With the body complete, bolt the neck back on and set it up. Since the whole guitar has been apart everything will need re-setting, starting with the truss-rod. The rest of it was simple, Job done…. To see the job in full click here
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Peavey Restoration – 2nd Update
Next step, re-wire the pickups. I’ve cleaned the pots and they seem ok but the pickup switch and jack socket were both beyond recovery so I’ve wired in new ones. The jack-plate is very flat, not enough depth to fit countersunk screws, so I’m going to use ones with much smaller heads. The trouble is […]
Peavey Renovation – 1st Update
Got the body stripped down and cleaned. Nothing too severe, just enough to remove the surface dirt. I’ve also cleaned off the rust from all the tremolo screws. They all move freely now so I’ll be able to set the bridge height and intonation easily. I’ve stripped all the electrics from the pick-guard. I’m going […]
Peavey Renovation
This one will take a while. It’s obviously been tucked away for some time. The biggest problem will be the corrosion. Most of the screws are rusted and I’ll have to do quite a bit to clean up the tremolo. The electrics may also present a problem, but at worst I’ll replace the Pots and pickup […]