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Sanded the whole thing down, 1 layer tung oil on the fingerboard, 3 coats on the neck, 5 coats on the body.
http://baimun.home.comcast.net/charvel10.jpg
I replaced the black Wilkinson bridge with a gold one, gold volume knob, and the strap buttons with gold PaulReedSmith buttons.
http://baimun.home.comcast.net/charvel11.jpg
I took the bridge pickup out and put a Seymour Duncan JB in there.
http://baimun.home.comcast.net/charvel12.jpg
I'm going to resolder all of the electronics in the morning, restring, intonate and set up.
http://baimun.home.comcast.net/charvel13.jpg
I'm pretty geeked about this and can't wait to plug it in.
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very purty. you should have put a pic of you making your goofy face across the back. kind of like a cheap trick guitar [img]wink.gif[/img] anyhoo, it looks very nice. good job
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Chaser, I could see doing something like that with my blue one when it gets here....
http://baimun.home.comcast.net/charvel6.jpg
... in fact, I had been considering how funny it would be to put a GIANT zoomed smile on the back, so I could flip the guitar up to my face and I'd look like the Cheshire cat or something. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
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exactly! great minds think alike!
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lookin' sharp!! [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
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Ooooo purdy!
Now throw a table cloth over that baby and serve some lunch!
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