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Old 07-16-12, 05:33 AM   #1
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2004 R9 makeover
I'll pick it up later today. That's actually the 2nd makeover of my 2004 R9. It started its life as a very bright and clowny looking Cherry SB which I never liked. The first refinish turned out to be too orange and the aging was not good as well.

Finally I got what I wanted... can't wait to install the hardware

The package: refret with 6105s, recarve top (it was very flat before), refinish top with a light aging.



Will post before and after pics later.
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Old 07-16-12, 06:05 AM   #2
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Nice color, but that rosewood sure looks 'dry'.
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Old 07-16-12, 07:28 AM   #3
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Looks good !

Post some pics when you installed the parts !
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Old 07-16-12, 09:18 AM   #4
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That's lookin great! Give us more!

What's the finish and where did you buy it?
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Old 07-16-12, 10:15 AM   #5
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Stoned Moses...another good band name.
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Old 07-16-12, 10:59 AM   #6
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Old 07-16-12, 11:02 AM   #7
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Just brought it home... amazing. Hard to take good pics with my phone its too dark. The color varies viewing from different angles and the carving is so much better..
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Old 07-16-12, 11:38 AM   #8
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I don't know how the guitar looked before, but this is just awesome! Tasty top carve and a great faded finish, goes perfect with that kind of flame. Congrats!!

I never knew that it is possible to refinish a top without having to refinish the whole guitar! Thats what happened here, right?
Who did it? The workbench looks a bit too messy to be Florian's...
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Old 07-16-12, 11:50 AM   #9
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I don't know how the guitar looked before, but this is just awesome! Tasty top carve and a great faded finish, goes perfect with that kind of flame. Congrats!!

I never knew that it is possible to refinish a top without having to refinish the whole guitar! Thats what happened here, right?
Who did it? The workbench looks a bit too messy to be Florian's...
It was done in Germany - Mathias Schindehuette is the man
Yeah just a top refin. The back almost completely faded anyway. Let me see if I find some older pics...
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Old 07-16-12, 12:03 PM   #10
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Looks great Simon - wall to wall flamey goodness and the colour's good too. Hopefully you won't need a third makeover! PS The board looks much darker - anything done in that respect?
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Old 07-16-12, 12:06 PM   #11
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This is how it was born:


2nd stage:


Finally it looks like a 59 reissue should look like... too me!

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Looks great Simon - wall to wall flamey goodness and the colour's good too. Hopefully you won't need a third makeover! PS The board looks much darker - anything done in that respect?
the board might have looked dry cause it was sanded. and the picture was taken right after refretting. This was the actual reason I did the whole ting... the neck was a bit twisted. Everything else was extra
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Old 07-16-12, 12:18 PM   #12
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Beautiful looking...and so much better than the first two iterations. Congrats.
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Old 07-16-12, 12:19 PM   #13
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I see what you mean about the first makeover. The arm wear is in a funny location for a start. It looks a hell of a lot better now.
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hey simon, I just wanted to pm you but the function is disabled. any other way to reach you?
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Old 07-16-12, 01:40 PM   #15
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Looks much better now. Are you using the same place or a different makeover place?
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Old 07-16-12, 02:05 PM   #16
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Old 07-16-12, 02:10 PM   #17
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Beautiful color! Much better than before!
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the board might have looked dry cause it was sanded. and the picture was taken right after refretting.
Thank goodness! The only thing worse than a dry fingerboard is a dry pussy.
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Re: 2004 R9 makeover
Looks great!

I remember that 2004 color, and didn't like it then (or now).
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Stoned Moses...another good band name.
Hey hey that's mine!

Great guitar man! So is it a real nitro finish now that checks naturally?
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Old 07-17-12, 08:57 AM   #21
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Very nice. I understand why you didn't like the aging of the first makeover...
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