possum1284

You do NOT go to Guitar Center for repairs. I'm sure there are good builders/repairers dotted around NY, but since I don't live there, I'm of no help.

I've never seen a GC that does repair work in house. Most can't even do a proper setup in house. They, like most other music stores, outsource to a local shop that specializes in repairs. Ask who they use/suggest and check on them yourself.

GBT

True, I asked the Guitar Center in Little Rock, who did their repairs, and they send them to a local repairman, no in house, which kinda suprised me.

the guitar center near me actually does the repaurs a tech comes on tuesdays only. i doubt they could repair the finish though.

adam

High dollar guitar, spend the coin to get it fixed properly.

Or, if you want to be cheap mix a little fresh *dewaxed* shellac (from flakes) and pad it over the area. Smooth will a little 00000 steel wool or high grade wet or dry, and buff by hand. This will seal the wood and allow a future repairer to spray nitro without any adhesion problems.

Don't use KTM or ready mixed or waxy shellac; the instrument is too pricy to use cutprice DIY solutions.

any idea how much it would cost to have it professionally done? or where i could have it done? guitar center is about the only place near me that does repairs. im in ny

thanks, Adam

hi i have a fender eric clapton strat with a maple neck. on the back of the neck the finish has worn down in 3 spots to the wood so it feels rough when u play. the neck is finished in a clear natural finish, im not sure what type though. was wondering if i could fix it with some leftover ktm9 ( water based lacquer from lmii) or some shellac. im not all the concerned about it matching cosmetically just want a smooth neck.

thanks, Adam

im selling the following stuff cheap- im flexible with the prices

prs dragon II treble humbucker pickup

pick guard- $7

pickguard$7

Eric clapton strat electrics and pot - $65

schaller locking tunners gold- $75

boss sdf1 super overdrive- $50

boss oc2 octave- $65

dod classic fuzz fx52- $30

dod fx55c supra distortion- $30

ibanez sm7 smashbox- $40

ibanez cf7 chorus/flanger- $40

ibanez cf7 chorus/flanger-$40

danelectro black coffe distortion- $20

dod votec vocal processor- $90

input jack,knobs,switch tops- $8

jack with plate- $9

fender gig bag (free) and white mim strat body -$150

neck plate-$6

schaller golden 50 humbucker- $65

if interested personal message me or im me on aim- possumad12 or on yahoo- possum1284

No, I believe that's possum's ebay handle...he went for number one...

yeah the other guy raised the buy now $100. im just waitin on prs to verify the serial number on the red one.

thanks, everyone

on another note i will be listing a whole bunch of stuff shortly including effects pedals, schaller locking tunners, bodies, and pickups( schaller and prs), plus some strat parts. io will post a new thread with the details shortly

Adam

Didn't you just sell a CE24 because you needed the money? How many PRSi have you actually bought?

sure did sell a ce24, traded up lol if any of u actually own a prs you know whats happened. there probablly the best guitars ive ever played. And there beautiful craft wise.

Adam

1

any paticular reason, just curious? im having a terrible time deciding. guitar 1 doesnt have the maple top or a hardshell case though. but the bird inlay is nice on guitar 1 though.

adam

which guitar would u go with

guitat 1

or

guitar 2

thanks

how does popular compare to alder. i know popular is cheap wood. j paid 139 for the body did i get ripped off?

Adam

I have read that poplar has tonal qualities similar to alder. There's nothing wrong with it, I'm using it for my Tele project and PRS uses it also for some of their guitars.

thanks popular is greenish i read while alder is tanish. the wood is very pale almost matches the finish. i hope its alder

Adam

how does popular compare to alder. i know popular is cheap wood. j paid 139 for the body did i get ripped off?

Adam

Google "mim strat body wood." Then Google "fender mexico shop tour." If that doesn't cover all your questions ...

?????????????????????????????? how was that helpful no offense?

Adam

im making an eric clapto style strat for my next project. i bought a mim strat body which is suppose to be alder., im wondering if it really is. here some pics if anyone can help. strat pics

On the front of the guitar (lower left section) is that a big ding or what? you can't really tell from the pics...

Also what brand is the "none original case"

its sold

Adam

Please list asking price and location.

Thanks.

im in new yOrk im asking $960 plus $60 for shipping ( item is heavy due to the fact that it comes with the non original hardshell case)but the price isnt firm.

