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Is it worth messing about with, on the understanding that it won't be worth selling later? Yes. You can get it how you want, learn new stuff, and have a guitar very personal to you, just as long as you know it's not an investment. I have a Suier Standard Tele that's getting the same treatment.
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If you don’t really care for it but think you might if
you spend money, chances are it’ll just be a more costly guitar you still don’t really like.
First: Upgrade bridge to a Wilkinson with the nice steel block ... tone will be 100% better.
Next: bin the pots, wiring and output jack ... fit CTS pots, CRL switch, and switchcraft output jack ... sprague orange drop cap. tone control for bridge pickup mod (really worth it).
Sort the nut ... professionally if you can afford it ... and fit split shaft vintage style tuners.
Last ... look at pickups. No need to go mad ... an okay set of alnico 5 vintage wound needn't cost the earth ...
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
If either is a "yes" then go for it.
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