Bringing an ORIGINAL 1964 Fender Mustang back to life

[oipunkguy]

more pics, the TV yellow LP is another guitar I refinished, along with reglueing the neck after a "who" moment...

[64sunburst]

The Mustang looks real good - great refin job! I'll refer to this post if I ever decide to tackle a job like that. Oh, and you're better lookin' than Steve Jones. But I confess to being a Pistols fan. Saw their last concert in San Francisco in '78. What a spectacle.

Byron

[GattonFan]

Great job on the refin ... especially with white being such a difficult color to get right. It really pops!

Dennis

[oipunkguy]

The Mustang looks real good - great refin job! I'll refer to this post if I ever decide to tackle a job like that. Oh, and you're better lookin' than Steve Jones. But I confess to being a Pistols fan. Saw their last concert in San Francisco in '78. What a spectacle.

now that's a show I wish I could have seen. its a true moment in punk rock history

[oipunkguy]

Great job on the refin ... especially with white being such a difficult color to get right. It really pops!


thanks Dennis, hopefully you guys will enjoy the pics of the %( LP burst replica I'm working on now. I'll be posting it soon....
cheers,
Aaron

[KRamone27]

hey,

yes that's me. that's was a show where my band GSFU opened for the UK subs. that was in 2002, we also played a show opening for the Misfits in 2003 at Jaxx, and the place was packed that night. Maybe you saw me there.
I use to go to a ton of shows back then, after GSFU broke up I was in some other bands as well. I played guitar in a hardcore band called VPR, and did some shows up in PA, and I played bass in a band called Cheerleaders of the Apocalypse, and most recently a band called Spur.
I tried out with some other bands too, one of which was Plan 15. I'm not sure if it was you I played with, or if it was the other guy in the band. as I recall Plan 15 was a three piece, guitarist, bassist, and drummer. and if I remember right, the guitarist moved out of state with his girlfriend or wife, and I tried out in the band maybe 6 months later. I think the bassist moved to rhythm guitar (why he played guitar with 4 strings) got another bassist, and I tried out on lead. But if never worked out, I don't even remember why. I remember the guy I talked to at the music store in manassas had rad butt flame chuck taylors, and i wanted a pair like that, lol.
back then in GSFU our singer was a little out there, and i think we burn some bridges with other bands at the time, but no ever said anything to me directly about it. I guess at the time we were just young loud and snotty, lol to coin a Dead Boys CD. hope this helps.
Cheers,
Aaron

PS I'm currently working on making a 1958 Burst Les Paul Replica, that I'm gonna post on here soon. I would start it tonight, but my computer is being stupid with d/ling the pics off my camera.
my next project after that is gonna be a mosrite copy....

That was me that worked at the music store with the flamed out chuck taylors and the guitarist that moved out of state with his wife. I live in IL now. We were a four piece when I left the band me (Kevin)guitar, Pete on bass and vocals, Allan on drums and John on guitar.darn all the bands you mentioned ring a very loud bell. We played Jaxx a number of times even though Jay Nedry screwed us a few times but were just happy to have a place to play. darn what a small world Aaron!

[oipunkguy]

are you playin in any bands now? I wanted to get another band together, but the punk scene is dead in DC right now

[KRamone27]

No I haven't been in any bands since I left Virginia but I would love to get one started again because I miss performing so much. Yeah the DC punk scene was starting to dwindle away before I moved, people were starting to A-holes where as it used to be all about helping each other out. That just makes things harder when you don't have unity between bands.

[GTSP]

I stumbled onto this thread & read it. What a great job on that guitar. So, what was the owners reaction? Did he like it or what?

[oipunkguy]

yeah he was really happy with it. crazy thing is that mustang sustained like a mofo!!!! i mean seriously, it was as good as a gibson LP with sustain. I tried out a reissue 65 mustang after I put that original together, and it didn't even come close. that mustang was so fun to play, kinda wish i had one, except they are so small of a guitar, looks like i'm playing a ukulele, lol

that red melody maker belonged to the same guy, that was kinda a fun job as well.