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tdukes
Advanced Member
Username: tdukes

Post Number: 207
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Friday, June 03, 2011 - 5:13 pm:   Edit Post

I was able to pick this up on ebay recently. It is still really purple for a 34 year old guitar.

77-713-top
top

77-713-back
the back is browner than the front, but still pretty purple.

77-713-neck
the neck is birdseye maple and fairly thin

77-713-peghead
peghead has walnut veneers front and back.

77-713-fingerboard-lamination
The 12-string only has one laminate under the fingerboard.

77-648-fingerboard-lamination
While my 6-string (77-648) has two.

It needs a setup and new strings, but I am going to use it this week-end anyway. It sounds amazing. I'll get to clean it and put new strings on it next week.

Todd.

[corrected serial number]

(Message edited by adriaan on June 05, 2011)
tdukes
Advanced Member
Username: tdukes

Post Number: 208
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Friday, June 03, 2011 - 5:17 pm:   Edit Post

Here is a full length shot. You can see 77-648 behind it. Check out the difference in the upper horns.

Todd.

77-713-full

[corrected serial number]

(Message edited by adriaan on June 05, 2011)
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 7348
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, June 03, 2011 - 6:32 pm:   Edit Post

Wasn't there a bass with the same upper horn?
cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member
Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 984
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Friday, June 03, 2011 - 6:53 pm:   Edit Post

Jealous? Me? Oh, hell yes!!!! I love it, I want it.

Peter
pace
Senior Member
Username: pace

Post Number: 730
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2011 - 10:16 am:   Edit Post

Yes Mica, 76-534 has the same notch. You had mentioned that you'd seen them before, now there's proof!!!

This is the first '77 I've seen that still used a channel bridge!

Congrats T!!!! That's a beautiful 12'er for sure!!!!
tdukes
Advanced Member
Username: tdukes

Post Number: 209
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2011 - 10:35 am:   Edit Post

It's dated January 27, 1977. I didn't even notice the bridge. I am guessing it was mostly constructed in 76. I'll have to go look at some others

Todd.
tdukes
Advanced Member
Username: tdukes

Post Number: 210
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2011 - 10:54 am:   Edit Post

I found this bass that has the channel bridge as well. 77-617. The bridge must have changed sometime between 617 and 648 (dated March 9, 1977).

77-617 thread

Todd.
room037
Senior Member
Username: room037

Post Number: 413
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2011 - 7:12 pm:   Edit Post

Congrats Todd !
It's a nice deal !

77' 613 is the first of 77's.
77' 630 is the last channel bridge.
77' 665 is the last single truss rod in my archives.
I think the Harris amp was changed to hole mounted chips arround 77'.
Graphite neck was produced at 77'.
Plain handcut logo to cast logo was also 77', right ?

Many important changes were done in 1977.
Very interesting !

Eiji
tdukes
Advanced Member
Username: tdukes

Post Number: 211
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2011 - 8:10 pm:   Edit Post

Please note that the other guitar pictured above is 77-648, not 77-743. I don't know how I got the number so wrong.

Todd.
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 10252
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, July 04, 2011 - 5:52 pm:   Edit Post

Beautiful guitar! Congrats!

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