Adam

hi im selling a prs ce24 with a maple top manufactured in either 1996 or 97.

Ce24 for sAle

Feel free to ask any other questions.

Adam

Cheap, cheap, cheap, plywood body...the works. But for that price, can't go wrong. Even the standard MIM strats are trash so you're probably in okay shape.

Expect to do a setup!

kinda off topic but i just bought a fender mim alder strat body i was gonna use it as the fondation of my next project an eric clapton strat clone. is it that bad of a body?

Adam

Not really, the rest of the guitar's parts are simply not very good. The MIM standard strat (not Squire) should be real wood. But, it maybe routed poorly so be careful and measure frequently.

what ya mean routed incorectly? like the pickup cavity and bridge cavity? sorry im off topic

Cheap, cheap, cheap, plywood body...the works. But for that price, can't go wrong. Even the standard MIM strats are trash so you're probably in okay shape.

Expect to do a setup!

kinda off topic but i just bought a fender mim alder strat body i was gonna use it as the fondation of my next project an eric clapton strat clone. is it that bad of a body?

Adam

My 7 year old son is learning to play the classical guitar. I thought it would be fun to learn along side him as we practice every morning. I build cabinets and furniture for my day job and have always thought that it would be cool to make an instrument. Which brings me to my call for help. I would like to buy a kit guitar and also some good books on how to build a classical guitar. Having a shop with both power and hand tools would allow me to get a kit that was slighty less finished. I would rather pay more for a kit that had better wood then one that was more finished. Thanks for all your help.

lmii.com sells kits im pretty sure

Adam

Might it not have been an idea to remove the body blank from it's wrapping? People are keen to see more than 20% of things they are buying!

yeah probablly but im super allergic to padauk hence why im not using it. the one plank is dented in one corner about an inch or to in length . wouldnt be a problem making a body from it though.

Adam

mint shape rarely used.

1.25 ghz mac mini

Adam

im selling the following:

Danelectro electric guitar

padauk body blanks

All sorts of stuff from pickguards to filler

Soldering gun and drill bits

Iwill give member of the forum a 5% discount. Also please message me if you want to buy any of the items seperate.

Adam

hi for sale

1. set of seymore duncan/ibanez humnbucker pickups from an ibanez sz520 includes original wirring harness(pots switch and all) Asking $50 plus shipping which is like $4

2.digitech xp100 whammy pedal works good cosmetically is in ok shape. Make me an offer im looking to get what i paid for it.

thanks, Adam

I'm very sorry to say but you're getting dam annoying with all the new threads you start about those PRS guitars you want to build/buy/modify and which you end up never doing what people suggest you do anyways. You ask for help and you always end up doing/buying something else and beginning a new thread about it

Back to topic:

Why would you want to know what it's worth? Are you selling it again? If it's worth $0 or $9000 would it play or sound any better?? Just buy/build the guitar you want and you like and play it. If you want to go buying and selling then I suppose eBay is a better place for you

BTW I have nothing against you as a person because I don't lnow you

Warn me or band me for this comment, but I guess there are more people who think the same!

thats not true i actually did the majority of the stuff i asked about or bought the stuff i asked about. im still dont understand if u dont like my threads why do u read them? its not like anyone is forcing you to.

Adam

It's worth about as much as you paid for it, if not a little less. It's just a CE with an "AS" stamped beside the neck plate and a little of playing wear. Personally, I would have spent another $100 and picked up a new CE, but that's just me

PRS regularly gives their top employees guitars for special bonuses or whatever. They'll usually take 'em out of their loaner stock, or "artist stock", which means there's nothing really that rare or special about them, other than they MAY have been played by an endorsee at some point and returned.

Every once in a while one will pop up on the 'bay from an employee who's trying to cash out their "perfect attendance award". CE's are usually handed out to those guys because they're the bottom of the line guitars. You have to do something really good to get a Custom or McCarty. If I were one of the attorney's that put the kibosh on the Gibson suit, I would have happily accepted partial payment in the form of a 513 or a Modern Eagle. Maybe a Dragon Private Stock?

it has a flame maple top and last time i checked a ce24 new was $1900 at musiciansfriend.

about 8 dollars. ill give your 5 for it.

actually its probly around 2500-3500 like most prs's. how did you recently acquire it by the way. do you have any pics of it? i would really like to see it. prs=

heres a link to it

ce24 as