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I'm at a decision gate with this one right now. I got it for a great deal but if I keep it then it needs upgrades, lots of them. I want to go with chrome and a great looking tailpiece. Or I could just sell it for a nice little profit and grab that *other* guitar I've been saving for. The Gibson Songwriter Deluxe.

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I'm at a decision gate with this one right now. I got it for a great deal but if I keep it then it needs upgrades' date=' lots of them. I want to go with chrome and a great looking tailpiece. Or I could just sell it for a nice little profit and grab that *other* guitar I've been saving for. The Gibson Songwriter Deluxe.[/quote']

 

You mean something like this?DSC00086.jpg

I paid $350 for mine used with a hardshell case pre-mods.......and I LOVE mine with a set of Mean 90's and quality tailpiece,pots,caps,tuners and switch it really came to life....a nice tweakable bridge as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk_43pFCDXw

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You mean something like this?DSC00086.jpg

I paid $350 for mine used with a hardshell case pre-mods.......and I LOVE mine with a set of Mean 90's and quality tailpiece' date='pots,caps,tuners and switch it really came to life....a nice tweakable bridge as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk_43pFCDXw[/quote']

 

Yep, those GFS parts you used are in my cart as we speak. You picked the same parts I did, except the tuners I'll use are from an Elitists since I had them already.

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here's mine, I paid $325 used...it needed a real good cleaning, I had to fix the bridge posts,

which were bent back, and the pots were not working well...I also didn't like the person I

bought it from, so I wanted to make it "mine" and erase his memory (and smell, which took

a while, the case and guitar had a chemical puke odor)...

 

Your guitar was made at the

Samick Plant, Korea

July 1994

 

modifications:

 

1. frequensator tailpiece...I wanted to reference epiphone's history (I did this)

2. chrome and black top hat knobs like the standard broadway (I did this...wasn't hard LOL)

3. removed pickguard, which was warped

4. fix bridge and set intonation (I did this)

5. truss rod adjustment and set-up (pro)

6. rewire pots for standard RH operation...full tonal range restored! (pro $25)

7. lower action and restring w/ D'Addario EXL110 10-46 (I'm not a jazz player)

8. first a pick, then a bit of foam wedged in next to neck PU to stop sympathetic buzz

 

the pickups might get swapped out in the future, but they sound OK...I wanted to add imperial

buttons, but the tuners are not grovers...the imperials went on my EJ300S...

 

fun to play unplugged and electric...color is a little off in this photos, much nicer in person:

 

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