Where can I buy a good body for this
Got it from an old vision st5 from the 2000’s and I like the sound
u/visionvab1 — 16 hours ago
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Unique strat wiring question
Hi there, I’m having a really hard time figuring out how to do this, the 5 way blade switch is killing me!
Anyway, I want to wire up a HSS Strat with one volume control for the neck and middle single coils and one volume for just the bridge humbucker. I do not want any tone control. Just two knibs, both volume, one for the singles, one for the humbucker, totally independent.
I do not want the bridge volume to be a master volume.
Is this doable? Anybody have an idea of how I would go about this?
Thank you!
u/Murderland666 — 16 hours ago
Hi all I am a newbie with zero absolutely zero stringed experience I want to purchase my first electrical guitar
I have been looking at electric guitars i have no string instruments experience i used to be a drummer in the oast but I saw an electric guitar and got addicted to it so I’m basically planning to buy a sqoe SEST230 and á just pro da102 amplifier please guide me if it’s good or not and also should I play acoustic guitars before electric or can I choose whatever’s I want and should I learn tabs or chords first I am planning to self learn and I’m planning to buy a clip on tuner as well
u/equaltotheheavens1 — 23 hours ago
Any tips on pickup swaps? I have SSS strat & doing a dual hotrail at bridge 14k ohms
Tldr. I struggled with high action(it was 5mm) & I learnt adjustment etc & made it 2mm & instantly felt it easier & far better playability.
I am into rock & metal so getting a dual hotrail alnico 5 strat sized.
I haven't done it ever.
Any tips?
I'm upgrading my fender Mustang LT25 to a katana 50 gen3. Is this amp worth extra 12k?
u/Sea-Professor-1126 — 23 hours ago
What guitar-related YouTube videos would you like to see that nobody is making?
reddit.comu/ogs_guit — 22 hours ago
HSS, 2 volumes, No tone, 3 way blade switch wiring diagram?
I’m trying to upgrade/configure the wiring for a Charvel Pro-Mod So Call HSS, two have my 2 new single coils use 1 volume control and the humbucker use 1 volume control with no tone knobs.
I switched out the 5 way switch to a standard 3 way and want each selector to use only one pickup without any blends.
HSS
3 way blade switch
2 volumes, no tone
Single coils sharing a volume pot
Humbucker isolated volume pot
Any help will greatly be appreciated.
u/lambertrossclark — 1 day ago
Anyone tried Duncan Distortions with 1 meg pots?
Hey, currently looking to swap out the bridge pickup on my jaguar with a humbucker, and am stuck between the SH-5 Custom, and the SH-6 Distortion.
I really enjoy the sound of the Custom, but am a bit worried it would be too bright, and icepick-y with 1 meg pots. On the other hand, the distortion while sounding great, just has a bit too much bass, and seems like it unfortunately just muddies up the sound a bit.
My hope is that with 1 meg pots, they'll remove some of the muddiness of the Distortions, hopefully brighten up the sound overall, and add back in some articulation that might be missing. I'm not playing thrash or anything, mostly just post hardcore stuff, so super articulate pickups aren't a must, but it's definitely a huge plus.
I'm pretty new when it comes to guitar modding, and pretty much have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to pickups, so sorry if this is a dumb question.
If you've tried it please let me know, and thanks in advance!
u/whyiliketherobins6 — 1 day ago
Modding My Pacifica 012
I’m modding my Yamaha Pacifica 012 (or rather my mom’s old Pacifica from the 2000’s which is now mine) and I’m wondering if Fender Vintage Style Tuners fit. I’ve always liked the vintage style tuners better than normal ones so if they don’t fit alternative recommendations would be appreciated!
u/Pantorama2 — 1 day ago
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Best P90s for Les Paul style?
I have this old hondo les paul style guitar that was handed down to me. I love it to death, the pickups are so bright and it adds a pretty unique sound. But I very often find myself feeling like the pickups are wayyy too bright. I've been seeing a lot of people play with P90s lately and I've been really falling in love with the sound of them. There's this certain buttery and almost nostalgic tone that they have that I really can't get enough of and would work perfectly for my current project I'm writing for. What would you recommend for P90s to replace my current pickups with? What would be the easiest install?
u/MaddoxMoody — 1 day ago
Absolutely despise wiring. Why are both pickups sounding when i tap them with a screwdriver, no matter what position the switch is in?
Telecaster, single coils, 3 way import switch
u/imcheddarbeard — 2 days ago
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Pickup mod
I was thinking about modding my multiscale with new pickups. Even if the string aren't directly above the poles will something like this work properly?
u/Affectionate-Yam-797 — 1 day ago
I need hardware for FF Les Paul Custom
How do I know what parts will fit my yellow Les Paul custom
u/Sad_Rent_6748 — 1 day ago
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Locking tuners
Looking for fender brand locking tuners with this set screw. Do they even exist? If not is there a good alternative that you would recommend? TIA!
