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Question Now where on the guitar does this go ????

Spudmurphy

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Following on from the previous threads :-

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-guitars/43066-im-stripping-off.html

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-guitars/36275-my-john-petrucci-refurb-project.html

I am now at this stage

- now where do all the bits go again?;)

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MikeVt

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The green parts go with the green guitar and the purple parts go with the purple guitar. :p
 
Sticky1973

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Wow, can't believe you got it back to the Mystic colour so well!

Is it all ready for assembly then? No major issues?

Really good job Spud, will be awesome.
 
Spudmurphy

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Sticky1973 said:
Wow, can't believe you got it back to the Mystic colour so well!

Is it all ready for assembly then? No major issues?

Really good job Spud, will be awesome.
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Hiya Sticky - there were some minor issues - like some break through into the base coat but they were at the edges by the jack plug - in my earlier thread I already knew about that.
Also on the edge by the bottom strap button and a very small area under the trem plate.

All in all I'm happy with the results. I have to buff the back and just polish the front a bit more. All by hand - no electric buffer used on my balls I can tell ya ;)

When it was resprayed white, some overspray got onto the wiring - in the main I managed to scrape/clean that off however I did replace the wiring on the pot with the PCB.
I need to clean up the pots getting rid of all traces of old solder and use some switchcleaner.

I hope to get it back together by next Sunday.

Ok its not a 10/10 guitar - but it has been played a lot in it's relatively short life and I get a kick out of pulling something off like this.

It improves your guitar set up skills too!! ;)
 
bazxkr

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Just pretend you are kid again Spud and that it's an Airfix model.... we never needed instructions of where bits went then huh ??????????:D

Great project... I think the fun is the building more so than having a finished article.

After all that work did you realise you have a leftie there ? haha just joshing

Like you say, one hell of a way to gen up on the workings of a guitar
Might try it on my old Squier Showmaste as an education. Wouldn't dare dismantle the Morses... would leave that to an expert.

Cheers

Baz
 
GWDavis28

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Spud, looks like you did an excellent job my friend!!! Can't wait to see it all back together!!

Mikey, that was my exact thought, hahahahahahaha.

Glenn |B)
 
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Red wire goes..... er..... wait - where's the red wire!

looking good Spud - well it could look better with strings on it! - but given what you paid for it and the state it was in when you got it - good job!

you'll have it back together by Friday then?
 
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If I hadn't seen the picture trail and you told me that was the guitar that I picked up for you I wouldn't believe you. Quite a steal for $600. Ya did good bud. Congrats.

I can't wait to see it all put back together.
 
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