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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

BC Rich Warlock SE Body Repair and Electronics Upgrade

This BC Rich Warlock SE guitar had a set neck and strings-through-body design. The only problem was that over the years, an unsightly gap had developed all around the perimeter of the neck heel. My job was to eliminate the gap and make it look presentable. This I did by filling the gap with StewMac ColorTone Clear Grain Filler, sealing the perimeter with super glue, leveling it with successive finer grits of abrasive paper; followed by a good polishing. The stock electronics, save for the BHC neck and bridge humbuckers; were upgraded to Alpha A500K pots and a Neutrik/Rean NYS229 output jack. Kudos to BC Rich for shielding the pickup and control cavities with conductive paint, albeit with no grounding tab.







BC Rich Revenge Bass Refinish and Electronics Upgrade

The owner of this BC Rich Revenge Bass decided he didn't like the look of the gloss black body finish any longer. Instead, he wanted the front of the body refinished in matte black; while the back and sides remained untouched. As the body was bound, there was a fair deal of binding scraping to be done right at the end of the refinishing process. He also wanted an electronics upgrade. Out went the stock crappy mini-pots and cheapo jack; to be replaced by Alpha A500Ks and a Neutrik/Rean NYS229. And, as shielding paint had already been applied at the factory, all I needed to do was add a grounding tab to the control cavity wall.