Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe - Page 2

PoonMasterMaster · 06-21-2011, 01:23 PM

I put the poker chip back on, I was getting tired of no plastics

I think it looks sexier now than before

PoonMasterMaster · 06-22-2011, 09:32 PM

Wow. My new GraphTech nut came in the mail today and DAMN. I didn't think it could make that much of a difference but it does! Props to them

backfromcali. · 06-23-2011, 01:03 PM

Wow. It looks nice. I would be too

PoonMasterMaster · 06-23-2011, 07:39 PM

Pickup covers got here today. Installed them in only a few hours.

But there's a problem. The bridge pickup is extremely quiet now, like the volume pot is on 1 all the time. I'm not sure what the problem is, but I'm sure it'll be resolved in the future. I'm still waiting on the bridge/tailpiece and toggle switch cap I ordered. Hese it the guitar with the covers installed and the new nut.

PoonMasterMaster · 06-30-2011, 01:29 PM

Hey, it's been a while. Sorry about that. The new bridge and tailpiece came 2 days ago and it was a real pain installing them. When I was trying to take out the bushings by using the screw trick where you place a screw into the hole, and screw in the post, The screw went into the wood. I was getting really frustrated so I came up with the idea of a hollow tube and washers to life the thing out. Worked like a charm. After going through all that trouble, I find out that the holes are too big for the new bushings. To resolve this as quickly and easily as possible, I wrapped a reciept around a stud, covered it in poly, and stuck it in the hole. Problem solved. After that, I remembered the ground wire. I tried to get that on with my crappy soldering iron/ soldering iron skills, and nothing. As a result of my laziness, I just left the wire in the bushing and screwed in the post, creating a connection. This was a lot for my 14 year-old mind, and I'm VERY happy with the result. Now I need to save up some money for a good set up, maybe fixed wiring/pickup, and locking tuners.

Screw stuck in the wood

My genius bushing-removal tool

Paper+poly

Ground wire

Pretty schnazzy. Flipped the TRC

Looks SO much better with the pickguard back on.

One last shot of all the sanding. I though this one looked really good

I suck at photography, sorry

Chillin' with the dog

Hack · 06-30-2011, 02:56 PM

Nice!

Get the rest of that gold off there and you're set right!

PoonMasterMaster · 06-30-2011, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hack

Nice!

Get the rest of that gold off there and you're set right!

I'm going to replace the selector switch, and might get a multi-ply PG or maybe a carbon fiber one if I can find one

RavenMadd · 06-30-2011, 06:15 PM

thumbs up to you....for a 14 year old thats great work boss

PoonMasterMaster · 06-30-2011, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RavenMadd

thumbs up to you....for a 14 year old thats great work boss

Thanks Raven

flyingdutchman · 07-07-2011, 05:35 PM

Great work! One thing you may want to do is next time you change strings, use some Gerlitz Guitar Honey to hydrate that fingerboard. It looks really dry. Guitar Center carries the Guitar Honey at the accessory counter.

standard man · 07-07-2011, 07:40 PM

Awesome work man! I really like it!

ll IrOn CiTy ll · 07-07-2011, 08:36 PM

Very Nice.

VulturePenguin · 07-08-2011, 10:02 AM

Very nice, good job.

PoonMasterMaster · 07-08-2011, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyingdutchman

Great work! One thing you may want to do is next time you change strings, use some Gerlitz Guitar Honey to hydrate that fingerboard. It looks really dry. Guitar Center carries the Guitar Honey at the accessory counter.

I know it looks dead, but I really don't know why... I give it some lemon oil every time I change the strings, but it never helps. Maybe it's the brand I'm using, which is Dr. Stringfellow. Next time I go to GC I'll pick up some Dunlop oil and see how that works out.

PoonMasterMaster · 07-08-2011, 10:13 AM

Thanks guys

LeftyF2003 · 07-08-2011, 10:14 AM

That's turning into one of the coolest looking Epi LPs I've ever seen - nice one!

Mr_Spaceman · 07-09-2011, 01:51 AM

Those white pup covers are great! don't think I've seen them before... Where did you get them from??

DagerOne · 07-09-2011, 02:02 AM

Might have suggested removing the control and switch covers before sanding, and the "worn" neck bothers me, but I don't understand the "relic" thing so it's probably just me. For the most part, though, this actually looks really good.

PoonMasterMaster · 07-09-2011, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr_Spaceman

Those white pup covers are great! don't think I've seen them before... Where did you get them from??

Just an Ebay search

Kalamazuu · 07-09-2011, 06:09 PM

Are those covers plastic or metal?

SJM · 07-09-2011, 06:37 PM

That's some outstanding work for someone so young. A lot of hard work and determination and even some problem solving skills. The result is a one of a kind finished product that you have to be proud of. She looks great! I say well done!

renthepen · 07-09-2011, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoonMasterMaster

My genius bushing-removal tool

Next time you want to remove tune-o-matic bushings, you could try this trick, it's easy and stupid... I love it:

YouTube - ‪Removing Tune-O-Matic Bushings‬&rlm;

PoonMasterMaster · 07-09-2011, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalamazuu

Are those covers plastic or metal?

