Anyone with a Mexican '69 wanna tell me a little bit about their reliability? I fell in love with one at a nearby guitar shop and really appreciate the lightness, but I am a bit leery regarding the sturdiness. I dunno, I've never had a hollowbody and am just afraid it seems a bit...fragile for an electric.
TREEFACE ,A friend had a repair shop and seen many thinlines come in for all kinds of repairs and i never seen one with either a broken or cracked top/back.But for some reason people like to stick thier fingers in the f-holes and break of the little piont.Other than that it should hold up to the same treatment as a solid body within reason.I recently bought a modded 69 mahogany r.i. w/ usa custom neck,lawrence 280 p.u.'s 4 way switch and locking gotoh tuners.It's a great sounding lightweight tone monster.
C.J.
I've got one MIJ '69 Thinline RI in Mahogany all stock. Here's a picture among others:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL58/6...5/12419440.jpg
Last edited by Bluenote; 02-20-2003 at 09:50 AM.
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Bluenote you need to sell me your 97 Calif Strat.
That thineline is a looker too!!
How much are you willing to pay? Bro????? Be FAIR now!!!
Power is Nothing without CONTROL !!!
They're sturdy enough and built to play. I had a spider crawl in the f-hole once though. The mahogany imparts a unique tone that sets it apart from my other Teles. I installed a SD SL humbucker in the neck and a Nocaster in the bridge with a five-way switch. Yum Yum.
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