2007 PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow | Part One

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Part Two

Part One: Main Features and Specifications

Serial number: H19698

Production year: 2007

Built by World Musical Instrument Co. Ltd., Korea under exclusive license for PRS Guitars

Finish: Emerald Green Translucent

Body: Mahogany, semi-hollow with single sound hole

Construction: Set Neck

Top: Flame Maple

Neck: Mahogany/Wide-Fat Carve

Fretboard: Rosewood/22 Frets/Pearloid Moon Inlays

Scale: 25"

Bridge: PRS Stoptail

Tuners: PRS

Pickups: G&B "Zebra" Humbuckers

Controls: Volume and tone

About the PRS Stoptail Bridge

Fine-tuning is possible by adjusting the set screws at each end of the bridge.

Intonation can be adjusted using the two allen set screws facing the tail end of the guitar.

PRS Tuners

Rosewood Fretboard

Set Neck

Sound Hole

Flame Maple Top

Faux Binding

2009 Epiphone Les Paul Custom | Part Four

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Photo Shoot

In this post, let's spend some time looking at pics of this newly-overhauled 2009 Epiphone Les Paul Custom.

Homemade Truss Rod Cover

2009 Epiphone Les Paul Custom | Part Three

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Work Done

For starters, the truss rod cover on this 2009 Epiphone Les Paul Custom was missing. Now, I have lots of black pickguard material to spare. So, rather than source a brand new cover; I decided to fashion a homemade version. Next, the stock tune-o-matic bridge was too corroded to be saved, so it was replaced with a chrome plated Sung Il BM002 [Korean]. 

Meanwhile, we said sayonara to the stock BHCs and welcomed a new set of Wilkinson M Series open humbuckers. Other new components included Alpha A500K pots, 0.022uF poly tone caps, an Epiphone toggle switch; and Neutrik NYS229 output jack. Copper foil shielding was also added to the backs of the switch and control cavity covers.

As mentioned in Part Two, this guitar suffers from fretting out and buzzing in the upper frets. A thorough check with a straight edge and Fret Rocker determined that the last 10 frets needed to be leveled and recrowned, a procedure known as "fret dressing." Last but not least, the nut was reprofiled to decrease the depth of the string slots.

Homemade Truss Rod Cover

Sung Il BM002 Bridge

Wilkinson M Series Open Humbuckers

New Control Cavity Components and Wiring

Epiphone Toggle Switch Wiring

Toggle Switch Installed

Output Jack Wiring

Electronics Installation Complete

Fret Tops Marked

Fret Leveling in Progress

Frets Leveled

Fret Rocker in Use

Recrowning in Progress

Frets Recrowned

Frets Polished

Fretboard Reconditioned

Reprofiling the Nut

 

2009 Epiphone Les Paul Custom | Part Two

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Diagnosis

This 2009 Epiphone Les Paul Custom is suffering from a chronic case of crud and grime infestation. Right away, you can see that the truss rod cover and toggle switch tip are missing. Besides this, the pickups and electronics are totally shot, the nut slots have been cut too deep; and the tune-o-matic bridge is badly corroded. There's also quite a lot of fretting out and buzz in the upper registers, which needs to be addressed as well. On the plus side, all body cavities have been shielded with conductive shielding paint. In Part Three, we'll take a look at what was done to get this guitar back into shape.

Nut Slots Cut Too Deep

Shielded Switch and Control Cavities

Grover Tuner Disassembled

Corroded Bridge

Shielded Pickup Cavities

Dead BHC Humbuckers

Toggle Switch

Stock 500K Pots

Output Jack and Jack Plate