Here's a project guitar I threw together awhile back…
I got the neck and body off eBay a few years back and most of the other parts from another deal...
The guitar originally was blue - as can be seen on the headstock + in the trem cavity - at least whoever stripped the original finish off kept the factory logo. As you can see it has a metallic purple/copper finish - Not sure what the type of paint is called but it changes colour just like a 70's mood ring depending on the ambient temperature - Nah, not really - but it does change colour from how the light hits it.
It basically goes from the purple you see in the pics to a funky metallic green and to a copper finish like on some 50's tele's… I tried to capture the copper colour but it wasn't exactly easy.
The neck has a Fab contour - medium C shape with a slight V and the ebony fingerboard feels great. The back of the neck has been stripped and sanded smooth + there has been a slight separation of the bi-cut nut seam but has been filled in. It has a # 2 neck w/ stock frets. I believe the body is poplar as its fairly lightweight.
The black plate is a reissue but the neck plate, bridge plate and control plate are stock Leo-era parts… The pickups and electronics are from another SC-3 circa '84.
Oh yeah, the trem arm is stock as well as the arm socket but they're different diameters so I put a black plastic sleeve in to compensate for the diff… again it goes with the black/silver motif…
I s'pose I could do something to make the headstock fit in to the colour scheme but I can't really be bothered to … I'm open to suggestions tho.
Sound-wise its Fab - pretty much like any Leo-era SC-3.
Cheers,
KF
I hear ya, it would look more polished tho I dig the original logo over what BBE/G&L could/would offer… Perhaps some day they'll revert back to Leo & Co's design.