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I happened on one of the original KV2 guitars. Yep before the current neck thru USA KV2 there was the original KV2 and it was a Japan bolt on. They seem rather scarce because the only info I was able to find on them was in the old catalogs and a very very few posts on here.
When I found her she was in a sorry state. Looked like it hadn't been cleaned in 19 years, ridden hard and put away wet. Someone had swapped out the bridge for a chrome one that was the wrong size and there were a few parts missing. It was unplayable.
I cleaned her up and polished the frets, polished out what I could of the scratches/swirls, rewired and shielded the cavities, and located the correct hardware. I am considering a pickup upgrade as the stock ones seem very thin sounding.
I am leaving the original paint as is, she is a player and it shows. I still need to find a few screws and a jack plate but it is mostly completed.
Here she is an all her purple "UV" glory.
The before, taking her apart.
Frets were nasty
All done!!!!
Leaving original stickers, etc
When I found her she was in a sorry state. Looked like it hadn't been cleaned in 19 years, ridden hard and put away wet. Someone had swapped out the bridge for a chrome one that was the wrong size and there were a few parts missing. It was unplayable.
I cleaned her up and polished the frets, polished out what I could of the scratches/swirls, rewired and shielded the cavities, and located the correct hardware. I am considering a pickup upgrade as the stock ones seem very thin sounding.
I am leaving the original paint as is, she is a player and it shows. I still need to find a few screws and a jack plate but it is mostly completed.
Here she is an all her purple "UV" glory.
The before, taking her apart.
Frets were nasty
All done!!!!
Leaving original stickers, etc
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