Aria makeover 2

Finally the paint is removed...
Be carefull using Paint Remover near the bindings ! It will melt the Plastic.

Here's some pictures of the roughly sanded Neck and Body, getting ready for paint:

Aria makeover

We are planning a huge makeover of this Japan 1978 Aria RE550 :


It is a very well made Matsumoku Rickenbacker 4001 copy as seen here: In the Original Catalogue

Front view:



Back view:



The plans are:

• Stripping the paint and lacquer for new paint job
  
• Re-designing the Scratchplate
• Swapping the Bridge Pickup for a P-Bass-style Pickup (Leave a comment if You can recommend a good Model !!!)
• Upgrading all the Pots and the Switch
• Shielding the Body Cavity

The Neck-Pickup is cool...It stays, but the lacquer on the fretboard doesn't.