Greco Mint Collection Les Paul Custom
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:48 pm
I got this off of Reverb because I read good stuff about them. They also have a volute which I like. Mostly I wanted a Les Paul that was Poly with the book headstock and volute which this all had. The previous owner put a Duncan 59 in the neck and a Duncan Distortion in the bridge. When it arrived, the neck pickup wasn't working right. The audio was too quiet. I figured out the switch was going bad. I had a long switch in my parts bucket, but then I also noticed a small crack by the nut. I was going to return it but Reverb offered me money to repair it. I am assuming it is a finish crack since it doesn't follow wood grain. I local luthier said they could fix it for me. With that sorted out, I got to work on it. I put in the new toggle. It was a kind of weird toggle. Normally the ground lug is on the back and the toggle pieces and output are on the other side. This one was different so I had to mess around with it to wire it up. Not a huge deal, just unexpected. The screws in the back were stripped out so I used the toothpick and wood glue trick to tighten them back down. Two of the four plate screws were missing, so I used some Nickle ones until the gold replacements come in. I also had to order a metric deep nut for the toggle since the new one wasn't long enough for the flat nut to screw down without taking the poker chip plate off. I ordered cream plastics. Hopefully those parts end up fitting. Otherwise I will have to order a custom guard. I also ordered amber bell knobs for it. I think it will look killer. Here are pictures.
IMG_20201120_213806 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201120_213815 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201120_213820 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201120_213829 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201120_213835 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201120_213806 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201120_213815 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201120_213820 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201120_213829 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
IMG_20201120_213835 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr