Wood grain.
Even at this resolution you can tell those are two different species... one is clearly a coarse-grained species of Mahogany (or more likely Mahogany Ply), while the other has a much more fine grain of an indeterminate species.
Hardware/electronic appointments might change from one model year to the next, but I'm doubtful they'd change make as drastic a change as wood species.
(Also, look closely at the spacing between the Vibrola, bridge, and bridge pickup... as well as placement of the pickguard. I'd love to get a look at the routing under the PG... that would be a big tell-tale for certain!!)
ALSO also... lest we forget how easy it is to obtain reproduction Firebird parts these days... I myself picked a chrome Vibrola reproduction for $35 not too long ago for one of my own projects... could be Frankensteins!!... but thats getting too far ahead I think. I'll stick with the woood species for the moment, thats a biggun!
Forever the skeptic!!!! hahaha...
Statistics: Posted by Michael Ambrose — Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:50 am
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Then- I've got two of the same guitar, made in the same factory, in the same year, sold as the same model, one of which has a set neck, melamine finish and japanese tuners, and the other of which has a nitro finish, dutch tuners and a bolt on neck, so perhaps I'm less likely to be incredulous
Statistics: Posted by Mgeek — Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:24 am
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I ran these pics and more by John at the Ventura site before posting here. He tends to be in agreement with me on the substance of my post.
Additional photos here: http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/577883251edcMhV
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Statistics: Posted by jdwhealton — Sat Jun 26, 2010 4:54 am
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their not identical twins.
no proof for me.
Statistics: Posted by wietse — Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:04 pm
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Statistics: Posted by jdwhealton — Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:43 am
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