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Just a heads up, I managed to fix the selector switch by bending the back part of the switch very gently in the opposite direction. It works fine on all three settings now!
Sure thing dnabbet2, I'll remove the neck pickup and take pics next time I change the strings.
Hamerfan, looks like you're right, for some reason I assumed it must have come with buckers but I was wrong. I'll look into the covers and put them back on, I might also replace the gold hardware...
Hey, you nailed it! I took a closer look and it says 1377344! Thanks a lot!
By the way, here are some closeups of the pickup routes, please let me know if you want me to take pics of any other parts of the guitar. You've all been very helpful and I'm humbled by the knowledge on display here...
Yeah, I'll probably keep it the way he liked it,l. I tried loosening the switch tip but no dice. I had a look at the pots and couldn't make out the serial numbers because they're covered in wax (see pic) but the capacitors don't look familiar. The pickup routes are about 1 1/2".
Does the "2"...
Is there a way to find out? The last guy who could have told me more about this guitar was my uncle and he died a year ago. I'll check out the pots for serial numbers later on.
So I've decided to breathe new life into my dad's old LP custom. He got it as a teenager in the seventies and it's in pretty rough shape. He traded the original bridge and tailpiece for chrome ones with one of his buddies and at some point he replaced the original pickups with single coils...