Considering selling this one if I can get the right coinage for it! Killed resale a bit with my routing of the neck pickup, but hopefully not too much.
I'll take detailed pictures later, but here's what I've got now:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v356/DeadSkinSlayer36/Gear/Present/M-I NTB/
Those were before I routing, and show most all of the dings. Here's one post routing:
It's an 07 model, but I routed for a neck pickup (81/89 set), drilled for a 3-way toggle, and added a TonePros bridge.
Pickups can be either an 81/89 set or a Duncan Alt8/Jazz set, depending on what the buyer wants.
The route on the neck pickup is the biggest thing that'll hurt value - it wasn't done professionally (drill + dremel), so it looks bad underneath the hood. Drilling for the control cavity hole scuffed the paint a bit next to where the fretboard meets the body on the treble side, and until I found/installed a set of pickup rings I found that are 2-3 mm wider than most, there were small gaps that could be seen on either side of the pickup. The treble side route is still a bit visible.
Other than that it's in awesome condition, virtually no fretwear, plays/sounds great - I just don't pick it up very often compared to the Stinnett and I'd rather see it put to use elsewhere than sit in it's case. Could also use a nice mic preamp, not gonna lie!
The usual going rate I've seen on these, with the hardshell case (which I'd include), is right around $1000. I'm asking $800 shipped CONUS, but may be open to entertain offers. If I can't get a solid amount for it, then I won't bother selling it, as it really is a great axe.
I'll take detailed pictures later, but here's what I've got now:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v356/DeadSkinSlayer36/Gear/Present/M-I NTB/
Those were before I routing, and show most all of the dings. Here's one post routing:
It's an 07 model, but I routed for a neck pickup (81/89 set), drilled for a 3-way toggle, and added a TonePros bridge.
Pickups can be either an 81/89 set or a Duncan Alt8/Jazz set, depending on what the buyer wants.
The route on the neck pickup is the biggest thing that'll hurt value - it wasn't done professionally (drill + dremel), so it looks bad underneath the hood. Drilling for the control cavity hole scuffed the paint a bit next to where the fretboard meets the body on the treble side, and until I found/installed a set of pickup rings I found that are 2-3 mm wider than most, there were small gaps that could be seen on either side of the pickup. The treble side route is still a bit visible.
Other than that it's in awesome condition, virtually no fretwear, plays/sounds great - I just don't pick it up very often compared to the Stinnett and I'd rather see it put to use elsewhere than sit in it's case. Could also use a nice mic preamp, not gonna lie!
The usual going rate I've seen on these, with the hardshell case (which I'd include), is right around $1000. I'm asking $800 shipped CONUS, but may be open to entertain offers. If I can't get a solid amount for it, then I won't bother selling it, as it really is a great axe.
