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I got a Vintage LP Special for £45 dropped at the door. Was going to sell it on, but it sustained well and felt good, so I decided to play with it.
I ordered some Old Dogs from Craig Vineham:
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/old_dog.jpg
Single volume control, Gretsch-style 'mud' switch instead of the 4 controls. Was going to add an onboard preamp but following a useful circuit thread by GuyBoden it got changed and is going to be in pedal form instead.
It turned out to be a bit of a Friday afternoon one so some fettling was needed. Fret-levelling first, then sorting out some on-the-piss'ness:
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/rout_shim.jpg
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/da_clamps.jpg
Base theme by DesignModo & ported to Powered by Vanilla by Chris Ireland, modified by the "theFB" team.
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Smoothed the heel
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/smoothed_heel.jpg
Didn't like the headstock shape much or the white placcy dots, so changed them:
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/nu_headstock.jpg
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/headstock-marked.jpg
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/dots.jpg
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/dots_in.jpg
Ta... I drilled the dots and sort of chewed and levered them out. Then clean up the hole, superglue in, and drift the paua dots in with a bit of stainless rod cut square. I got 20-odd so I could pick the nicest ones and allow for chipping etc, one of them did and had to be hoiked out & re-done.
They're very nearly level but need a final scraping.
and coming up to date -
Colouring in
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/guide_coat.jpg
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/take2/groundcoat_1.jpg
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/take2/flaked_4.jpg
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/take2/flaked_headstock_1.jpg
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/take2/back_gfx.jpg
http://www.alleykat.co.uk/images/stuff/lp_special/take2/headstock_gfx.jpg