it wasn't for that one spot the guitar would be virtually flawless. I have heard people say that if you find the right guy than do it, but have heard others say "dont touch it" and that any tipe of repair would only reduce the collectable value. What are the prevailing opinions of the experts here? (and I mean experts, there are a bunch of people here that know about theses guitars more than anyone on the planet, I love this place!)
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 4:59 pm:   

Here's the flame Maple top of my GB12. Don't touch or you'll get burned.

GB12Maple
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 5:20 pm:   

Here's the back of my special Scruggs. It's got that big wavey grain pattern common to the Ash that Ibanez used on the Professional models in the mid to late 70s.
ScruggsBack

Here's why this guitar is special; the top has a very tight and straight grain pattern. I believe it's the end grain of the ash.
ScruggsFront
ScruggsToggle
ScruggsControls
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Brentm
Username: Brentm

Registered: 03-2005
Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 11:22 am:   

Johns: Those grain patterns are amazing, like nothing I've ever seen. Absolutely gorgeous!

Jeff: My MC400 has a few chips like that on the edge. Let me know if you figure something out.
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Bobzilla
Username: Bobzilla

Registered: 02-2005
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 7:19 pm:   

'78 mc500
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Bobzilla
Username: Bobzilla

Registered: 02-2005
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 7:22 pm:   

'78 mc500
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Jeffm725
Username: Jeffm725

Registered: 06-2005
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 8:12 pm:   

Boy, I love the NT Bobzilla. Definitely don't see as many as my you do of my DS. I really like the top half lower section (by top half I mean the non volume, tonepot/eq side , some cool swirls happening.

Johns, the GB12 and especially the scruggs have me at a loss for superlatives, they are both just unbelievable. I am still catching my breath 2 days later. I have seen my fair share of scruggs and weirs (albeit more in pics than in person unfortunately) and have seen nothing remotely like that tight grain on the top of your scruggs. Man, the things Mother Nature can accomplish natuarally and randomly beats the hell out of any machine aided design you could ever imagine. Guitars are wonderful on so many different levels and a good one hits all of your senses (well maybe not taste, unless you are totally in love with it ;-) but there is the visual appeal, the feel of it in your hands, the sound it makes, there is a definite type of smell to one that is a combination of all the factors including wood, metal, polish, etc...
my world(and the world at large) would be an emptier place without music.
These vinatge Ibanez guitars are real works of Art on so many levels.
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Ibanezfreak1960
Username: Ibanezfreak1960

Registered: 03-2004
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 11:22 pm:   

Here is a close up of my Prestige AR3000VV.

my picture
my picture
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Boogieknight
Username: Boogieknight

Registered: 01-2004
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 11:05 am:   

here's one of my G808.

G808

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