Plastic. If I decide to change the pickups I might switch to black covers.

PoonMasterMaster · 07-09-2011, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renthepen

Next time you want to remove tune-o-matic bushings, you could try this trick, it's easy and stupid... I love it:
YouTube - ‪Removing Tune-O-Matic Bushings‬&rlm;

See, I tried to do this at first, and the screw got stuck in the wood

I've saved my extractor for later, if I ever need to use it again

PoonMasterMaster · 07-19-2011, 09:57 PM

Sorry for reviving this dead thread, but I'm thinking about sanding down the whole front of the guitar. I think Mahogany with black hardware is sexy. Tell me what you guys think

ll IrOn CiTy ll · 07-20-2011, 12:12 AM

morats8up · 07-20-2011, 01:32 AM

Poon, Are you sure that's not a maple veneer under the paint?

Malikon · 07-20-2011, 02:55 AM

looks really cool man.

And I'd keep the white covers instead of the black.

Seriously, how many people have black covers? You said you wanted unique right?

I've never seen white covers before.

drpietrzak · 07-20-2011, 08:43 AM

Fender used (uses) the veneer to cover multipiece bodies and make the finish process more uniform even with solid colors. It covers and minor defects as well. I would guess it it the same here. It is looking good so far.

Dale

SJM · 07-20-2011, 09:48 AM

I can't really give an honest opinion of what the end result will look like but I have an idea you will do a superb job on it. If it's what you want, go for it!

06-21-2011, 01:23 PM	#31 (permalink)
PoonMasterMaster Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 217 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe I put the poker chip back on, I was getting tired of no plastics I think it looks sexier now than before

06-22-2011, 09:32 PM	#32 (permalink)
PoonMasterMaster Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 217 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Wow. My new GraphTech nut came in the mail today and DAMN. I didn't think it could make that much of a difference but it does! Props to them

06-23-2011, 01:03 PM	#33 (permalink)
backfromcali. Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 510 Thanks: 30 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Wow. It looks nice. I would be too

06-23-2011, 07:39 PM	#34 (permalink)
PoonMasterMaster Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 217 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Pickup covers got here today. Installed them in only a few hours. But there's a problem. The bridge pickup is extremely quiet now, like the volume pot is on 1 all the time. I'm not sure what the problem is, but I'm sure it'll be resolved in the future. I'm still waiting on the bridge/tailpiece and toggle switch cap I ordered. Hese it the guitar with the covers installed and the new nut.

06-30-2011, 01:29 PM	#35 (permalink)
PoonMasterMaster Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 217 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Hey, it's been a while. Sorry about that. The new bridge and tailpiece came 2 days ago and it was a real pain installing them. When I was trying to take out the bushings by using the screw trick where you place a screw into the hole, and screw in the post, The screw went into the wood. I was getting really frustrated so I came up with the idea of a hollow tube and washers to life the thing out. Worked like a charm. After going through all that trouble, I find out that the holes are too big for the new bushings. To resolve this as quickly and easily as possible, I wrapped a reciept around a stud, covered it in poly, and stuck it in the hole. Problem solved. After that, I remembered the ground wire. I tried to get that on with my crappy soldering iron/ soldering iron skills, and nothing. As a result of my laziness, I just left the wire in the bushing and screwed in the post, creating a connection. This was a lot for my 14 year-old mind, and I'm VERY happy with the result. Now I need to save up some money for a good set up, maybe fixed wiring/pickup, and locking tuners. Screw stuck in the wood My genius bushing-removal tool Paper+poly Ground wire Pretty schnazzy. Flipped the TRC Looks SO much better with the pickguard back on. One last shot of all the sanding. I though this one looked really good I suck at photography, sorry Chillin' with the dog Hector Arcadius likes this.

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06-30-2011, 02:56 PM	#36 (permalink)
Hack Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: In the middle of the woods. Oklahoma Posts: 10,592 Thanks: 293 Thanked 178 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Nice! Get the rest of that gold off there and you're set right! __________________ The water is rising up on me. Thought the sun would come deliver me, but the truth has come to punish me instead.

06-30-2011, 06:15 PM	#38 (permalink)
RavenMadd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: nyc/nj metro area Posts: 898 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe thumbs up to you....for a 14 year old thats great work boss __________________ Nothing Leads To Nothing!

07-07-2011, 05:35 PM	#40 (permalink)
flyingdutchman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 477 Thanks: 6 Thanked 6 Times in 1 Post	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Great work! One thing you may want to do is next time you change strings, use some Gerlitz Guitar Honey to hydrate that fingerboard. It looks really dry. Guitar Center carries the Guitar Honey at the accessory counter. __________________ 2011 Fender John Mayer Signature Stratocaster 1990 Les Paul Studio *completelyTundratone'd***!! 2006 Washburn N4 Vintage 1962 Silvertone Jupiter 1965 Princeton Amp ______________________________________________ Good Deals with Cheeseflavor, aka Steve from Tundratone, DADGAD, bluemoon and more.....

