The modded Harley Benton ready to rock

Restrung with a Dean Markley Custom Light 9-46 set, with action, neck relief and intonation all set up as best I could, my Vintage Burst Harley Benton SC-450Plus Vintage Series not only looks a bit better than it did out of the box, but it also plays incredibly better and smoother. A real joy to behold as well as to look at:

Buying this guitar was a truly great decision.

And here's a little soundbite. It's running throught the drive channel of my Blakcstar HT5 ministack (Reverb 5.5, ISF 2, Trebble 6.5, Mid 6, Bass 4.5, Volume 2, Gain 6):

Embellishing the toggle switch of the Harley Benton

You'll recall that last time around, I cleaned up the switch tip. Well that was the easier part. What I really wanted to fix was this horribly bulky and ugly looking hex nut securing the switch, and the very inelegant, rather coarse, B&W switch plate:

On a power tool it would be okay. On a fine instrument it should look better than that.

Having said that, note that...

Cleaning up the plastics of the Harley Benton

Probably one of the most obvious telltale signs of cheapness is poorly sanded plastic moldings with flash around them. They look bad, they feel bad, but luckily in most cases they're very easy to clean up, and the results can be rewarding, both in terms of comfort and in terms of looks. So that's an easy place to start. Let's take for instance this bridge pickup ring here:

Flash on both sides.

Of course...