EC-1000 LP Special Conversion
Just sharing a slightly unconventional EC-1000 modification project I just finished. I’ve been after a P90 guitar for a while and was tempted by a Yamaha Revstar until I decided to take this on.
I found a second hand 2004 EC-1000 on classifieds for a decent price, excellent condition. Swapped the EMGs with Q Pickups humbucker-sized P90s, added CTS pots, and a graphtech XL nut.
Great guitar, compliments my Schecter C1-Classic very well. Big and fat in Drop C tuning. I tried out Daddario NYXL 11s but will switch back to my tried and tested Elixir 12-56 set - the unwound G is a touch flabby on the 11s.
The nut was an essential upgrade - might be the age of the guitar but the original one just would not hold tuning on the unwound strings.
Especially happy with the pickups - give qpickups.com a look, especially if you’re based in Europe. These can do everything from sweet and soulful Pink Floyd, to John Homme style tones, to modern Loathe / Teenage Wrist.