As it has stared forlornly at me these last few months whilst I welcome the Pitbull guitars into the home, I have decided to undertake the miraculous and resurrect this Les Paul kit from many moons ago.
Although the quality of the kit is pretty good (it weighs about 9lbs!) it's not really comparable to PBG kits- and I'm not just saying that for brownie points. I had replaced the macine heads immediately as they were well dodgy.
But the electronics failed in fairly short order, so it was consigned to the naughty corner for about three years. Upon inspection, I can't find anything wrong with the wiring so have opted for new pickups, pots and wires.
This kit came partially pre-wired with alligator clips (!!) to connect it up, which was fine at the time as I was not confident in wiring anything up. But with a few proper kits under my belt, I think I can afford to do it legit.
So- first things first: disassembly and sanding back the HORRIFIC paint job I gave this poor thing (see photos, and try not to vomit). And we will take it from there.
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