Dave Sloven
Ambassador of DOOM!
Well I needed another 25.5" scale guitar in standard tuning so I scouted around my local Facebook Marketplace and found this Peavey. Asked the guy if he was interested in trades and he responded 'I've always wanted a wah wah' and I replied 'you're in luck!'
My friend Bert gave me an almost new Crybaby GCB-95 with box and manuals in payment for the labour of repairing the electronics in his SG and Telecaster. So I had that laying around and it didn't owe me much.
It came with a soft bag and a set of strings. I ended up using Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky strings instead though
It was also covered with fingerprints, had a bridge that was incorrectly adjusted, had rusty strings, and a dirty fretboard:
I gave it a good clean, adjusted the bridge and blocked the tremolo with 3mm MDF, tightened a loose tone pot, and fitted a new set of Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky 9-46 strings (rather than the Fender bullet strings that came with it). I also added a strap.
I just need to adjust the pickup heights now
My friend Bert gave me an almost new Crybaby GCB-95 with box and manuals in payment for the labour of repairing the electronics in his SG and Telecaster. So I had that laying around and it didn't owe me much.
It came with a soft bag and a set of strings. I ended up using Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky strings instead though
It was also covered with fingerprints, had a bridge that was incorrectly adjusted, had rusty strings, and a dirty fretboard:
I gave it a good clean, adjusted the bridge and blocked the tremolo with 3mm MDF, tightened a loose tone pot, and fitted a new set of Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky 9-46 strings (rather than the Fender bullet strings that came with it). I also added a strap.
I just need to adjust the pickup heights now
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Looks like new. Nothing like a good ole Strat!
