Model 5 or 5A

[BallsOnParade]

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Hi guys, which Model 5 had the Kahler Pro and just 1 Hum? I also am looking for a nice one [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]Thanks-Jack.

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I've got one, Jack (w/JT-6). I'll drop you a PM with details.

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color? post a pic...

[BallsOnParade]

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I want this bad boyright here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Charvel-Mode...1QQcmdZViewItem

but my wife would string me up by the nutz if I did...

[dg]

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Dave, I still never found out what you used to fill in the pickup cavities. I've seen other people's guitars and after a while you can see where it was filled. Will this eventually show up as temperature / humidity affects the settling of the wood/foam/filler??

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Mark (mm2002) did the body & paint work on this one. He's the guru of the Bondo cavity fill. Here's the thread w/ pics of the job:

http://www.jcfonline.com/ubbthreads/...&page=3#323644

Mark's method is covered in a couple of threads in the tech section if you search "Bondo". I wrote up a little summary of the steps in this thread:

http://www.jcfonline.com/ubbthreads/show...true#Post417725

The one I did, like Dave's, has shown no signs of of the old cavity or holes for for controls that were filled. I think the key is using the thin coat of glazing putty as a veneer before the primer.

[quiksilver]

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color? post a pic...

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My favorite color: Snow White Pearl Metallic

[1trussell]

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Very nice! What's that switch: splitter, boost, kill?

[quiksilver]

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Thanks! It's a kill switch.

[Habanero]

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Quicksilver, did you sand the back of the neck? My 5A neck is painted the same as the body.

[quiksilver]

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Yes. I'm anti-painted necks. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Finished with MinWax Satin Poly, it's protected but feels as smooth, friction-free and unfinished as any oiled neck I've ever felt). I like it much better now.

[Jackson-Charvel]

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Thanks DG for the links, I will check them out and I remember the orginal thread when Dave had Mark refinishing the body.

ps. What is glazing putty?

[Jackson-Charvel]

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DG, sorry to go off topic, but how did that guitar you refinished ever come out?

[dg]

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The glazing putty is the stuff in the blue can in one of the pics. Made by Evercoat. It's basically the same thing as Bondo (2-part polyester resin) but with fewer solids so it's thinner & easier to spread & sand to a really fine finish. I think Sully mentioned once that he started filling some holes just with the Evercoat putty. The whole idea behind using the 2-part catalyzed stuff is that once it has reacted & hardened it doesn't shrink, expand, or change shape at all. If you top it with catalyzed primer & paint, the repair should never show through. You might even be able to get good results finishing up with rattle cans if you do a really good job with the putty step.

Believe it or not, the project is still in primer! I was dicking around thinking about trying a graphic, then settled on bright green. Then the Dweezils came up so I figured I'd go with something different, then we bought out my partner, moved, etc. I suck, basically... [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Now it's cold again & raining half the time, so I went ahead & put it together for the time being. Kind of a yellowish baby poop primer color, but it plays & sounds great! I will finish it this Spring, so help me!

[dg]

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Quick pic in its current state. The JT-6 is coming off as soon as I get a 42mm block for the Schaller I got for it. Probably going to swap out the the Invader for either a Distortion or Custom. Just a little too harsh in this guitar, even with the volume rolled off a bit.