mother of all restoration projects (repoast)

[mattbarszcz95]

well i finally got it in..... and i can say with a straight face to all the people who ripped me to shreds for buying a 1968 Gibson sg in need of repair for $412. that you were wrong
here's the original post.
http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/oth...ation-projects-tonight-what-do-you-think.html

and there were the ones who didint rip me to shreds and those i thank. the only thing wrong with it is a cracked headstock and that repair will set me back $120 so for 530 bucks i got a 1968 gibson missing the loaded pickguard
i will keep you updated on the restoration as i said i would from the previous post
here are some good before and after pics

before
before - a set on Flickr

after
after - a set on Flickr


thanks for reading

 

[KRaZeE]

well i finally got it in..... and i can say with a straight face to all the people who ripped me to shreds for buying a 1968 Gibson sg in need of repair for $412. that you were wrong
here's the original post.
http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/oth...ation-projects-tonight-what-do-you-think.html

and there were the ones who didint rip me to shreds and those i thank. the only thing wrong with it is a cracked headstock and that repair will set me back $120 so for 530 bucks i got a 1968 gibson missing the loaded pickguard
i will keep you updated on the restoration as i said i would from the previous post
here are some good before and after pics

before
before - a set on Flickr

after
after - a set on Flickr


thanks for reading

Who ripped you to shreds? You posted a thread asking people what they thought of a repainted and bondoed fiddle with a funky headstock job and people told you what they thought, 99% of which was a mix of good info and speculation based on what you presented. Don't ask for opinions if you don't want them. Nobody was "wrong".

To some the headstock break may not be the only thing "wrong" with that guitar, either. Along with the headstock break, I'd also want that pup route and horrible gouge filled, the bent bridge pin needs fixed, it needs pups, a pickguard and a respray. I'm guessing, just based on the abuse it has already gone through, that it will also need a full setup too. If you want to actually play that thing, it's going to likely be more than $120, but good luck to you and...feel free to prove me "wrong".

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Shit, if you think that's being "ripped to shreds", you ain't seen nothing here.

 

[flyingdutchman]

I concur with the two posts above as well..That guitar you first posted looked like garbage. If you are really going to do a full restoration to that guitar, add another "1" to your $120 neck fix estimate. PM BCRGreg and see what he thinks..He'll give you an estimate to "restore" that guitar.

Also, where is a complete "after" neck and headstock pic. Id like to see what the break looks like.

 

[likea45]

Shit, if you think that's being "ripped to shreds", you ain't seen nothing here.

Amen

 

[mattbarszcz95]

sorry, i forgot to mention some other details. i already have a pretty much all the parts necessary to fix it. and that since the guy who's fixing it is my best friend he is going to do all the other stuff for free. and i work at an automotive restoration shop so i will be able to paint it for free. once again sorry for that out the lack of additional information, i probabley sounded pretty stupid without this included.