NF3 Makeover

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Zombie Zero, DFZ
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I bought an NF3 a while back. Love it. It gets played all the time and is my primary guitar for my current blues project. But I never got along with the way it looked. I yanked the black pick guard and slapped on a white one. That didn't float my boat either. So I took a ride on the ol' interwebs in search of someone to make me a custom guard.

I found a dude on TGP with the same color NF3 who had a guard made by Bill Asher. It was swanky so I dialed-up Bill and he agreed to make me one. Dear mother of sweet baby Jeebus... it was stupid money but the results are solid.

I added some snakewood knobs from Crazy Parts here in Deutschland. I also added some unplated brass tremolo saddles from John Mann. They were too blingy in their original high-gloss state so I brushed them with some 400 grit. Here is the finished product.

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Swapping out the stock saddles for unplated and brushed saddles (G, B, and E incomplete in this photo).
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Germany has such a nice coutryside which fits as a background for superior PRS guitars pics perfectly.
I like the the products of Crazyparts, too ;-)
 
Nice guitar ... and a nice backdrop ;)

I would REALLY love to see the reappearance of the NF3 within the PRS Core program for 2017!
It's about time for PRS to re-enter the fray with the F company from California.
They've chickened out far too long...
 
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