FrankenWashie's Third, The Cliche Black LP

[FrankenWashie]

And so, the die is cast....

Machine Heads: Gotoh SG301-04B, with Keystone button.



Bridge: Schaller Signum, Chrome Black



Pickups: Seymor Duncan Black Winter set (these were for The FrankenWashie, but there is still some stitching to do for him, and I've misplaced the electrodes)



Controls, Single Volume, Single Tone (Bourne 500k) 3 Way switch (gotoh standard black). (Need to read up on treble bleeds etc) Gibson Standard jack (Black)

There's a wee while to wait for the machine heads, so it's surface prep and attending to the cavity covers in the interim as the kit ones are Cream. I might try roughing them over and then spraying them but I'm afraid that would be very susceptible to easy wear.

I think I may have to get some made in black plastic or acrylic.

[Andyxlh]

Wow nice hardware!
I had the same hardware issue with the cream pickup mounts on the flat black one with the orange stripe earlier in this thread. I hit them with white knight sls etch primer and epoxy gloss black. Lasted ok for a while, bit a couple of years in and the bottom edge of the bridge one has worn through. Would be a good stop gap fix until you can source black ones. If you do please let me know as I couldn't find any.

[FrankenWashie]

Wow nice hardware!
I had the same hardware issue with the cream pickup mounts on the flat black one with the orange stripe earlier in this thread. I hit them with white knight sls etch primer and epoxy gloss black. Lasted ok for a while, bit a couple of years in and the bottom edge of the bridge one has worn through. Would be a good stop gap fix until you can source black ones. If you do please let me know as I couldn't find any.

I've got some Gibson original ones, but they are for flat body styles, not the curved LP body shape ( and they're destined for the explorer in any case). That is probably the next "need to find" item. I've a couple of ideas on that, but I need to see if they are feasible or if I am just over reaching.

[Simon Barden]

Black pickup mounts with curved bottoms? Allparts do them for a start. Have a look at http://www.realparts.com.au/hardware...ing-rings.html

[Simon Barden]

You may have to end up making your own control and pickup selector cavity covers as they all vary slightly in shape and Les-Paul style one from somewhere else may not fit very well at all.

Three-screw truss rod covers are easy enough to find on eBay - also another source for pickup rings.

You can always rub them over with wire wool if you want a less shiny finish on them.

[FrankenWashie]

Black pickup mounts with curved bottoms? Allparts do them for a start. Have a look at http://www.realparts.com.au/hardware...ing-rings.html

Well that was easy. I can use these as a base pattern for experimenting with the ideas I had. At the worst they can go on the guitar after some treatment. Thanks for that Simon!

[Andyxlh]

thanks Simon ill source a set for my LP flat black guitar....

[Simon Barden]

On the curved based rings, you may still have to sand the bottoms down in order to get the same radius curve as the top of the guitar. The ones I've got for my ES-3 have a 1mm gap between ring and body at the moment, as the top is less curved than a Les Paul's. I could have gone for flat ones and sanded the curve in, but they are often not as tall as the curved bottom rings, so the neck one could have been too small to sand the right curve in without making it too thin and weak in the middle. But they are cheap enough to simply get some more if I make a mistake.

[Andyxlh]

Agreed. The flat ones I have seen in black but are not deep enough.
At rehearsal on the weekend a mic and stand fell over onto the black lp and took a great lump out of the front of it... it did hit it hard! So it will be up for some repairs and I'll do this job at the same time.
Thanks!

[Simon Barden]

At rehearsal on the weekend a mic and stand fell over onto the black lp and took a great lump out of the front of it...

Ouch! I hate it when that happens. My LP has a couple of small dents in the front from being rested against a fireplace and then slowly sliding sideways before falling on its front against another guitar. I could repair the finish, but I now feel like it's part of the guitar's history.