Eastwood Mach II project advice, please!
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:08 pm
Hey guys
It's been so long since I last posted on this forum, probably years. The truth is that after coming to the realisation I'd not be able to afford a Mosrite or any viable copy when I was younger I kind of forgot about my love for the quirky lil' things. So, after ending up with a Fender Modern Player Mustang (an astounding guitar, btw) I felt content with my rig and didn't even consider another guitar.
So I'm in a charity shop looking for a table for my new flat and low and behold, at the back there's a Ventures II! On closer inspection it turned out to be an Eastwood Mach II, but either way, an oddball guitar like that and I just find one in a charity shop in the West End of Glasgow AND for only £250! So yeah, I tested it to see if it was working and snapped it up immediately!
So, in all honesty I'm not actually a big fan of the Jonny Ramone style of the guitar, I much prefer the original stock stylings and so on. Can any of you guys lend me some knowledge on how to make that possible? Like places to get vintage correct (or close-ish) hardware and so on? I intend to use the Eastwood as a project guitar and really want to get it on par with, in a Mosrite sort of equivalent as my Mustang (which is still by far the superior guitar)
It's been so long since I last posted on this forum, probably years. The truth is that after coming to the realisation I'd not be able to afford a Mosrite or any viable copy when I was younger I kind of forgot about my love for the quirky lil' things. So, after ending up with a Fender Modern Player Mustang (an astounding guitar, btw) I felt content with my rig and didn't even consider another guitar.
So I'm in a charity shop looking for a table for my new flat and low and behold, at the back there's a Ventures II! On closer inspection it turned out to be an Eastwood Mach II, but either way, an oddball guitar like that and I just find one in a charity shop in the West End of Glasgow AND for only £250! So yeah, I tested it to see if it was working and snapped it up immediately!
So, in all honesty I'm not actually a big fan of the Jonny Ramone style of the guitar, I much prefer the original stock stylings and so on. Can any of you guys lend me some knowledge on how to make that possible? Like places to get vintage correct (or close-ish) hardware and so on? I intend to use the Eastwood as a project guitar and really want to get it on par with, in a Mosrite sort of equivalent as my Mustang (which is still by far the superior guitar)