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NBD (to me) Pawn Shop Score!
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Thanks all for the congrats! I'm very happy with it. Might be my new #1, depending on how it does in a live band setting...
Took the old strings off, which had some dents in them from getting knocked around. You can see marks on the E, A and D strings in between the J pup and the bridge in the photo of the front of the body. Although the E string doesn't show it in that photo, there was a real dent in it, from something. Put on some Slinky 50-105s, cleaned up the fretboard with a damp cloth, then rubbing alcohol, then re-moisturized with mineral oil. Tweaked the truss rod just a hair. Fixed the intonation. Sanded the back of the neck to knock the sticky gloss down. Got a wide Levy strap and some Schaller strap-locks.
Fixed the battery lead. Same VVT controls as in passive mode, but spiced up with a dash of active sauce...
Feels like a race car!
Now I've got to improve my technique to make the most of it!
Took the old strings off, which had some dents in them from getting knocked around. You can see marks on the E, A and D strings in between the J pup and the bridge in the photo of the front of the body. Although the E string doesn't show it in that photo, there was a real dent in it, from something. Put on some Slinky 50-105s, cleaned up the fretboard with a damp cloth, then rubbing alcohol, then re-moisturized with mineral oil. Tweaked the truss rod just a hair. Fixed the intonation. Sanded the back of the neck to knock the sticky gloss down. Got a wide Levy strap and some Schaller strap-locks.
Fixed the battery lead. Same VVT controls as in passive mode, but spiced up with a dash of active sauce...
Feels like a race car!
Now I've got to improve my technique to make the most of it!
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