Gear has been falling from the sky lately, so i have a surplus of projects. Bass VI, Mk II- just patching up a large gash in the bottom. I think Eliya has dibs on this one.77 Breadwinner-Had a rough spraypaint finish and lots of dings. Just filling those in and sanding back to a point where I can get a good coating. May try to mist coat to replicate the textured finish. Came w/ rail pickups...if they work they'll stay. E. Norma has dibs on this one.80's Cort/Matsumoku neck thru-Got this at a swap meet- complete w/ brass bridge and nut. gonna cut a tortoise guard and throw a couple nice low-output humbuckers in it. should be done in 2 weeks or so...anyone interested?70's set neck Westbury-I love these. It has seen better days, obviously. I'll do a quick patch/sand/fill, then I'm gonna paint it black. when done I'll keep this one and sell my Yamaha SBGmahogany shim to fill in the gaping hole that belonged to a weirdly placed switch.-busy busy busy

Yes- Westbury/Vantage are amazing guitars. Just so solidly built. I was really debating some p94/mean 90 type for it.

Those Westbury guitars are really good. A bit like the 70's Yamahas in terms of build-quality and clarity in sound. Could be cool with singles or splits.

Did you sell the other Bass VI project Chris? I should have some money coming soon and should be able to buy it, or at least get you a Bronco to build up another one.

tallchris- you have been PM'dAs mentioned in the 'what are you buying?' thread, I picked up a set of low output 70's Dean humbuckers for the Westbury.Had a good evening in the shop--Breadwinner is rewired (simple 3 way, volume/tone), body has 1 coat of acrylic lacquer.-Bass VI patch is finished and sanded. -Westbury is almost finished w/ filling/patching-Roadstar w/ mini hums has been intonated and is shipping out in the morning

Jason- Sure, I could use a good project...just been sitting here, bored. but yeah, i'll take a shot at it if you want. PM me w/ the details/plans and we'll see if we can work something out.

chris jury wrote:77 Breadwinner-Had a rough spraypaint finish and lots of dings. Just filling those in and sanding back to a point where I can get a good coating. May try to mist coat to replicate the textured finish. Came w/ rail pickups...if they work they'll stay. E. Norma has dibs on this one.The rails made it? Sweet! I can't wait!I've been busting the shit out of that P-Bass and haven't managed to break anything! I love love love this thing - it's sucha great strummer and it sounds so nice with fingers. Really nice job. The neck is nice and slick too.

Chris,It doesn't look like you have enough on your plate. Can I send you my Jap Jazzmaster to be re-finished? I has a hole in the side where some one added a Stereo out that need to be fill too. Friendly,Jason

Holy shit...I was totally unaware of the silly prices these westbury's are at. I was just browsing, trying to figure out what sort of knobs and such. these auctions might be a tad optimistic, but still...might have to rethink the plan to sell the yamaha- this may bring in more cash when finished. http://cgi.ebay.com/Westbury-Standard-E ... ?pt=Guitarhttp://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Westbury-De ... ?pt=Guitar

Refinishing a crescent inlay SG for Adam and a Pan 335 copy for James. I sprayed the Westone with a super thin black Piano Lacquer- no clear coat, no sanding. I used an acrylic lacquer 'China Red' and similar clear coat on the bronco bass (this was the black one with the gash in the back). I secured, but did not fill, the veneer split. It will just crack again w/ changes in humidity, so it's just gonna have to be OK the way it is.neck thru cort is coming along. pickguard needs some refining but i think it's gonna look good.Breadwinner is nearing completion. Got the finish (acrylic laquer and clear again) to hold a bit of texture. Pots date this one to '74, earlier than I thought. Just need to adjust pickup mounting screws and put in a few screws.