Pipster Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Earlier this year I bought a second hand 1998 Epiphone Les Paul for £90. It was in a bit of state and the neck pickup didn't work. I bought it as a bit of a project and to learn how to wire etc. Heres a few pictures of it when I bought it I hadn't been able to do anything with it for a few months but have finally got it all finished. I started by stripping it completely down and taking everything off. Got rid of the stickers on the back of the guitar with lighter fluid. The electrics were completely knackered but managed to save the pickups and they came up nice after a clean up. As did the bridge too. The guitar also polished up nicely My first ever attempt at wiring wasn't as bad as I had expected and quite enjoyed it. I had to replace all the wiring and the pots, jack and switch. Got it all finished today and quite happy with the outcome of it. I might upgrade the pickups at a later date but really wanted to see how the current pickups sound and have a decent play before upgrading. Didn't just want to upgrade for the sake of upgrading. Here's the finished Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipster Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Also a group shot of my Epiphones now. Casino, Les Paul and Hummingbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 It now looks brand new and heck of a lot better than "before". I love thread/posts like this one...thanks for the "before and after" shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Also a group shot of my Epiphones now. Casino, Les Paul and Hummingbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 nice looking "trio" you got there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipster Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Cheers for the comments. I really enjoyed the whole experience of doing it up. Total cost was £165 for an Epiphone Les Paul. £90 for the guitar and £75 in new parts and wiring. Plus learnt a load of knowledge on the way. While doing it I got quite annoyed with the state it had been left in. Somewhere in its past someone had messed with the wiring and rather than have patience when feeding all the cables through because it was a little tight they just routed a new hole through. I couldn't believe that. People who abuse their guitars like this shouldn't be allowed to keep any more as a fine B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Good job with it. Cleaned up real nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Very well done job, and nice pic of a nice trio! I'm with you when about routing needless holes. Wouldn't drill different or additional holes for different machine heads, too. There are drop-in replacements of next to any style available. Admittedly one will have to buy a set of six tuners usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipster Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 Very well done job, and nice pic of a nice trio! I'm with you when about routing needless holes. Wouldn't drill different or additional holes for different machine heads, too. There are drop-in replacements of next to any style available. Admittedly one will have to buy a set of six tuners usually. Yeah that's what I had to do buy a set of 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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