Resotoration Project....kinda

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Bellski777

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So, I am working on fixing up what was once a really nice vintage peavey. When I acquired this guitar about 3 years ago it well, um needed help. It had One bucker in it. An ugly red stain finish (Which I haven't fully sanded off yet.) The original cracked and falling apart pickguard and literally the ugliest bridge I have ever seen. It is the ugly grey thing in the pic. Here is it's present state. In pieces.



I am am going to try and get ALL of the stain off just by sanding if I can. If not does anyone have any other suggestions? I am gonna probably give itsome kind of nitro finish. I dunno if I will make it clear or not. I may get different pups..but I am not sure. Also I want to try and put an LP junior style bridge on it. But I don't know how well that will work out. Check it out.





(I know the pics suck. I didn't have the patience to get them to come out nice right now. But, you get the idea.) The problem with the bridge is that I dunno how the heck I can fill in the gap that originally housed the ends of the strings and not have it look funny. I am also planning on replacing the old and failing tuners. Any suggestions or ideas are very welcome. Oh, BTW I am not expecting this to be an amazing guitar necesarrily. This is kind of more like a "I want to learn how to do stuff" project. Seeing as I got the guitar for free I am not to worried about putting money into it. To a point.
 
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Those old Peavey's are really great guitars if you'll give 'em a little bit of love. I've fixed up two of them myself, but they were both strat copies, so I can't help you with the bridge. Luke Duke has one with that particular bridge that he's been looking into replacing. You might shoot him a PM if he doesn't see this. I'll tell him about it, too.

For the tuners, I think the only ones I could find that would fit without any modification are the generic tuners that Stew Mac sells. They work, but I'm don't think they'll last quite as long as a good heavy duty set. Of course, they're only $20, so you can afford to replace them a couple of times for the price of a good set. Otherwise, I'd suggest getting a tapered reamer (Sears has one for about $20) and reaming the hole out for larger tuners. Take your time doing it, but you can easily enlarge the hole to fit just about any of the good tuners.

Those are seriously great project guitars. Mine was $60 and after some hardware upgrades and Duncans throughout, I'd say it's right up there with a good MIA Fender. They're pretty cheap, so their good for learning on, too.

Artie has several Peaveys, too. Hopefully he'll chime in, because he's probably got one like this.
 
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Yeah, I really dig the old T60's (this is an old T60, right?). The electronics are especially interesting. The tone knobs also serve as continuously variable coil split. Tonal possibilities are huge.

I don't get what's wrong with the bridge though. OK, so it doesn't look too pretty I guess, but it's functional, right? :)
 
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It is actually a T-15. Yes......the bridge is functional......I just don't like the looks of it. So, you do have a point. I dunno about the tuners MIA. They are the kind that are in line and one piece. So, I dunno if normal tuners will fit in space on the back. Oh, what do you guys know about oil finishes. I noticed someone on here did there strat in oil and it looked nice. I liked it alot.
 
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I am restoring a T-15 as well. It was my first guitar and I dismantled it thinking I had a clue what I was doing.
If you find a replacement pickguard I would love to know where you got it.

Mine is the natural finish with a cream pickguard. I will leave mine the natural finish.

What kind of pups you putting in yours? Also I would love to know what kind of bridge you put on it, cause I wouldn't mind doing something else with mine. That of course is if you don' mind me following your lead and copying what you do a bit...

It's 3/4 size guitar is it not?
 
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Nah, I don't mind at all beggar. As for the pickguard. Well, my dad actually helped me cut it out from black pickguard material from stewart macdonald There website is www.stewmac.com They have tons of stuff for building and refinishing guitars. We traced the old pickguard shape onto a piece of plywood and then used a jig saw to CAREFULLY cut it out. Then (if I remember correctly) we laid the template with the topside up against the back of the material and made a scratchline trace with something sharp. I can't remember how we cut out the pickguard itself......hmmmm seems to illude my memory. But, once you get it cut out. Set it back on the template. Which should fit exactly and use a router bit (it is a specific angle that is hard to get. Again stewmac has them though they aren't cheap.) to bevel the edges of the pickguard. Using your template as a guide. then using your old pickguard, set over the new. Mark the screw holes and find the right bit and drill away. A drill press would probably be best cause you get nice straight holes. But, you can use a drill too I am sure. And viola! A new pickguard of your own chosen color.
 
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Thanks for the tip... I may go with a premade one though. I can do OK with that kinda stuff but I honestly don't have the patience or tools of any sort. Depending on pups though I may use the existing pick guard if I in fact have to make the spacings larger.

Any ideas on what you will do for the bridge??
 
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The bridge is (surprisingly) functional. I would look at replacing it with any type of top mount. I was personally going to try the piano style just because it was so different. Those old PV necks feel very nice to me.

Luke
 
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Cool guitar!!!!!!!! and it comes with a amp in the case:)
I would like one of those.
 
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BTW does anyone know if there is a way to bend pickguard material. I am gonna make a truss rod cover for the headstock. I am guessing I just need to heat it up and set in place and press till it forms to where I want it. But, if my guess is wrong inform me.
 
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