Hello, I got this guitar back when I was in highschool in the early 90's. I got it from a school friend who inherited it from an uncle. He didn't like it because it was too heavy and didn't look rock n roll enough, so I traded him my Fender Squier Strat for it. I played it in a few garage bands over the years then It started falling apart and I have been focused on fingerstyle acoustic guitar playing since I disassemble the M-80 and put it away in it's case for over 10 years now.
I got it back out recently and have been debating what to do with it....so I decided to put it up on an enthusiast forum to see If I can get some advice.
Honestly, I just want to fix it up so I can either trade or sell it and end up with a nice American made acoustic. I would love to get ahold of a D-25 or similar acoustic. I play a nice Korean made JBP artist series acoustic and also a Chinese Rogue resonator but I must someday own one of those finely crafted American acoustics.
The previous owner modified the tailpiece to make it whammy and routed out some some of the wood in the process. They also drilled two holes for more switches of some sort....? I've always had it wired normal. So now I need to figure out how best to address this problem. Do I cut some plugs of mahogany and hope the seam isn't too noticable? possibly add some inlay to hide a seam? or am I better off painting it a color? Keep in mind this is for resale....maybe....
So, I'll keep posting pics of my progress and please feel free to post your input.
I got it back out recently and have been debating what to do with it....so I decided to put it up on an enthusiast forum to see If I can get some advice.
Honestly, I just want to fix it up so I can either trade or sell it and end up with a nice American made acoustic. I would love to get ahold of a D-25 or similar acoustic. I play a nice Korean made JBP artist series acoustic and also a Chinese Rogue resonator but I must someday own one of those finely crafted American acoustics.
The previous owner modified the tailpiece to make it whammy and routed out some some of the wood in the process. They also drilled two holes for more switches of some sort....? I've always had it wired normal. So now I need to figure out how best to address this problem. Do I cut some plugs of mahogany and hope the seam isn't too noticable? possibly add some inlay to hide a seam? or am I better off painting it a color? Keep in mind this is for resale....maybe....
So, I'll keep posting pics of my progress and please feel free to post your input.