Giving new life to your axe (mods for your humble Epi LP)

[Rmansh]

^cool, matt finish na sya

[Boxedking]

Much better job you did there, man! Me likey! 

[rr]

nice,ganda

[ron21]

Nice work.. Did the same thing with my Epi LP. Difference is I sanded the whole back to bare wood then finished it with Tung Oil. I really love the feel now compared before. 

[masarapangtaho]

it would really be better cosmetic-wise if you also dulled the V shape where the neck and the headstock meets. but that's just me. great job on the neck!

[nalu]

Much better job you did there, man! Me likey! 

nice,ganda

Nice work.. Did the same thing with my Epi LP. Difference is I sanded the whole back to bare wood then finished it with Tung Oil. I really love the feel now compared before. 

Thanks!
Stay tuned for the electronics and wiring.

[Prinny Unknown]

kapag kailangan ko imodify ung guitar ko papagawin ko sayo 
astig nag pag modify mo

[nalu]

kapag kailangan ko imodify ung guitar ko papagawin ko sayo  
astig nag pag modify mo

Flattering bro... pero marami pang mas magaling magmodify dito sa philmusic no doubt.
I suggest you try if yourself... lots of fun and learning. I guarantee that. cheers

[nalu]

By the way, before I move on to the electronics and wiring. I noticed that the fretboard was really dry and pale



So I decided to soak it with some Dunlop 65 lemon oil.



After an hour so, I wipe it off with a dry cloth and you'll get that moist and darker look on your fingerboard.



These things that I do are just building up my excitement more... now I can't really wait to get her all done and plug her into my rig... LOL

[tsunamic]

mas excited pa ata ako sayo! haha. bantay na bantay sakin tong thread na to. cant wait to see it done and ready to play already. good job sir. 

[Prinny Unknown]

pa PM ng tips mo kapag tapos mo na
mukhang astig na yung gitara mo ngayon kahit hindi pa tapos
hula ko kapag tapos na yan maraming tao iisipin bagong biling gitara yan =)

[nalu]

mas excited pa ata ako sayo! haha. bantay na bantay sakin tong thread na to. cant wait to see it done and ready to play already. good job sir. 

LOL... pressure is on...

[nalu]

Alright, moving on to the wiring and electronics.  First that get's installed is the Switchcraft 3-way toggle switch.



I taped the ends together to make the insertion easier.



Now it gets slowly inserted into the cavity. One thing that I really like with the vintage braided wirse is that they're fairly hard and stiff which makes the insertion easier. Sort of like wires on viagra... LOL



Wire is in... now it's just a matter of tucking in the switch and fitting it into the cavity.





I taped the ends of the wire so that it won't get in the way when I start putting in the pots/caps assembly.

[kurtcobainer]

Where'd you buy that?

[sercor80]

wat can u say about MIC LP custom installed with megametal pickups by guitarheads?

[nalu]

Where'd you buy that?

This particular one, I bought when I was in the US. But I believe it's also locally available in Lazer music shops.

[nalu]

wat can u say about MIC LP custom installed with megametal pickups by guitarheads?

I have no idea... the mods i'm doing on this particular guitar is not aimed towards metal. I haven't tried the mega metal pickups from guitarheads as well. But, I do have an RGR320EX that I'm planning to do mods on for that genre but I pretty much have my plate full with this project.

[kurtcobainer]

This particular one, I bought when I was in the US. But I believe it's also locally available in Lazer music shops.

Alrighty, thanks man!

[nalu]

Now I took off the pots and caps that I've wired earlier from the template...



Fit it into the control cavity and basically prepare for it for soldering. Also placed the washers and nuts on the pots and made sure that there secured. You don't want your pots rotating when you're doing the soldering.  It would definitely be a recipe for cold solder or some broken solder joints.

[Rmansh]

^nice  

you can also use a metal polish for the fret wires now that you have oiled it. Its a lot of work, rubbing them one by one, but believe me, you feel the difference and your bends will be smoother, yeah "bends" lol

here's mine, some are pretty useless by the way hehe

[Rmansh]

@Rmansh:
Elegee did that for me when I had the frets leveled.
Where'd you buy your metal polish though?

got them from a local hardware store. this ones for bathroom fixtures lol. its pretty cheap tool actually, all that grime and libag/pawis will go away. i also use it to strip the black coating on knobs and tuners so its not friendly on those gold hardwares 

[nalu]

got them from a local hardware store. this ones for bathroom fixtures lol. its pretty cheap tool actually, all that grime and libag/pawis will go away. i also use it to strip the black coating on knobs and tuners so its not friendly on those gold hardwares 

I see, thanks for the info bro

[ninjeremy]

Awesome job you are doing here. Its definitely giving new life to your axe.

Best,
NINJeremy

[papotz]

BBBBBEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS................


kailan kaya ako makakahanap ng mura nyan 

[nalu]

meron ako vitamin Q sa tokai goldtop ko hehe

@loveyoulen:
anong values ng Vitamin Q ginamit niyo sir?