Matt300ZXT
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Well, my Gibson acoustic doesn't really count. Also, I had a flat top Gibson Les Paul probably about 25 years ago for a couple weeks, but returned it. But that doesn't count, it's not an arch top Les Paul. This is the same guitar as in that thread I made earlier about a bound Studio.
I went ahead and picked it up. The "binding" job is actually pretty damn good. If it was an amateur at home, he did about as good a job as any pro would. There were no sharp fret edges or blooming, and no buzzy/dead notes on any fret. He said he had taken it to a shop to set it up or whatever, but I hope he didn't pay the same shop to install the new wiring he mentioned. This is the worst wiring job I've ever seen lol It has really poor solder joints, 3 of the 4 pots aren't even really tightened down well, and the 4th one isn't too far from being loose. I can't tell what wiring scheme it is, 50s, 60s, or 60s Plus as the caps, that appear to be orange drop, are only on the tone pots. But, the pots are CTS, even though some of them stick up taller than the others. Surely a nut adjustment on the inside will help customize the height of the pot. But, all the knobs and switches did what they were supposed to during the test. No scratches or pops or anything like that.
The 3 way switch cap has been pulled a bunch and apparently they couldn't figure out how to rotate it to get the screw holes to line up, so there are several more sets of holes lol The nut may have been replaced and doesn't look like the best job ever, but it'll do for now, after I put some glue on it to actually hold it to the guitar. They aren't original pickups, but dirt cheap knock offs, there isn't even any stamping or anything on the bottoms. Just a crudely scratched N and B lol But that's fine, I was going to get DiMarzios to pop in a Les Paul anyway, so I'll just toss these in the trash when I'm done.
I think after a good cleaning, adjusting the height on the pots (or seeing if they're even the correct type) and replacing the pickups and rewiring everything myself right fast, I'll have a pretty sweet playing axe with some "love" already in it.
I went ahead and picked it up. The "binding" job is actually pretty damn good. If it was an amateur at home, he did about as good a job as any pro would. There were no sharp fret edges or blooming, and no buzzy/dead notes on any fret. He said he had taken it to a shop to set it up or whatever, but I hope he didn't pay the same shop to install the new wiring he mentioned. This is the worst wiring job I've ever seen lol It has really poor solder joints, 3 of the 4 pots aren't even really tightened down well, and the 4th one isn't too far from being loose. I can't tell what wiring scheme it is, 50s, 60s, or 60s Plus as the caps, that appear to be orange drop, are only on the tone pots. But, the pots are CTS, even though some of them stick up taller than the others. Surely a nut adjustment on the inside will help customize the height of the pot. But, all the knobs and switches did what they were supposed to during the test. No scratches or pops or anything like that.
The 3 way switch cap has been pulled a bunch and apparently they couldn't figure out how to rotate it to get the screw holes to line up, so there are several more sets of holes lol The nut may have been replaced and doesn't look like the best job ever, but it'll do for now, after I put some glue on it to actually hold it to the guitar. They aren't original pickups, but dirt cheap knock offs, there isn't even any stamping or anything on the bottoms. Just a crudely scratched N and B lol But that's fine, I was going to get DiMarzios to pop in a Les Paul anyway, so I'll just toss these in the trash when I'm done.
I think after a good cleaning, adjusting the height on the pots (or seeing if they're even the correct type) and replacing the pickups and rewiring everything myself right fast, I'll have a pretty sweet playing axe with some "love" already in it.
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