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Nevada Les Paul revamp - Checkerboard?
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A mate asked me to look at bringing his guitar back to life, which I am always happy to do, even when they are not the most glamorous of brands.
If you are not familiar these are very low budget guitars, bringing the worst 70's fake LP construction right into the 90's. We are talking bolt on neck and a ply top pressed into shape over blocks of wood... although somehow still being heavier than a black hole.... but i've worked on a few of these before and they can generally be made pretty playable if you don't expect greatness
We got discussing a checkerboard finish option at the weekend, which makes it a bit more interesting and worthy of a thread.
My first thought for this is to try making a vinyl wrap or sticker. If that doesn't work I will attempt it in paint
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I'm keeping it straightforward for the first option, just vinyl wrapping the top. If that looks terrible I will explore more paint options but some kind of laser cut masks would be high on the list
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There are a few bubbles in that so I think I will redo, but it's a promising start
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https://www.vinyldepot.co.uk/collections/decor/products/d-c-fix-self-adhesive-vinyl-chequered-large-450mm-m
Plenty to have another go.
Its adhesive, but you can peel and restick if you get it wrong. You just need a squeegy to smooth it out and a very sharp knife to trim it back. You can also use heat to help it conform to the shapes. I need to do better with the heat though. A heat gun was a bit much for this so may switch to a hairdryer.
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I had to replace a few frets where the guitar apparently had a fight with a cymbal - and the wiring all got replaced after my 3rd attempt trying to rescue the existing parts
It now plays pretty well, even if it still sounds like an angry banjo
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