Daves Custom 3 pickup Les Paul

**DaveC64** · 10-10-2017, 08:26 PM

and ready to Finish tomorrow

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**Kick** · 10-10-2017, 08:37 PM

Awesome man!!!!

Gonna put black hardware in it?

**DaveC64** · 10-10-2017, 08:40 PM

Yes Pitbul had it made special and shipped with the 3 Humbuckers routed out and you get 3 pickups as well black outers and chrome covers
black knobs and a black pick guard. I have not decided on the final wiring yet that will be next week. I am thinking maybe 1 tone control which I tend not to use and 3 volume controls but then what to do with the switch. I suppose it could be a quick tone change eg turn off the upper pickup. Or the middle pickup to go back to standard setup.
To many options but not very adventurous with a spdt switch.

**DaveC64** · 10-10-2017, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by phrozin

black beauty humm interesting build did you get it with the 3 pick ups, the beading is a bitch to keep when using paint if you spray your black base spray it with super thinned black try not build up around the breading, prick of a job to do to keep it

shame you painted it you could have done a Ace Frehley Budokan which is a awesome guitar had one years ago would have been easier to do i'll be watching how this one goes

http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Les...om-Outfit.aspx

Yes 3 pickups the bead was ivory in colour and extremely thin on front edge there was no way in hell I was going to try to keep the bead unpainted.

**Sonic Mountain** · 11-10-2017, 05:31 AM

Cool finish.

**DaveC64** · 11-10-2017, 02:53 PM

Here is the finished spray job. 2K HS clear acryl The temperature was lower than I wanted to spray so it will take longer to cure.
So It will be strung up for the weekend then I will build it up. I hate spray cans they produce so much over spray. HVLP spray guns are so much better. No More cans for me. Sounds Like I will be sanding back my strat and respraying with 2k HS clear real soon.