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JVG Luthier Built 69 Strat 24k Gold leaf RELIC made in California USA
Here she is one of my favorite era Strat styles ever the 1969 this beauty built in the true flavor of the 1969 Summer of Love Jimi Hendrix era tone machine. This guitar gets her tone from Fenders Custom Shop Abigail signed initialed '69 Reissue pickups these are from my old stock that Abby signed her initials on...very cool start, then I use old stock tone Caps to capture realistic late 60s tone... This one get it good too folks very real mojo and "Jimi vibe" goin on. The body is accurate contour vintage correct and is 1-piece solid ash and is a wonderfully resonant body to begin with... the body was thin coat sealed and then I applied real 24k Gold Leaf to it.... then burnished that, aged ti and clear coated with 100% Nitrocellulose instrument Lacquer... the best!... it has the look and feel of 1969 if they ever made one like this back in the day. To top this off I joined this 24K Gold body creation with the most gorgeous neck possible an amazingly curly flamed to death native to Hawaii "Maui" KOA wood then I toped that off with an exotic richly grained Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and installed medium vintage frets!.... then I proceeded to aged its georgous pearloid pickguard and back plate to what you see here as you may notice not all parts are fully aged yet ( tuners & jack plate and a few bits and ends ) these pics are a dry run the guitar was fit with its parts and dialed in, next I take it apart again and aged the remaining parts and dial her all in / done results well please see for yourself. This custom Luthier build was a labor of love for me and a exciting guitar to build... I hope you like it... Let me know if you must have! All the best regards Joe
Update soon to come with fresh pictures when completed
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