Off Topic Got my SUB1 refurbished.

[sixstrings]

Started as a cheap, great quality guitar. Now it's even better
Wasn't that much work really, the toughest one was to take the paint of headstock, look at my thumb!

- sanded, oiled and waxed neck
- graphtech XL nut
- CTS pots
- treble bleed
- SD 59 & Custom pickups
- black matte pickguard
- neck shim

 

[DrKev]

Stunning! Great work!

 

[steevo]

Love that

 

[edhalen]

WOW!!!! Nice job!

 

[tlasol]

Looks good! I use my modded SUB1 daily, such a great guitar and the mod potential is insane.

 

[joe web]

great job!

 

[sixstrings]

Many thanks guys.

Stunning! Great work!

Somehow I knew Drkev will reply first. Similar timezone to mine makes it granted

I forgot to show ya how it looked before all the works:



And now, ready to rock:

 

[A.J.]

Looks great!

 

[DrKev]

Somehow I knew Drkev will reply first. Similar timezone to mine makes it granted

True dat! Timezone, and I often deal with the overnight moderating queue while the kettle is boiling for me first cuppa of the morning.

 

[ksandvik]

Wow! Let me know if you ever want to sell the guitar .

 

[Spudmurphy]

Graet job - ahhhh I remember those sore fingers from hours of sanding !!!!

 

[Tollywood]

You did a great job!

 

[Jack FFR1846]

Nice job! Sub 1's are the hidden jem. Put in your own sweat and it becomes a real star.

 

[Warg Master]

Awesome! Love the Sub1! Great guitars they are. Highly modifiable! Infinitely fantastic.

 

[Noah76]

Really nice work.

 

[moanjam]

What final grade of sandpaper did you use for sanding the back of the neck?

 

[GoKart Mozart]

Fantastic work! I love looking at Sub1 mod threads! Makes me miss mine a little...

 

[sixstrings]

Many thx for all the kind words guys. Really like the guitar now, neck feels way better, just like playing good old musicman stuff, we all know what I mean ha ha.
Can't think of anything else I would like to change in the SUB now, it's got all I wanted and doing more would be a bit pointless as I would be getting very close to a value of a proper US production musicmans.

What final grade of sandpaper did you use for sanding the back of the neck?

No idea to be honest! I had that cheap Chinese sandpaper from a local DIY shop and all it says on the packaging is 'coarse, medium, fine'. I was just grabbing sheet after sheet and sanding till the desired smoothness

 

[kestrou]

Is that Dunlop strap locks?

Looks good!

kestrou

 

[Johnny Alien]

For sandpaper I used 220, 320, 600 and then 1200.