An Ibanez fixer upper Les Paul...

Started by Blazer, March 28, 2009, 04:42:21 PM

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Pilgrim

#16
April 17, 2009, 10:13:04 PM
Fly straight to Lost Wages to make major bets.  You're on a roll!
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Blazer

#17
May 11, 2009, 07:10:54 PM
Well I got a phone call today telling me that the painting of the body is done, and I'll retrieve it later this week. (My schedule is a bit tedious here)

In the meantime, I did some work on the neck, I filled up the chips and dings in the finish with Black shellac and buffed the thing to a shine and then I installed the tuners, it makes for a very classy look.

Blazer

#18
May 13, 2009, 02:24:20 PM

Well here's the body in black, the white residue you see is from the wet sanding.


And from another angle, all whats needs to be done is spray it with a yellow tint lacquer to give it that vintage tint. And then I have to wet sand it again and polish it.

godofthunder

#19
May 13, 2009, 04:19:10 PM
WOW ! Really nice work on that !
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Blazer

#20
May 15, 2009, 08:11:09 PM
Well I got the body back home, buffed it to a shine and started assembling it.









All I need to do now is install the pots, wire it all up, install a pickguard and I'm done.

SKATE RAT

#21
May 15, 2009, 09:23:38 PM
great job ,Blaze! now it an Iblazernez
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Daniel_J

#22
May 16, 2009, 08:00:32 AM
Awesome! Looking very classy now. And those tuners are really sweet!

godofthunder

#23
May 16, 2009, 10:50:56 AM
That guitar is lucky you found it !
Maker of the Badbird Bridge, "intonation without modification" for your vintage Gibson Thunderbird

Highlander

#25
May 16, 2009, 03:36:25 PM
With that "lightining bolt" reflection in one of those shots she should be known as the "I-Blaze" (pronounced "I-bur-laze") Laze-Paul

10/10 - A* - well done lad...

Now then... does she play as good as she looks...?
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Pilgrim

#26
May 16, 2009, 04:09:32 PM
Damn.  Simply damn.  BEAUTIFUL!!!!
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drbassman

#27
May 17, 2009, 07:28:27 AM
Very nice!  I love rehabbed guitars and basses.  It's really fun to bring them back to life!  Well done. 
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shadowcastaz

#28
May 17, 2009, 06:34:06 PM
Nice Job!
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Chris P.

#29
May 19, 2009, 06:13:07 AM
Great job!!
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