whitetrashrocknroll Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 no name les paul copy set neck not made of plywood great neck profile quickly painted the top gold.I always wanted a goldtop.now im going to strip i and refinish it.i want to move the p/u selector switch down to the control area like the SG has. BUT i'm leaning now towards making it a single p-90 p/u and adding in scratchplate. Any advice for filling in the control cavities or should i bite the bullet and just go with a p100 instead? here's current progress anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 some will tell you to fill the cavities as best you can with wood and then fill the rest with bondo or an epoxy of some kind. Some will just say fill it all up with epoxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetrashrocknroll Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 yeah i thought that.i wasnt thinking to fill the entire cavity just enough to fill in the size change if i re-rout for p-90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 (edited) Wood, then epoxy gap filler. Leave them about 1/4" taller than the body, fill in the gaps with epoxy, then make a plywood template to go around them to provide a flat surface for your router, with shims to stand it off the body at the edges. Then rout for the P90s...routing on an already-carved surface is no fun. Sand 'em flush with the top to blend into the contours and you're done. Or P100s. Edited January 3, 2007 by erikbojerik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10pizza Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Good luck with your refinishing. I'll also be doing a Goldtop finish so I'll be watching this one close. Have you already selected your paint / finish lacquer types? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetrashrocknroll Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) this is what it was like when i first got it. no idea what colours im using yet.I want to see the quality of the wood once i've stripped it totally.It appears to be an all black finish with some cheap gold spraypaint on the top and perhaps some 'clear' spray paint over it.got a cpl of holes to fill in on the top. Edited January 4, 2007 by whitetrashrocknroll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 to fill the holes I'd approach it the same way that I converted a trem cavity body to hardtail...first make the holes square, then fill with wood. It might sound obvious but I've seen a few people try to fill irregular shaped holes & it just makes things harder. It might even be worth routing out a long rectangle to cover both pickups if you're changing to a P90 anyway. Make the hole nice & square, square off the edges with a chisel & you should be able to get a nice tight fit with the wood & need little or no filler. BTW, I think that there's a trem to hardtail tutorial on the main site?...might be worth a look for ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetrashrocknroll Posted March 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 so nearly 3 months later it's all stripped and ready to paint. Neck and body appear to be 2 diferent woods.the body is a much lighter colour than the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 They could still be the same wood, the color of Mahogany varies greatly due to how it oxidizes, it is actually a very light color wood when it is freshly cut. It oxidizes into a beautiful medium brown rust color, I love the look of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetrashrocknroll Posted March 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 cameras on the fritz at the moment 'll post a picture.im sure when i put the clear on it'll come out as 2 different shades i may have to stain the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetrashrocknroll Posted April 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 (edited) ok i finally got a picture up here. can you see the difference between neck and body? and its not due to camera flash either. going to end up goin with GFS humbucker sized p90's. Edited April 6, 2007 by whitetrashrocknroll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundAt11 Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Nice looking mahogany there, what brand is/was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) hang on trying to quote image Edited April 21, 2007 by tim_ado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 this is what it was like when i first got it. there we go sorry about that lol anyway ive dead set seen this guitar on this site b4 this guy re did it and it ended up gold was it you?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Get a close-up shot of the two grains. The body does not look like Mahogany. Kind of reminds me of Black Limba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetrashrocknroll Posted April 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 yeah that was mine.that was the first effort at it i just sprayed it gold over the old black finish but then i decided to strip it and do it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetrashrocknroll Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Nice looking mahogany there, what brand is/was it? Honestly I have no idea. Originally a friend of mine had just asked me to resolder the neck pickup.It had come loose and sunk in missing a few screws. After I did it and played it for a week I offered to buy it.I think I ended up giving him a 6 pack for it or something really cheap. There was no headstock logo however someone has put a 'les paul' decal on it. The tuners were blank chrome kluson style The pickups were mis matched Ibanez pickups From discussion I think it may have been an Ibanez however not old enough to be a lawsuit era. The body sure as hell sounds mahogonay and has the weight.But i'm no expert in identifying woods. It's sat in the case for close to 2 years now.The clear was just rattlecans and from what I read it's good to let it sit untouched for a while after painting with them... maybe not for that long though. I've ended up just going with some p-100s So i'll post some updates too asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 I thnk Limba too...the grain is really coarse for mahogany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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