u/hevdimes — 2 days ago
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Planned Guitar Mods - Need suggestions and Ideas
Planning on getting a Schecter with a Floyd & Sustainiac will prolly do the following mods:
- Push-push split coil
- D-Tuna
- Upgrade the Floyd (i dont even know if this is needed because schecters come stock with the titanium upgrade kit)
- Magnetic Backplate & Cavity Cover
- Kill switch
- Axlabs Spring Claw
- Noisless Floyd rose Springs
- Hex Hider
- DIY Scalloped Frets - 17th to 24th fret
- Luminlay Side dots
- Passive Bridge Pickup (designing a system to make it hot swappable)
- Trem Stopped (switchable)
- Drive pot For Sustainiac
- Battery Indicator (on back)
- Backplate & cavity cover veneer to match the wood finish of the back
- Phase Switcher
- strap locks
- Momentary Harmonic Sustainiac switch ( basically a push to talk for the harmonic mode on sustainiac in the same form factor as a kill switch)
- USB C Recharger for the 9V Batteries
- Guitar air tag slot Routed in the back
- Battery isolation Switch
- Trem-Endus Stabiliser (2)
- Push-in Tremolo Bar
- Plek Setup (low priortity)
- SwitchCraft output jack
give me your thoughts what I could add, what i should heed and etc
u/Old-Tourist-3836 — 2 days ago
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Ibanez Gio I’ve had since 2004
This Beam Blue Ibanez Gio GRX140 was my first electric guitar. As the years went by and I got better guitars it got buried in the basement at my parents house. A couple years ago I had to sell my electric guitars which led me to dig up the old turd guitar. I was working at a guitar manufacturer at the time so over time I gave this thing an over haul:
• leveled and cleaned up the frets
• Oil finished the figured maple neck
• New custom pick guard with copper shielding
• Seymour Duncan STKS1 + SH1b-‘59 Noiseless HSS Pickup
• Graph Tech Nut, Saddles and String Trees
• New pots and wiring
• Conductive shielding paint
• locking tuners…
The list goes on. Whenever I had some free time and worked on it at the shop the guys would say “polishing your turd again I see”. I spent more time and money on it than anyone in their right mind ever would but it being my first guitar and not having all the money at once to buy another guitar I just committed to it. Honestly I don’t regret it the neck feels amazing and it sounds great! I’ve got more expensive guitars since I fixed this thing up and it’s still something I have in my rotation.
u/wizardstick420 — 2 days ago
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This is Bill, I need to find him parts
I bought this thing on Facebook marketplace for some reason it called to me. Included a before and after for hours of cleaning it down(still not done). I need help trying to find the style of tuners that need to be replaced. As well as the wooden saddle(?)that is broken on it. I might mod it more eventually but I want to try to get it working as it was first then see how and if I want to continue. If possible good knobs to replace them with too. Symbol says Coronado, guy I bought it from listed it as a 60s 1411 Silvertone Coronado but I can’t find much on it
u/InkeDax — 3 days ago
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Modding P90s to Mini Humbuckers
Hi everyone,
I want to swap the stock P90 Dogears on my Epiphone Riviera P93 for Mini ProBuckers to get that traditional 3-pickup Riviera look/tone. I will have a professional luthier do the install, but I need to 3D print the conversion adapters myself first.
I’m looking for tips from anyone who has done a similar P90-to-Mini-Humbucker mod on an archtop:
- Adapter & Archtop Fit: The stock P90s sit flat on top of the guitar's curved body. Do I need to remove the whole structure below them, or just replace the outer cover with my adapter? Any tips for CAD software, material (PETG/ABS?), or matching the body's curvature without drilling new holes?
- Middle Pickup & Polarity: Does Epiphone sell an RWRP (reverse polarity) version of the Mini ProBucker for the middle position, or will my luthier need to flip the magnet/wires manually?
- Pots & Push-Pull Mod: Should I upgrade the stock pots to 500k? Also, I want to add push-pull or push-push pots for coil-splitting. Do aftermarket Epiphone Mini ProBuckers even come with 4-conductor wiring to allow this, or are they strictly 2-conductor vintage spec?
Any millimeter measurements, past experiences, or advice on this messy project would be a lifesaver. Thanks!
u/Relative-Actuary-271 — 3 days ago
Retroblast bridge pickup swap
I want to replace the bridge pickup in my Reverend Jetstream RB. I love the neck pickup, but find the bridge is too thin and chimey for my taste. I'm looking for something that can deliver a bit more of a metal tone. I did try raising the bridge pickup and while that improved things, it still didn't give me the piercing, sustaining tone I want out of a bridge pickup.
The Seymour Duncan Phat Cat sounds like it has what I want, but I need a minibucker equivalent, or close to it.
Any minibucker recommendations for someone looking to add some extra crunch to my Jetstream?
u/olmuggie — 3 days ago
Installing a coil splitter switch for two Humbuckers
I'm in the process of building my own Jaguar, and i'm looking to add a coil splitter to both of my Humbuckers. Trying to figure out if i could use just one switch for both pick ups as a coil splitter. Been recommended push pulls but i'm not interested in using them.
Wasn't sure if anyone else has done this before, as i've scoured the internet and not seen any wiring diagrams for this. Has anyone done this or has any advice?
If anyones wondering, the other components i'm using are as follows:
- Pickups - 2x Bareknuckle Emerald's with 4 conductor wires
- Volume and tone - BKP CTS 550k pots
- Capacitor - Jupiter 0.022 Vitamin Q
- Pickup Selector - Fat Bat 3 Way Toggle Switch
Not my first time wiring a guitar but its my first time using a coil splitter, so any advice would be greatly appreciated!
u/ArseBiscuits_ — 4 days ago