NGD! 1970 Custom 3 pickup..

[woody-89]

Hi guys!

It's been a while since I last put up a NGD thread, but I felt this one really deserved one!

So, after graduating from music college last year, I've been teaching, gigging and working solidly - and a couple of months ago I decided to reward myself with a new Lester. I got a 73 deluxe last year after selling my Classic Goldtop and absolutely love it, so I was set on either a pre 74 Norlin or a Historic. I tried a few of each, and eventually this came up at a price I just couldn't refuse! She's been routed for a third pickup, and all three are Pat #'s (not sure if they're T Tops or not), and she sounds incredible! Amazing resonance, and the sweetest tone and best sustain of all the guitars I tried. Also, the neck is BEEFY! As big as any historics that I tried out, and really does feel 'right' in my hands. She had a bigsby and roller bridge installed when I got her, but the original nylon bridge and tailpiece were in the case. I just need to get some nashville bushings and converters and it'll be back to how it should! I've had it a month, and just cannot put it down!

Please excuse the useless iPhone pics, there are more to come, but photobucket is having a fit and I've gotta get to work!

And a group shot - minus my '59 355 which for home security reasons I tend to keep at my parents..

 

[MS 57]

Super NICE ! Congrats !!! It has come to a great family :salude

 

[woody-89]

Cheers MS! She is just wonderful, and yes, certainly in good company too!

 

[LCP]

Great heard you got there!

Congrats!

 

[Progrocker111]

Congrats, these are my favourite guitars. :dude:

 

[torger]

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no flames on the guitar, but the door got plenty:bug

nice guitar anyway:salude so, one or multipiece body?

trgr

 

[GTP 70929]

Congrats for this acquisition. It fits well into your collection.

 

[woody-89]

Cheers guys! Yeah she fits in wonderfully, and is a completely different beast from the deluxe, despite only being three years apart. I'm so chuffed with it! I also feel that this is as close to a 50s Lester as I'm really ever going to feel the need for. It's the first guitar I've had with a neck this fat and with such low output pickups that I've really got on with, as I'm more used to the 498T that's in the White custom (my number 1) as a ballpark. It's a pancake body, but hey, if they sound this good I've got no worries with that at all!

 

[jojo68]

Wow, killer addition to an excellent collection. !!!!! Congrats

 

[woody-89]

Also, I played a gig the other night that had blacklights in the venue. This thing glows the brightest turquoise you've ever seen! Strange to find that two of the three pickup rings glowed indentically, but the other didn't at all, despite having all the same markings as the others and looking (to the eye at least) like it is around the same age. Mustve been the one that was added, but still struck me as being a little strange that it shouldn't glow at all!

 

[jhmp]

sweet! -Post a blacklight pic!!

 

[woody-89]

I'll see if any show up from the gig.. Stupidly I didn't take one when I was there.. D'oh!