My re-finished Satellite Neck Through

Inspired by Sgt Vimes T1A re-finishing exercise, I bought myself a cheapie to see what I could get up to without wasting loads of cash,

and went from this: -





To this: -









I'm quite pleased with the result, but next time will make sure I don't over sand out the grain filling, as despite about 10 coats of clear lacquer it is not glass smooth in places...

The original dark finish did a good job of disguising the plethora of pieces of wood used to make the body. There is even a joint between the front and back of the guitar. You could say it's a very thick "2 ply" guitar!

It actually plays very nicely for what was a fairly cheap guitar in it's day.The toggle is a coil split. Not sure what make the pick-ups are, but they seem quite high output - a bit like a super-super distortion!

Nicely done indeedy! 
I nearly bought one of those satellites recently but I need to shift a few  first to make room for more! 

What clear coat did you use?  Aerosol or gun applied?

Clear aerosol lacquer.
There another identical one on fleabay at the mo...

Came out nice...

Still room for improvement on the next one!

I've had one of those they're a decent guitar apart from the tuners.
It's now residing in Finland.

Yes, tuners aren't a patch on a Westone's!

The pick-ups are also a bit "all-or-nothing"!