jag cp hh questions

louiscyphere13

brandonwinmill said:
Yes! They ended up being great friends and he never charged him or sued fender over the headstock or the body styles. He considered it a compliment. It's freaking me out because we are very good friends. He is searching for pictures but his dad built one at a time by hand so there isn't many. That was his style though, not fenders. He loved the offset waist. It says Leo liked the body but nothing else about it, but he built every one alone and he did a great job. That picture was a early 50s model. I'm not sure the first year jazzmaster but this is true stuff. I'm overly excited because now I have something to talk to him about. Everytime I bring my jag in he makes a comment about the headstock. He'll say boy I love that big headstock. Yesterday when I called him I asked if that was why, because the headstock on his dads was big and he said well yeah. I'm going to keep picking his brain. Its Ronnies music in new Iberia Louisiana. He's a great dude. Thanks

louiscyphere13

Actually it's Romeros music ,not Ronnies, I'm friends with both, Ronnie is the youngest son,..I hang out with Harold all the time,...I've got pics of the all white 1951 pre jag,... Harolds dad was a very very talented man,... He made a 3 pickup design on a pickgaurd that still works today! Long before les Paul did the 3 humbucker set up,..He started off making violens, and there's still some in the store actually,.. Friday Harold showed me he found 11 pre jags in the back! There's a really great story on how he got started,.. here's another thing also,..back in 1950r so not much people were making pickups,..The company Fernandes was about the only company you could get pickups from,... he's got some there and if you look at the F on the Fernandes logo you would laugh.... Fenders"F"logo looks IDENTICAL to it lol I think that's exactly how they got the idea for it,... I'm always buying my vintage stuff there,... he's got stuff from the 50s and 60s still new in the box,... Brandon email me or send a PM if you're still on here

louiscyphere13

Also, he did the smaller jaguar body, and jazzmaster style,...did work for Bigsby and LOTS of other companies,..I like the old pics he got when Elvis would go visit shop,..SO much history in that store!!

brandonwinmill

You're from new iberia?

Ronnie closed his..He walked in my store the other day with a gift. He built me a old army water/gas can guitar and it's killer.

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