With all the parts together now all I have to do is put it all back together.
Life is never that simple though, the pointers for the Vol/Tone controls don’t fit the pots’. Not a big problem, I just need to file the hole out a little.
With the new pots’ fitted, wire them all in.
The next problem, the cover doesn’t quite fit and the screw holes don’t line up.
It’s not far out, I just need to soften the curves a little.
The screw holes are a little more of a problem. Since they are close I need to drill out and plug the old holes and re-drill them.
Once the glue is dry I carefully cut the tops flat.
With that done I need to go back to that nut that I made. Marking up the string spacings with the spacing rule.
All I need to do now is a full setup, starting with the set in the neck.
A little high so a small turn of the truss-rod.
The next stage is the action at the 1st fret. Since the nut is new the slots need cutting down quite a lot.
Next the action height at the 12th fret. A little high so I need to drop the bridge down a little.
Lastly the intonation. It wasn’t far out, just a small tweek here and there.
Since the pickups have been changed the heights also need adjusting to give the right balance of treble and bass and volume across both pickups.
I’ve never really been a fan of the Les Paul, but this one has turned out really nice, If I do say so myself.
