Hey everybody!
I´ve bought this old yamaha rgx1212s that I want to restore. First of all, it´s got a double locking trem, which I don´t like. So I´m gonna fill the trem-cavity with wood and use a tune-o-matic bridge instead. Also, the guitar has a S-S-H pup configuration and I want H-H instead. Can I just fill the S-coil cavities with wood and route a new H-cavity?
I also want to repaint the guitar and I read that you don´t have to strip the guitar to the wood. But the finish is all scratched and chipped (you can see the bare wood in some places), and the parts I filled with wood will be unpainted. Wouldn´t these areas look different if I keep the old finish as a base? Maybe it would be better to strip all the paint and start from scratch?
Oh and another thing, the neck is a neck-through or set neck and it has a bound fretboard. Anything I should have in mind when repainting the neck?
