Members Elias Graves Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 What ya got? EG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChrisGansz Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Subscribed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bowen Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 It's a bass and I did not bring it all the way back from the dead, but here it is: Before: After: Link to thread in sig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldMattB Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Peavey Patriot I bought mainly to get a gig from the pawn shop owner. It looked like it had been in the back of a pick-up truck for a year. Whammy bar from my parts bin, threaded to fit, pickguard made from two pieces and cut with a band saw and dremel. Body was buffed with steel wool and given a coat of satin poly. It took three hours to get the bridge apart, cleaned and reassembled. I had planned to replace the pickups, but was talked into leaving them, and they sound great. About $120 total, and a day of work. The dog on the headstock (pawn shop dog) is from a bookmark stolen from my wife, covered with super glue and bonded to a piece of pickguard material. oldMattB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldMattB Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 A very rare, though not particularly valuable, Gretsch Corvette Deluxe, ca. 1978. I bought this in the early 80s with a twisted neck and no electrics. It was not until last year I was able to get a photo to see what it should look like. Pickups should be open-coil, and volume knobs should be aluminum "G" knobs. Other than that, this is pretty much what it originally looked like. Pickguard cut with bandsaw and dremel. Pickups are GFS. Neck twist was corrected by loosening truss rod, hand twisting the neck the opposite way, and tightening the rod again. Small toggles are split coils, and were standard equipment, apparently. It originally had a battery-powered treble booster. If you have a wiring diagram, I would love to see it. I have been looking for a long time... oldMattB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowbrow Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 That's pretty much my whole fleet. `61 Corvette before (with among many other issues, a broken truss rod) after `62 Corvette before: `66 Corvette before: after `65 Astro Jet before: After Got this `65 Corvette last week....it's in the process as I type. Not a whole lot to do though...currenty playable again...pics when it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowbrow Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Ha...forgot one....mid 90's USA made Peavey Predator AX before and after. Came as a box of parts that where worse than they looked. Plays great now and every sticker on it represents a show I was at or a friend's band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted February 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Moar! Nice Gretsch collection, there. EG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alex9152 Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 It's a bass and I did not bring it all the way back from the dead, but here it is: Before: After: Link to thread in sig Looked better with the pink-and-blue splatter on white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldMattB Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Lowbrow, I hate you! Too much guitar coolness for one person. oldMattB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRPool Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Not quite completely dead but the electronics were barely functional and the finish had been abused Here's the was: Here's the is: Re-Finish and new electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Bought this Sheraton a few months ago. Neck was split from the nut about 6 inches down the neck. You could pull it apart pretty easily (which made the repair easier to be honest). Before. After (still needs clearcoat; just waiting for the weather to warm up before I mess with it). Put some '57 Classics in it and she's a beast of a guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diceman1000 Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metallica_00 Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 I found this guitar in a friend's basement when I was back in high school; it was his older brother's guitar from the early-90s. The brother (who is actually a very good player, does lots of bluegrass stuff now) had left this guitar neglected in the family basement, complete with the stickers and a non-working pickup. I installed a GFS Mean 90, new pots and jack from GFS as well. Amazingly, didn't need to adjust setup - and it's a good player! Just some intonation tweaks and obviously fresh strings. Left the stickers on, it's got some "mojo". The Mean 90 is a cool pickup and when I did it I already had a superstrat with hot humbuckers so I wanted something different. Now, I sold the superstrat and just have a 335 and a Strat - so I may get another kind of pickup for it that fits my stable better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yavin Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 OK. I traded it last week, but here is mine. It is an Ibanez GIO. I found it in a junk shop in Charleston, SC and gave $25 for it with a nice gig bag. Notice the bridge. It was screwed into a piece of wood inside the tremolo cavity! BEFORE: AFTER: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted February 13, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 13, 2010 This one was in pieces when I got it. The back was split in half, the top was in three pieces, neck off, etc. The before pics were lost. EG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted February 13, 2010 Members Share Posted February 13, 2010 This one was in pieces when I got it. The back was split in half, the top was in three pieces, neck off, etc. The before pics were lost. EG is that a harmony? If so, that guitar (another one of it, of course) is in my brother's room right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radiohead, lol Posted February 13, 2010 Members Share Posted February 13, 2010 I'm not sure if this counts. This is my main guitar. I got this in early 2008 (i think) without the pickups and most of the hardware. was lucky enough to find some of the original type pickups, and then threw on some hardware. the original neck broke twice - first time was at the neck joint and headstock, which i (poorly) repaired. then it happened again about six months later just to the headstock (see here http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/BlackHolesAndRevelations/gear/random/misc/GEDC0436-1.jpg ). ended up having the neck replaced completely as it was warped. Here it is today. The ONLY parts original to this guitar are the studs in the body and the pickup rings. The body is the same as it was 20 something years ago...except for the finish, which I'm considering redoing (don't ask what happened to it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted February 13, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 13, 2010 Well, it's a Silvertone, but, yeah, it was made by Harmony in 1947. Here's a cleaner example of the model. EG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted February 13, 2010 Members Share Posted February 13, 2010 here's a thread about a guitar i have that's being broght back from the dead, so to speak: meandi restoring my '81 Gibson LP Deluxe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mutant_guitar Posted February 13, 2010 Members Share Posted February 13, 2010 Before: Affter: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Toadroller Posted February 13, 2010 Members Share Posted February 13, 2010 Before: After: All better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Toadroller Posted February 13, 2010 Members Share Posted February 13, 2010 Seriously, though, I cleaned this baby up from abuse, including re-wiring and waay too much setup work: Before: to after: and after: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hardtdc Posted February 13, 2010 Members Share Posted February 13, 2010 I'm not sure if this counts. This is my main guitar. I got this in early 2008 (i think) without the pickups and most of the hardware. was lucky enough to find some of the original type pickups, and then threw on some hardware. the original neck broke twice - first time was at the neck joint and headstock, which i (poorly) repaired. then it happened again about six months later just to the headstock (see here http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/BlackHolesAndRevelations/gear/random/misc/GEDC0436-1.jpg ). ended up having the neck replaced completely as it was warped. Here it is today. The ONLY parts original to this guitar are the studs in the body and the pickup rings. The body is the same as it was 20 something years ago...except for the finish, which I'm considering redoing (don't ask what happened to it). That's one of the coolest pics I've ever seen. What a setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twofoolsaminute Posted February 13, 2010 Members Share Posted February 13, 2010 That Electra there with the tree of life was long dead and I revived it. Still needs work though, but I got it playable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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