Washburn Dime

[scotty]

I was at a pawn shop today and I stumbled across this guitar for $195 out the door. The neck pickup was changed to a single and it has a couple of missing parts which I have.





When I was walking out of the store something scratched me. I dont know how I missed this.

[toejam]

Cool score. The neck doesn't look that bad and I'm sure can be repaired easily. The price is worth it alone just for the sustainer, as long as it works.

[straycat]

Whats that other plate on the back over the electronics cavity plate?Maybe covering more damage....Great price tho'.

[toejam]

Whats that other plate on the back over the electronics cavity plate?Maybe covering more damage....Great price tho'.

It's for the electronics of the aftermarket sustainer somebody put in there. Notice the two switches next to the volume and tone controls.

[straycat]

My bad TJ.Thank you sir.
There was one of those at a local pawn shop here and the dealer would not budge off of $750.00 I offered $400.00 and had to walk.

[scotty]

I am kinda upset about the neck. IUt looks worst in the pic than it does in real life. I guess if the guitar was more playable when I checked it out I would have noticed. I checked out all the points expecting to find chips and the guitar was pretty clean. I'm going to check to see how much it is going to cost to fix. I may take it back. I was hoping to replace the missing parts, string it up and play it last night but because of the neck I decided to wait. If I remember correctly StewMac had an article on this. I would hate try it on this guitar.

[scotty]

The sustainer works. I had to replace the battery. Can I put a hum in the its place?



As far as the cosmetics in the neck. Any suggestions? I got a few todays. One was nail polish which I don't think I will pursue. The other was super glue and 150 grit wet sand paper.

[JetFixxxer]

Super glue then start off with 150 and work your way up to 2000.. You can't rush it either..

I have this http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/hot/hothst-4.htm and this http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/paa/paapt02.htm

[sully]

you're going to need more than super glue to fix that neck. take the strings off, open the crack a little bit, and fill that bitch with wood glue. if you can't open the crack up much, you can force glue in there with something thin, like a business card.

[DonP]

Also use clamps until the glue dries.

I tried superglue once to fill a chip in the clearcoat, but it didn't work out to well. I think you need the spray on hardner / accelerator as well.

[JetFixxxer]

Oh it's cracked.. I thought it was just a clear coat blemish..

I tried superglue once to fill a chip in the clearcoat, but it didn't work out to well. I think you need the spray on hardner / accelerator as well.

I've been using the Hotstuff for years to fill in clearcoat for years.. I used it on corporate aircraft interiors for years.

[sully]

yeah, that's a good crack going there.

drop filling clear coat dings with super glue works out nicely, but make sure that the glue is still fresh. if you don't have accelerator (love that stuff!!!!), do a few drops at a time until it builds up enough.

sully

[DonP]

Yeah, I used way too much at one time with no hardner, it ran onto the finish, and pretty much made things worse.

[scotty]

Thanks for the advice guys. Should I go for it and try to fix it or just take the guitar back and get my money?

[Norton]

I think that it can turn out to be a great experience to repair this guitar and put it in solid condition, for your tech skills.