guitar resurrection: from Soviet to Stella

photo and video archive of my restauration
of an 80s full soviet Jolana Galaxis (initial condition photos missing unfortunately, it was all scraped and trust me it sounded soul-less)
into a hybrid using Queen guitarist Brian May's pickup design system.

Original 80s Jolana Galaxis paper

the components tore apart and sanded (see the guys wanted to make a 12str. but apparently he fucked up half way through and left the job unfinished)

me sanding the neck

first tryout of paint

me sanding the scratchplate

second tryout of pain

pick specifics from Burns Guitars

my wiring

final result

One of the first loud tests on video