Recent content by Darkside Six

John Man metric Brass polished studs.... $15. That's what I put on my SE Hollowbody II and they work perfectly.... Make sure you purchase the metric ones though, since it is an import guitar

Long time Stalker of this thread.... I received my SE Hollowbody II a couple of days and was able to record a "Test Drive" video. I already replaced the knobs with PRS Core, as well as added SE Locking tuners, and Brass Bridge studs. I recorded the guitar through a Roland JC-40 with stereo...

I used the bushings from the original tuners So I did have to ream the holes on the backside of the headstock, but it was very minimal. There is a small lip on the new tuners that is wider then the original holes, which is why I had to ream it a bit. Took maybe 1 min per hole to ream. Not bad...

Thank you! The background music was actually played on a Musicman Majesty, loved that guitar but couldn't get used to the neck and fretboard radius :(

Thank you everyone for the kind words regarding the guitar!! And yes!! That's an SE fretboard! The pickup rings were a direct install, no new drilling...They're actually Gibson pickup rings that I had laying around, they match the switch tip perfectly too.

Hey everyone, I recently purchased a SE Paul's Guitar and there is something special about this guitar. The notes ring and sustain with such musicality it's a joy to play. Unfortunately I wasn't completely sold on some aspects of the looks particularly the black pickup rings. I like the shape...

Dr. Doom.. I dropped the center pickup on my strat as well, but with the 509, the pickups are screwed directly into the wood, so there appears to be no adjustment. I may have adjust my technique a bit. RepNosewood... I normally play more rock/classic rock, so I have no idea if they can play...

Hello, I recently purchased, I think one of the first production 509's in black gold wrap, built on 11-15-16. Needless to say I haven't been able to put it down. I also currently have a SC hollow body II and have had in the past a Custom 24, a SAS, and a modified S2. The pickups on the 509 are...

Sounds good, I have a luthier in town and will call him up to see if he can do it. Thank you for the Info!!

I'm a complete noob when it comes to tube bias... I wouldn't even know how to do that or where to start. :(

Justmund- You may be right about the drop in. I never realized they changed the configuration around. Mojo1 fan- I bought the tuner buttons from stewmac. They were a direct replacemet, took 5 mins to install. I bought the large ones. Here is a link...

I had the same issue with my S2 custom 22 before I did a pickup swap. What helped me a lot was changing the pickup height. Changing the height did a lot for clarity and such. I eventually swapped out the pickups w/ 59/09's, which was a big improvement. One thing I did notice though, I have a...

Thank You all for the great advice. The only thing that sucks for me is that I get 2 Saturdays in a row off every Six weeks and that when they have the jam sessions. I work nights till midnight so I'll only be able to attend every 6 weeks. I'd be there every Saturday if I could, just to enjoy...

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I just modded the $hit out of my S2 semi hollow custom 22, this passed weekend, and used all American PRS parts. I bought a MANN-made tremolo and it dropped right in. I bought the prewired harness as well, and the pots fit, but the wires were WAY too short to work. I had to completely rewire...