After many years playing guitar and bass, I never gave any thought to electronics of any kind - not even guitar wiring. But a few months ago, I bought an Epiphone Les Paul (bolt-on neck) for £20. Now, I've always liked Epi's and I all ready had a Gold Top, an EB-3 Bass and a Thunderbird. The Les Paul I bought didn't have pick-ups or any wiring so I had to give it a go and do it myself.
I got hold of a kit I found on ebay which was being sold from a dude in China. No worries, I can wait three weeks as it gives me time to bone up on whats involved. Anyway, the kit consisted of four pots, wiring, switch, socket etc and was already pre-wired. I didn't really want it that way but all the same, I could photograph it so I have a guide when replacing the horrid, thick wire that came with it.
To be honest, it was pretty easy even though i had no soldering skills and as mentioned, no idea about electronics. Got the pick-ups in, the switch and woorrey, it worked.
That was the first thing I'd ever done other than wiring a plug !
Left. How it came to me. No wiring, no pick-ups or switch, bridge/tail piece and a missing Machine head. Once I get the rest of the pix off my camera, I'll post them
...and with a couple of Wilkinson pick-ps
the finshed Les Paul with my Gold Top and the two basses.
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