I have come across a Jazz Bass body that is missing tuners, bridge and the electronics looks fairly shot. Apart from a few dings the body itself is fine and the neck is still fine (no bows etc).
I have been loitering here for a while and decided to restore a guitar before trying to build one and since I picked this body up for $20 AUD I figure if I make a mistake it wont matter that much.
I have a few questions about what I want to do with the guitar though.
What is the best way to strip the body? Heat, Chemicals or Sanding I want a dark black gloss finish, What is the best thing to use? Keep in mind I have no painting experience. I also want to paint the headstock, I would fix the neck up (it has a couple of dings in the back) but I dont want to have to take of the fingerboard etc. I assume I can mask off the neck and just paint the headstock. While painting the headstock I was wondering if I could cut a little bit out of it, it is a fender style headstock and I want to remove the right hand side (the round bit at the top and the point off to the side, Can this be done I have come accross some bridges at the local music store but im not sure how to line them up on the body
Any help is appreciated
-Dream