This guitar was truly beat up when I got it,but, I like it because it is heavy and the pickups had been replaced.
I THINK it is a Dean Custom,but, I am not sure because it seems older- it did have Dean on the head stock.
The back and sides are natural with burned spots.
I did a wrinkle finish on the head stock after sanding off a pretty big chip off the top.
I filled the small hole and repaired that cracked spot, they juts testify to the beating this guitar endured.
I put many coats over the body so the grain of the wood would be filled and smooth.
There's spots on the bottom edge and neck from the stand.
The refinish turned out just OK,but, the back has lots of pin holes in the finish at a number of areas (tried to catch in a couple photos), its thick and smooth,but, not perfect.
the top turned out MUCH better with none of the pinholes.
The finish turned out amateurish overall.
The best I can gather, the body is mahogany with a maple cap.
The pickups are a Gibson Burstbucker 3 and a Seymour Duncan SH-4 so it
has TWO bridge pickups.
I have no idea why someone put those expensive pickups in this guitar,but, they do sound nice and they obviously got a LOT of use.
The Burstbucker sounds more warm and full than the Seymour Duncan.
It has the stock bridge but I bought a new arm for it.
I put new tuners on it that seemed to match the stock ones,but, they are not very good to me.
I also added the string trees.
Who ever did the wiring knew what they were doing,but, it was rather sloppy so I redid all that with nice, insulated connections.
The neck is straight and the frets show almost no wear.
I sealed the fret board,but, that will wear off in time I suppose.
Anyhow, for a pretty thrashed guitar it turned out to be unique, decent looking and good sounding .
You can bring your amp to try it, you can try it through mine, or we can meet somewhere in Redlands.
I will keep lowering the price until it sells.
If you only want the pickups, just make an offer.
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