New bridge in place
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Binding and finish needs some work
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Patch spot slowly being built back up on the head fascia
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New bridge in place
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Binding and finish needs some work
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Patch spot slowly being built back up on the head fascia
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Frets look like they have seen some playing particularly down near the nut end.
just ordered Behlen nitro black and clear jet spray from https://www.guitaraust.com.au/ (from an earlier DB post). Do I need sanding sealer or anything else? Its only small sections on the sides of the neck that need patching.
The frets are jumbo's so there's plenty left on them to work with when it comes to leveling and polishing.
I haven't died, just doing other stuff.
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The neck has been sprayed, just waiting for the paint to dry before cutting back and polishing. I probably should be working on the frets now, but inspired by others cigar box guitars, I'm half way through this:
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Finally got the neck and everything else back on the guitar. Plugged her in just to see what it was like and... only the middle pickups are working, although they sound great. So, more work to go.
I need opinions. Should I try to find the fault in the other pickups or re-wind them, and then while it's all happening, is it worth upgrading pots, caps, etc?
Hey Andrew, so the 2 middle pups work ? Sounds like you need to do more fault finding and work out of the neck and bridge pups work. If the existing electronics look old and possibly faulty would be worth upgrading some of it. Have you posted a pic of under the pickguard ?
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Originally Posted by AndrewA
First thing I would do is check each of the pickups for continuity with a Digital Multimeter, each one should measure somewhere within about 10k Ohms if they are still good, a reading of OL on the highest resistance range will indicate a break in the pickup's winding somewhere.
When I had the guitar in bits I did a continuity test from the pickups, through the switch to the jack and seemed ok. Should have tested the pickups at the same time, will have to do that next.
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Guitar guts time. The switch probably needs a good clean, but seems to work ok. Sure enough, when I tested the pickups, the neck and bridge showed open circuits. I might take a look and see if I can find the fault before resorting to a rewind.