toolsquatch Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Looking to repaint my 700 when I get it in a couple of months, and I found a site that offers amazing prices if you ship it to them: the only catch is they want you to send it to them the guitar body with no hardware or electronics. Which wouldn't raise concern if I wasn't a complete novice with guitar disassembly/modding, but alas XD Now I'm not expecting guitar disassembly/reassembly to be rocket science, but just how difficult and risky is it to go through with a procedure like this? Don't want to wreck my Variax just to change the color here, being a guitar tech noobie with a modeling guitar and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Have someone with experience with the product do the dismantling. An anti-static set-up will be required, digital boards in general, typically have CMOS chips on them, and are susceptible to damage from any static discharges. Keep the circuit boards in anti-static bags while your guitar is at the painter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsquatch Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Thank you! I figured it would've been more complicated than that, I mean it's like I'm taking a Jaguar apart here :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Anti-static is a very obvious thing to go through when working with computers in general, but previously working on my 600, the board is pretty durable. The 600 has a coffin case though so it's easy to extract, the 700 on the other hand does not. That could present a problem with handling the circuit boards, as said about the static. Good luck on your project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsquatch Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 I got in touch with a local business that works on repairing and customizing guitars, they're gonna help me take it apart and ship the body to someone they know (it's a very special type of paint): I'll definitely post pics when I get it finished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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