I got a First Act guitar and case for $5. I wanted the case, not the guitar, but now I am trying to make it a guitar I can stand at least enough to play as a backup.
For the body I am making it solid black. I started by sanding to make the front surface paintable. This turned out pretty well, but took an extra coat that I didn't catch at first. The end result looks pretty decent. I have wired up as well. Instead of the volume and tone pot, I kept the volume, but added a 3-way switch. The 3 positions of the switch are full humbucker, single neck side coil, and off. I will test that out once I get the remaining pieces needed to string it up.
The headstock is getting de-branded and re-shaped. This went well except the black bled over on the edge. I do not feel like re-sanding it. Maybe if it sounds really awesome I will make it look as good as it sounds.
The pic in front of the speaker cabinet is a final finishing pic of the guitar and back of bass. There is a few marks on the back of the bass from it touching stuff while it was wet... whoops.
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