I have a vintage guitar body I need stripping of it's original paint and a clumsy re-spray. Preparing a re-build. Quite a valuable lump of Fender, any advice? Ta! I'm basically looking for someone to do it for me, cheap.
It will cost you to have it done properly. Maybe one of the lads on here work with cars paint spraying? They may be able to give you some tips on what to use use to strip it. Just reminded me I have to get my creation fixed up as well, made the body similar shape as a Strat and added my own style to it. Ibanez neck (which I re-shaped) Seymour Duncan Strat set and machined most of the other parts and got them gold plated (not as expensive as that sounds) I fecked the paint job up though so I think I'm going to bite the bullet and have a proper job done on it. Sounded and played well though before I started messing with the paint and I ended up chucking it downstairs in the basement for 4 years.
Ah, a guitar nerd. I can lay my hands on a 1979 USA Telecaster body, for a relatively good price - we are talking the rump end of a £1500 guitar. It was originally black and at some point someone tried to make it go red, cocked it up properly and some of the paint has fused with the original and won't budge. So it's had a bad respray and a bad attempt to return it to it's original finish, now the whole lot has to come off. I'm not into reliced guitars and I'd just like it stripping back to the bare wood and if it's presentable leave it at that, or back to black if it is too badly scarred by the whole experience. Then the rebuild. I've got some ace old gold Gotoh heads and mean Seymour Duncan pick up, from another Tele I upgraded then put back to orig spec before selling. I need a neck pup and the control plate, pots wiring, etc which I'm just going to get new and completely top end. The bridge/pup plate, I'm looking out for - I like this pricey American solid brass job. When I'm ready, I'll order a 3 ply scratch-plate from the Fender custom shop. But mean time, it's looking out for a neck, rosewood if the body stays natural, maple if it goes black, of the right vintage that I can afford - could well set me back another £400 - so it's an on-going project. If I could get the body stripped for £100, I'll be a happy bunny.
How much was the gold plating of the hardware? I know there are a lots of blingers around nowadays with the new technology.
Was that for all the heads, pick ups, screws, plates? I'm also looking at getting a couple of quality 1970s MIJ les pauls and want to pimp them back to life. Bridge, tail piece etc, - quite a lot of hardware.
I know a decent luthier living in the Barnsley area if you need any help/advice. he also makes his own pick ups which get great reviews of people who've used them.(coyle oyle pick ups,hand wound in the pennines). I also know a lad that would paint it for you if its stripped back.
Most of the hardware yes, not the heads though. I had a load of screws done as well, but I would probably buy them off ebay if I ended up doing it again.
