u/Haunting-Brush-3171

So here we have my L series 64 Fender Esquire..Neck and Body made in late 63. When I got it was routed out for 2 humbuckers, and finished in poly..Except the neck thank goodness...it has its Original finish👍. It has aged Kluson compensating tuners on it. I found kiln dried high quality Ash wood. Removed the poly with a hot air gun..lots of fun! Then got the wood inlaid and the body rerouted to spec. Then I found a 63 bridge plate. A lucky find was the pup..I got a 51 lap steel single coil, mounted in a zinc coated steel plate! Hell yeah! Black guard baby...Finally had the work done and had it finished is see thru aged blond with nice crackle checking! Wiring harness is hand made and is, Eldred mod, vol and tone, Just volume, and then to the Jack! I would recommend this for any esquire owner...the frets are replaced, and nice..she plays fantastic and sound killer. Comes in at a killer 6.3 lbs. I love it!...So what shall the brain police say today🤔

So this is a long story about this one. I had purchased a red 62 Strat for 8500. Refin, original parts, slab board. When I got it, there was light coming from under the neck plate🤪. Not a good sign. The original owner took it to a auto paint shop in 62 asked for a red paint job. Who knows what they did? In the meantime a guy offers me 6500 for the green guard, matching set of BB's pups and harness and plastics.. I took it.

Ok now the job..body reshaped, back skimmed flat, belly scarf deeper, arm rest deeper. Came out great! Original neck was refretted already, so had them dressed. Brazilian board is amazing. Tuners are aged compensating klusions 18-1. Had the body and neck shot in Nitro CAG body and aged slightly, with checking throughout..then the guard is made from nitrocell like the originals, green mint guard made in London..I aged it 3 years in the sun. Has an aluminum backing on it. The pups are early 60's BB's "black bottoms" from musicmasters/duo donics..South polarity, and above 6k. Then a fender custom shop harness...that's it..So for 2k I got the body, the neck, the tremolo bridge, saddles, block claw springs and screws. Finally got it together and its sounds killer...Love the fretboard and the jumbo frets...Still gets the fender quack! and love the Green with all the checking. Time to have some fun 😁 !

The folks from the pawn shop I bought it from were very nice. Did a very good job packing it...not going to say who,,,,, Bread X just threw this thing so hard...they snapped the headstock.....I lost 2 grand because of some blankity blank blanks!🤬

Its at the repair shop right now...well worth fixing. Just bummed.