Recent content by carlovee

(Six months later just got my tax bill) BUMP And price reduction...$550 (was $600).

I'm just about to list these two guitars here, a Greco SE-800 and SE-700 (Early Sixties). Let me know if you're interested. [/img]

Update...Faber bridge installed along with Duncan Antiquities pups. Only had a little time with it but I'm happy so far. I liked the 57 zebra PAFs that were there but the Duncans are a more open, airy, more suitable for what I play. The faber really makes the sustain sing. The frets are...

The album link didn't turn out too well (I'll figure this out someday). I'll try a more basic link here... http://s40.photobucket.com/user/carlovee1/library/Greco%20se-800

As far as I can tell its all original including the factory schaller tuners and 3-way switch. Its in players condition, 7.5 of 10? I'll post a link to more photos and would be happy to supply specific photos as requested. Other then a few small dings and scraps there's one semi-circle scratch...

Thanks for the ideas. Those bareknuckle pups sound like they'd be perfect but get a bit pricey once I add the aged nickel cover. I checked into Seth Lovers and that led me to Antiquities, which are basically Seth Lovers with some 'aging' process and reliced covers if I'm reading it correctly...

Thanks. Faber ABRM with HY-BRIDGE option ordered. Can't wait.

I used a vise and bent it back into shape. I'd say I got it about 90% of the way there. I had a strong feeling that one more turn of the vice was going to break the small tuner hole on the D or G so I stopped. It will most likely need to be replaced it but its been interesting to try and reuse...

Well the project guitar keeps on, huh, projecting. :lol: Upon closer inspection the bridge is clearly sagging. What is the proper replacement bridge for a '83 LS-50? I would guess a gotoh tune-o-matic with post spacing of 73.82mm like this...

My Love Rock goldtop project continues...I'd like to swap out the pickups and was wondering what others have tried. Here's the guitar... I play mostly clean with some light blues crunch sometimes. The existing PUPs, '57 Vintage Mk II (?), actually sound very good to me but a bit compressed...

Thanks for all the advice. Here's the update... Wood glue was too thick so I used some glue I bought at nearby art supply place, Zap-a-Gap. Pricey crazy glue I think but it worked. As for the tuners...After monkeying around with pliers and a vise for a while I ended up holding them down on...

Thanks for the ideas. Those look exactly correct Barks. I'd love to save these if possible. I think I can get the tangs straight and back into the slots. Then its just a matters of bending them back without breaking right? I think I read something about heating the tangs with a solder iron...

Hi folks, Just received a lovely LS-50 Goldtop from Japan. Unfortunately all three tuners on one side were hit during shipping and the back of the turners are loose and unusable. I've heard that its nearly impossible to get the backs on tightly again so....Where can I get replacements? Are...

ok, i can answer my own question...There are jacks with a longer threaded collar but not at Stewmac. I found some online at a place called www.guitarelectronics.com I'll let you know how it goes. btw I'm going to put a Duncan Antiquity in the bridge. Anyone else swap out their bridge pup on...

...So I finally got around to working on my newly purchased st-50. I removed the old output jack and replaced it with one I had bought from Stewmac but it doesn't fit! Its too long and the back part hits the wood inside the cavity. The original Tokai jack has more threads so it can be...