Kay Vanguard early 60's

Got her in the mail yesterday a good summer side project. Needs work, lots of work. Pup still works though I was shocked given its condition, not a cbg but I still cool.
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  • Got her frets cleaned up, filled, sanded, primed, and first base coat painted. Gonna  be cranberry on the outside and leather brown in,,, I hope :).

  • Beautiful relic. I love these old crusties. You have a piece of history. It will rise again!....
  • Took off the plate looks like an original, also seen the biggest cap EVER on a pot its the size of my pinky finger. The slide idea is a great option,,, with the look of the board might be my only option.

  • if thats an  original  dearmond  pup,  .. its  great for  slide  ..  as  is  a farked   up   neck  lol  ;-)

     

  • That's a cool idea, and a neat look. I got to put a couple tuners on and make a temp set up bridge, so I can check the fretboard as it seems to have a dive at the 12th fret. The frets are whipped hard, almost flat in places, I hope I can bring her back up, and at least kick out some Ramones tunes on her.

  • i  converted  mine to  a  3  stringer  and  added  a steam  ounk  look  .  and  used  the  strap latch   off  an  old  trunk   for  a  cover  .. (theres    just  a smalll  door  hinge  under    it   anchoring  the  strings 

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  • Thanks guys,   finding the bridge cover has been an issue. I bought one from China but when I got it, realized that the bridge sat in front of the cover, not over it. I've been eyeballin bass covers but they look kinda big for it, and tele's don't have the shape and aint big enough. So with my massive gitty budget (Bahaha) its looking like it might be a mod project.

  • I'm with Pick, damn cool looker man! Lots of potential ther for sure!

  • dammmm   cool !  and    highly  sought after   i  have  one myself  i  got as a beater  ..  and  i  kept  it as a beater  .  ;-)

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