10PoundLester

Didn't the original "Dual" Showman have two of those monster cabs?

Yeah those old JBL's weighed a ton. I used to run them in all my amps back in the 80's. I wish I still had them.

I got all my parts and materials in the shop so I'm planning on beginning the restoration phase this weekend. For those interested I will be posting new pics in the album linked in the initial post of this thread. The grille cloth isn't exact but it's close enough. The blue stripes are wider than on the original. I don't know why I can't put the image in this post now but whatever. It's in the album.

I have a 2018 Memphis 335 and I love it. It is a great guitar.

Yup. I'm aware.

How would you even play that reverse V?

Seriously ugly! FUGLY, in fact!

Could this possibly be the ugliest guitar available in the Milky Way? https://tinyurl.com/2qjms9bv

Cool story! Never really was a fan but nonetheless, cool story indeed.

It is a beautiful instrument. If I had the disposable income it would require for purchase I'd be all over it.

I love doing tweed. It's much easier than Tolex IMO. I would have thoroughly enjoyed a project like that Bassman combo. This is a 2xEL84 amp with a 12" Cannabis Rex I built a few years ago. https://photos.app.goo.gl/N8EMJe6uXaWeDvK66

Probably worth more in new condition but I'm not even considering selling it.

The joints are solid but they were just not very carefully cut at the factory. They used plenty of glue!

I don't know if anyone would be interested in this project but here is a link to my 1969 Deluxe Reverb restoration project. I got the amp for next to nothing, rebuilt the insides and played it for 10 years. Now I want to restore it to as close to new as I can. https://photos.app.goo.gl/tbSbP4SDsL7DJ5gW8

Maybe they have the different "ears", a long guard and "50's" wiring?

I love that book!

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You could try fuming it with ammonia. I've "antiqued" lots of parts this way but I don't know if it works on chrome. The way I do it is to pour some ammonia into a container that has a lid, then using a piece of wire, suspend the part in the container so it does NOT touch the ammonia. Put a lid on it and wait a day or two. The longer it stays in there the more "antiqued" it will become. Heat helps so try to do it in a sunny spot on a hot day. Like I said - I don't know if it works on chrome but it wouldn't hurt to try. I used tall tupperware containers.

Or for 10 grand or so you can go to Al Dimeola's house and he'll cook you dinner and jam with you for an hour.

Hey what gives? Mine didn't come with a cool hat and knife! But the pick guard was attached so that's a good thing.

This whole "relic" thing started by Fender back in the 90's is a scam if you ask me. How? Because then they don't have to worry about the finishing process which in most cases is the most intense part of an instrument build. Nobody's gonna notice a little ding or a little bit of roughness on the insides of a guitar or in a pickup cavity or neck pocket. But if there's one tiny fleck of dust in an otherwise perfect finish the world be DAMNED - we have to discount it or start over! So the geniuses at Fender decided to not only let those dings and imperfections through the QC process but they can CHARGE EXTRA for them! Woo-Hoo! What do you think?

I believe the original nut is some sort of plastic - nothing special. Since you're going in there I'd suggest bone. Can't go wrong. I chose unbleached bone so it sort of matches the tuners. Regardless of the material you choose, the nut has to be right or everything else suffers.

I found this exact scenario myself. I did the magnet-reversal on my LP and at first I liked it then after a while I realized that the difference was not to my liking. The Green pickup has other things going on - I believe it not only had the magnet reversed but was also wound in a reverse direction like they do to modern Strat middle pickups.

If it's fake they did a pretty good job on the front of the headstock. The tuners look right. I have two Gibson electrics. Neither has the word "MODEL" on the back of the headstock. Serial number doesn't come up in two of the lookup services I know of. Go https://serial-number-decoder.com/gibson/gibson.htm here and enter it and it tells you the guitar is from 1960. That probably doesn't mean much though since their serial numbers have been known to be a bit "off" from time to time.

That's what happened to me when I spotted this one. I did what I had to to make sure it ended up with me.