Jake Edison Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 doing a deep clean and a simple rebuild/repair on my gf's very first guitar as a Valentines Day gift of sorts she just wants it shiny and playable - I'm not upgrading anything, just fixing/replacing what's broken. looking forward to digging into this and learning a new craft/hobby Punk af... her name is 'Alice Malice' this thing must have been underwater! wow... just wow it has some issues, but don't we all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie H 72 Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 That’s awesome. So much character! What do you have planned for the restoration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Edison Posted February 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 Indeed, Lots of character, and I'd like to preserve as much as I can, so I'm not going to go too heavy-handed on it. The first order of business is to disassemble completely, remove all the stickers from it and that black paint on the pickguard. Will be polishing the body and try to buff out the swirls and scuffs, keeping all the deep scratches and paint chips as-is. Will also replace the cream knobs with pure white to match the pickup covers and pickguard. Since I will be taking off the stickers, I'm going to add just one sticker to the finished product - just the 'crimson ghost' skull from the Misfits logo - keeping the guitar's punk roots, but with a more 'mature' aesthetic. The only real upgrade plan is to shield the cavity with copper tape and add better grounding connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Jake Edison said: looking forward to digging into this and learning a new craft/hobby Welcome to the addiction! Learning how to make a guitar playable is the most crucial thing in building guitars. And even if you're never going to build one from scratch it can save you tons of money if you know how to make a cheap guitar feel and sound great. Things like shielding the cavities, grounding, leveling the frets, rounding the fret ends and adjusting the nut and bridge take quite some time which is why manufacturers often skip doing them. Yet they're not rocket science, anyone with two hands can learn to do them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Edison Posted February 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 Yes, I figure this Peavey is a decent guitar to learn how to do some of this stuff on since it;s cheap. It only holds sentimental value for my gf. Not worth spending much money on it at all. I have experience restoring furniture and antiques and things like that, just not skilled at the electronics stuff, soldering, etc... so I'm going to learn on this thing. I figure she wants to see what I can do before she lets me touch her brand-new MIA Jazzmaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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