NGD - 2002 Epi Les Paul Custom

[barryflan]

Picked this up today for a nice price. It was very dirty and missing some parts. After a bare-bones clean, fret level and re-crown and setup it is quite gorgeous and plays really nicely. Seymour Duncan in the bridge seems nice. 8lb 10oz - nice weight.

 

[BGood]

You did good !

 

[Paruwi]

Congrats !

 

[Charles Carter]

Very Nice. If she plays as good as she looks you're onto a winner.
Congratulations!

 

[barryflan]

Thanks. Yes, she plays as good as she looks :-)

O/T, but does anyone know a way to get rid of the blotchy patina on these once-gold pickup covers? I have the same issue on my LP ES - I would prefer them to be silver over how they are now.

 

[BGood]

Thanks. Yes, she plays as good as she looks :-)

O/T, but does anyone know a way to get rid of the blotchy patina on these once-gold pickup covers? I have the same issue on my LP ES - I would prefer them to be silver over how they are now.

Only way I see would be to make the gold finish disappear.

 

[Noodling Guitars]

Looks great! interesting how only the pickup cover developed that and not the bridge/tuners. If you don't mind them being silver, metal polish would remove the gold fairly quickly.

 

[barryflan]

Looks great! interesting how only the pickup cover developed that and not the bridge/tuners. If you don't mind them being silver, metal polish would remove the gold fairly quickly.

I actually used a fret eraser om it, followed by a bit of Maguire's ScratchX. Looks much better now. No longer gold, but there was not much there to begin with.

 

[Davis Sharp]

Very nice.

 

[Noodling Guitars]

I actually used a fret eraser om it, followed by a bit of Maguire's ScratchX. Looks much better now. No longer gold, but there was not much there to begin with.

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That looks great!!! You really got it to shine up well.