Jake Edison

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

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.

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?