JackBootedThug
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Sweet Tacoma… belongs to my little brother… hasn’t been touched in years. He said grab it and go to town…. So I did….sweet little guitar. Smaller body…parlor maybe..
rsm
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Fallu
Member
Dang man that looks really nice. What’s the back made out of?
Texsunburst59
Well-known member
Always wanted one of those when they came out.
Didn’t have a shop locally that carried them.
I always heard great things about them.
If I ever saw one of their top models locally for a Killer price I might snag one.
Didn’t have a shop locally that carried them.
I always heard great things about them.
If I ever saw one of their top models locally for a Killer price I might snag one.
JackBootedThug
MURDERATOR
Moderator
Man no idea. EDIT-
solid spruce top and rosewood back and sides. Mahogany neck, ebony board. It’s a rifle not a cannon… I bet a jumbo like this would project like a howitzer….
JackBootedThug
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This is a pre fender one. The clear coat is peeling off of it. I would be pissed if I paid retail. Doesn’t affect sound or playability but it looks like it has scurvy….
rsm
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BackCrack
Well-known member
Back when Tacoma installed their UV-cure system, they utilized the guy that started the finish department for Warmoth as a consultant. Tacoma was just down the road from Warmoth. He trained their guys on each step of the finish process. He had warned them from day one that if they deviated from the steps that finishes would not cure properly and eventually peel. When Tacoma told the guy they were all trained up and good to go, they kicked him loose and immediately started skipping the steps he trained them on to save time. This is exactly why most if not all pre-Fender Tacoma's have a peeling finish today.
I'm not going to drop the guy's name, but he and I have been friends since the 80's.
CrystalSky
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Happy NGD bro!
JackBootedThug
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Tell him that he’s a genie in the bottle and he forecasted that perfectly. Ask him what I can do to fix it if you don’t mind…. If it can be fixed….
JackBootedThug
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Thanks bro! It’s just borrowed…..
CrystalSky
Well-known member
Still something new to play around
BackCrack
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1. Chemical stripper to get down to bare wood (re-opens the wood pores slightly)
2. Refin with nitrocellulose lacquer with reduced plasticizer content
midnightlaundry
Well-known member
Humidity affect is real. It might be dried out. The neck will bow and the top will sink.
Get some with a crack head humidistat.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=planet+waves+humidifier&channelId=500&clpRedir=Y&plpRedirect=mhFallback
https://www.amazon.com/Hygrometer-H...d=1794097840&sprefix=humidista,aps,282&sr=8-6
Get some with a crack head humidistat.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=planet+waves+humidifier&channelId=500&clpRedir=Y&plpRedirect=mhFallback
https://www.amazon.com/Hygrometer-H...d=1794097840&sprefix=humidista,aps,282&sr=8-6
stephen sawall
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I have a Tacoma DM-10 I bought about 30 years ago. Neck needs some work. Sound is excellent. Sold others and it's still around.
Congratulations
Very nice
Congratulations
Very nice
70 Mach 1
Well-known member
You been on a fat jelly roll the last few weeks
tallcoolone
Well-known member
Yeah I’ve got an old orig Tacoma dreadnaught with that scurvy. Pretty much all of the sides are gone and 3/4 of the front and back are gone…looks like shit but sounds great
