New Pawn Shop prize

[Ascension]

Yesterday I was in another city and stumbled onto this one. It's a 1993 Washburn Stevie Stephens SS-40 high end import. It was FILTHY, the frets were green, the action was ultra high and it was unplayable but I saw a diamond in the rough. I walked out of the shop with this one for $200 WITH a hardshell case.
What I saw was a guitar that was dirty and a mess in the set up but also intact and virtually unplayed. After about three hours of cleaning and set up she is coming around nicely. Who says there are no deals left in the Pawn Shops?
I still have a little work to do and until I get the intonation set and a couple of other things done I don't want to clip the strings. Below the grunge and neglect she was almost mint and even the gold on the trem was mostly intact. The neck adjusted out well and it's becoming a pretty nice player.
Here is an unfinshed quick photo of the SS-40 diamond that is no longer so rough.

 

[jerryjg]

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Wrap it up ( i'll take it!)

 

[H8Red442]

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Sweet guitar dude. I had one of those a number of years ago.

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

WOW!!!

Nice grab,I'd've been all over it,too!!!

 

[McLaughysSN]

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what did you use to get the neck and frets so clean?

 

[Ascension]

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what did you use to get the neck and frets so clean?

Lighter fluid and a soft cloth on the neck clean up and then a dremmel tool with a felt polishing wheel and some jewlers rouge on the frets. I use one of the Stew Mac fret guards while polishing the frets. Be carefull or you can burn the fret board or if you get crazy on the buffing and build too much heat you can loosen the frets.

 

[McLaughysSN]

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Lighter fluid and a soft cloth on the neck clean up and then a dremmel tool with a felt polishing wheel and some jewlers rouge on the frets. I use one of the Stew Mac fret guards while polishing the frets. Be carefull or you can burn the fret board or if you get crazy on the buffing and build too much heat you can loosen the frets.

Grade "A" job my friend, from the pictures, I would pass that neck for brand new

 

[Kosh Naranek]

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Those Steve Stevens models were really cool guitars. Congrats on finding one! And congrats to the guitar for finding an owner willing to give it the TLC it needed and then play it like it ought to be played!

 

[Aceman]

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Some people choose crack over music. That's a win for me!

Awesome score dude - always dug the early SS models!

 

[TUBEGASM]

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Nice score!