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I have made a lot of guitars out of poplar. It is a fine tone wood and is easy to work, but it is not nearly as soft as basswood. I have had bridge posts on strats work out of the wood with basswood, but never with poplar. Rotellicaster is right, stripping an MIM poly finish is a tough task. I would lightly sand it and shoot over the existing finish. The big problem with poplar is that it tends to have ugly greenish brown streeks in the wood, so it is not suitable for see through finishes, but that shouldn't be a problem with a solid color.
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