I used to own this

blr6 · February 7th, 2010, 10:03 AM

4-5 years ago I bought a guitar on ebay for 1700, it was a early 60's late 50's duo of some sorts, but the guy painted it blue and it didnt look half bad but I had an Idea, PENGUIN! anyways I thought I would share the pictures of before and after, Art Wiggs transformed it for me for 1500.00 I wound up trading it with a 07 penguin for a 55 or 56 cad green original country club, which I also sold and made few bucks

Synchro · February 7th, 2010, 10:31 AM

Are you sure that blue wasn't an original Gretsch color? It looks familiar.

Sarah93003 · February 7th, 2010, 11:57 AM

Very interesting.

Wayne Gretschzky · February 7th, 2010, 01:33 PM

Well... if you were looking for someone with experience in making conversion models, Art Wiggs was the right guy (cough-cough). Personally, I collect blue guitars an finding a vintage Jet in that blue green color would have made me throw a LOT of money at you! Just as well it's gone now.

The black pickguard suggests the model might have been a 6131 Jet Firebird ('62-65). Might you have the serial number still? I think it's critical to document the serial number for any conversion guitar so if it pops up later on the secondary market it will be clear what the guitar is.

araT · February 9th, 2010, 03:13 AM

Wow, very very pretty, I agree with Wayne though, if that was an original blue I would have killed for it.. Nice job regardless, Art IS the man!

Thanks for sharing