P-22 Mods

[Jmartin]

I purchased a p-22 in January of this year, so it’s still under warranty. I am thinking of modifying the electronics a bit, and I’m wondering if this would void the entire warranty, or just the part that covers the electronics. What I want to do is replace the 5-way blade switch with a 3-way blade switch and then replace the volume and tone pots with push-pull pots for coil splitting. That would give me any combination of hum/single that I could want. That, combined with the piezo bridge pickup would make this the swiss army knife of guitars. Opinions?

 

[ViperDoc]

Always go to the source for warranty questions. Call the PTC. But my guess is that it would void the warranty. They’ll warranty their work but not anyone else’s.

 

[pjdude]

That's pretty much what I did with my P22. I enlisted the help of Jack Gretz, and we installed McCarty pickups, a 3-way blade switch, and a push-pull for the tone pot. I've never been happier with my P22!!

 

[Jmartin]

That's pretty much what I did with my P22. I enlisted the help of Jack Gretz, and we installed McCarty pickups, a 3-way blade switch, and a push-pull for the tone pot. I've never been happier with my P22!!

That’s good to hear. I’m not doing the install myself, I have a local guitar guy that I use. What did you do with the bleed cap? How does removing it change the tone?

 

[pjdude]

That’s good to hear. I’m not doing the install myself, I have a local guitar guy that I use. What did you do with the bleed cap? How does removing it change the tone?

It sounds better! I have absolutely no issues with cleaning up a crunchy tone with the volume knob. Also, the highs aren't so ice-picky. Also, in my opinion, it just looks better with the covered pickups.

 

[dsenoj]

You can also send your P22 to the PTC for a mod to add some additional settings. I had it done to my P22 and my Custom 24. Here's a link from Shawn's post about the mod. http://forums.prsguitars.com/threads/new-5-way-switch-mod-available-thru-ptc.1127/

 

[Jmartin]

Thanks. That's a good link. I still think that I like the idea of putting in a 3-way blade and 2 push-pulls. It's easier for me to think about that way. Would removing the bleed cap affect the piezo system's tone?

 

[pjdude]

Would removing the bleed cap affect the piezo system's tone?

No - not at all. In fact, the piezo uses its own volume knob.