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standard man Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ptown nebraska (proud of it!) Posts: 4,299 Thanks: 271 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Awesome work man! I really like it! __________________ 11 Gibson Buckethead LP Studio 00 Gibson Les Paul Standard 84 Gibson Explorer 98 Gibson SG Special (Duncan 59's, Jonesy'd) 10 Epi Prophecy Futura EX 08 Epiphone Elitist Custom (GFS Crunchy Rails) 12 Epi Trad Pro Goldtop 95 Korean Epi Standard 80 Tokai Reborn Old LS50 (Gotoh tuners) 08 Agile Dauntless (EMGs, wired Buckethead style) Schecter C1 Hellraiser A few others Amps -Marshall JCM 900 -Blackheart Little Giant Stack -Mesa Recto cab

07-07-2011, 08:36 PM	#42 (permalink)
ll IrOn CiTy ll Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Pittsburgh,PA Posts: 1,046 Thanks: 32 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Very Nice.

07-08-2011, 10:02 AM	#43 (permalink)
VulturePenguin Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: England Posts: 95 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Very nice, good job.

07-08-2011, 10:13 AM	#45 (permalink)
PoonMasterMaster Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 217 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Thanks guys

07-08-2011, 10:14 AM	#46 (permalink)
LeftyF2003 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: An island in the middle of a lake somewhere Posts: 3,051 Thanks: 9 Thanked 19 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe That's turning into one of the coolest looking Epi LPs I've ever seen - nice one! PoonMasterMaster likes this.

07-09-2011, 01:51 AM	#47 (permalink)
Mr_Spaceman Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Those white pup covers are great! don't think I've seen them before... Where did you get them from?? __________________ "Squeeze me, babe, 'till the juice runs down my leg" 2011 Gibson LP Traditional 2009 Epi Elitist '65 Casino 2005 Epi LP Standard Marshall JCM2000 DSL 100W

07-09-2011, 02:02 AM	#48 (permalink)
DagerOne Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: IN Posts: 1,620 Thanks: 32 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Might have suggested removing the control and switch covers before sanding, and the "worn" neck bothers me, but I don't understand the "relic" thing so it's probably just me. For the most part, though, this actually looks really good. PoonMasterMaster likes this.

07-09-2011, 06:09 PM	#50 (permalink)
Kalamazuu Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 5,154 Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Are those covers plastic or metal?

07-09-2011, 06:37 PM	#51 (permalink)
SJM Weekend Minstrel Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 4,020 Thanks: 51 Thanked 42 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe That's some outstanding work for someone so young. A lot of hard work and determination and even some problem solving skills. The result is a one of a kind finished product that you have to be proud of. She looks great! I say well done! Hector Arcadius and PoonMasterMaster like this. __________________ ______________________________ Steve-M '52 Martin D-28 '70 Fender Telecaster '78 Ibanez Pro MDL 2671/S-AV '02 Epiphone LP Elite Standard VSB '07 Epiphone LP Elitist Standard + Top FCB '10 Epiphone LP Trad Pro Ebony '10 Epiphone LP 57 Gold Top(Upgraded version) '10 Epiphone LP Standard Plain Top HB '12 Epiphone LP Tribute Plus 60's FCB '12 Epiphone LP Ace Budokan '11 Gibson LP JB Studio '12 Gibson Traditional LP Plus Iced Tea A few Amps too.

07-19-2011, 09:57 PM	#55 (permalink)
PoonMasterMaster Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 217 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Sorry for reviving this dead thread, but I'm thinking about sanding down the whole front of the guitar. I think Mahogany with black hardware is sexy. Tell me what you guys think

07-20-2011, 12:12 AM	#56 (permalink)
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Malikon V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 19,743 Thanks: 379 Thanked 971 Times in 192 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe looks really cool man. And I'd keep the white covers instead of the black. Seriously, how many people have black covers? You said you wanted unique right? I've never seen white covers before. __________________ "Your scars are beautiful" Lessons/Demos

07-20-2011, 08:43 AM	#59 (permalink)
drpietrzak Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,363 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe Fender used (uses) the veneer to cover multipiece bodies and make the finish process more uniform even with solid colors. It covers and minor defects as well. I would guess it it the same here. It is looking good so far. Dale

07-20-2011, 09:48 AM	#60 (permalink)
SJM Weekend Minstrel Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 4,020 Thanks: 51 Thanked 42 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Modding/Sanding Epiphone Studio Deluxe I can't really give an honest opinion of what the end result will look like but I have an idea you will do a superb job on it. If it's what you want, go for it! __________________ ______________________________ Steve-M '52 Martin D-28 '70 Fender Telecaster '78 Ibanez Pro MDL 2671/S-AV '02 Epiphone LP Elite Standard VSB '07 Epiphone LP Elitist Standard + Top FCB '10 Epiphone LP Trad Pro Ebony '10 Epiphone LP 57 Gold Top(Upgraded version) '10 Epiphone LP Standard Plain Top HB '12 Epiphone LP Tribute Plus 60's FCB '12 Epiphone LP Ace Budokan '11 Gibson LP JB Studio '12 Gibson Traditional LP Plus Iced Tea A few Amps too.

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