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I just got this brand new Gibson faded cherry double-cut that GC couldn't sell. Someone had overtightened the screw holding down the P-90 at the neck, so the pickup would loose on the low-E side. No biggee- just pull out the P-90, remove the threaded insert from the spring and push it back into the body. (If it keeps coming out I would add a drop of epoxy to the knurls.)
The truss rod was way too loose and the bridge was almost flush with the body, but after a week of adjusting the truss rod and bridge height I'm very pleased with the action. I got this guitar because it had a nice snap to it and it begged me to take it home. (Like I need still another Les Paul Junior-type guitar with two P-90's...
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IMO these double-cuts are the closest thing that Gibson makes these days that are like their old Melody Makers (forget the MM guitar that they were selling new for $349- those guitars are total crap!)
In any case, the faded cherry has (had) a very rough neck- something that makes no sense to me whatsoever. So I got a piece of 600 grit emery paper, cut it 3 pieces and folded it over in quarters. While watching TV tonight I kept sanding down the neck, rinsing out the waterproof sandpaper, and sanding it down some more. It is smooth like glass I got all of the finish off the back of the neck.
I'd like to put something on it, just to seal it a bit and was wondering what you folks would suggest. I always liked lemon oil until I found out it that it came from an oil barrel and not a lemon tree! I'd mix it 50-50 with boiled linseed oil and use that to treat a fretboard I just cleaned.
I think I want something like an oil finish, and would not cause any problems if I ever wanted it finished more professionally (like a nitro finish, or whatever Gibson uses on their nicer necks). So I think that would rule out something like a polyurethane finish from a hardware store.
I like it just the way it is now- bare- but I know I do need protect the wood. (With my old 65 MM that I took down to the bare wood, I used what I called "nose oil" for the finish. You'd rub your finger on the side of your nose and that was like a very fine oil. It did take a whole summer of industrious nose rubbing to get that guitar refinished but it was worth it...
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Thanks in advance for any suggestions here!
Steve Ahola
The truss rod was way too loose and the bridge was almost flush with the body, but after a week of adjusting the truss rod and bridge height I'm very pleased with the action. I got this guitar because it had a nice snap to it and it begged me to take it home. (Like I need still another Les Paul Junior-type guitar with two P-90's...
)IMO these double-cuts are the closest thing that Gibson makes these days that are like their old Melody Makers (forget the MM guitar that they were selling new for $349- those guitars are total crap!)
In any case, the faded cherry has (had) a very rough neck- something that makes no sense to me whatsoever. So I got a piece of 600 grit emery paper, cut it 3 pieces and folded it over in quarters. While watching TV tonight I kept sanding down the neck, rinsing out the waterproof sandpaper, and sanding it down some more. It is smooth like glass I got all of the finish off the back of the neck.
I'd like to put something on it, just to seal it a bit and was wondering what you folks would suggest. I always liked lemon oil until I found out it that it came from an oil barrel and not a lemon tree! I'd mix it 50-50 with boiled linseed oil and use that to treat a fretboard I just cleaned.
I think I want something like an oil finish, and would not cause any problems if I ever wanted it finished more professionally (like a nitro finish, or whatever Gibson uses on their nicer necks). So I think that would rule out something like a polyurethane finish from a hardware store.
I like it just the way it is now- bare- but I know I do need protect the wood. (With my old 65 MM that I took down to the bare wood, I used what I called "nose oil" for the finish. You'd rub your finger on the side of your nose and that was like a very fine oil. It did take a whole summer of industrious nose rubbing to get that guitar refinished but it was worth it...
)Thanks in advance for any suggestions here!
Steve Ahola
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