ParanoidAndroid91
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- Aug 1, 2016
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Hi all,
I just joined up after seeing some great Bernie model mods by some clearly very experienced people!
I'm looking to upgrade my currently stock one. I really like it, and Bernie himself actually wrote to me and gave me an authenticity certificate as I purchased one of the first in the UK back in 2012 - a lovely guy and humble given his career! In terms of upgrades, I have a relatively set idea of what I want but I'm very open to pointers and suggestions from the community. I'm looking to change:
Secondly, I dislike the green colour of the tuners and really want a locking set. Would a PRS set fit without any modification? Failing that, I'm tempted for some Gibson-style Klusons, probably silver lockers like the Les Paul Standard got in 2008. This Singlecut is really a Gibson emulation by design anyway, so I'm happy to put Les Paul parts on if they're the best for the job.
Finally, I'd upgrade the pots if it truly made a discernible difference to the tone - I assume they are 500K with the guitar having humbuckers? I can't say the electrics or nut particularly cause me an issue at the moment, but I realise that may change with other upgrades coming in. The standard nut mod appears to be a GraphTeq.
Appreciate any help given in advance... at least we all have an excuse to talk dream mods if nothing else!
I just joined up after seeing some great Bernie model mods by some clearly very experienced people!
I'm looking to upgrade my currently stock one. I really like it, and Bernie himself actually wrote to me and gave me an authenticity certificate as I purchased one of the first in the UK back in 2012 - a lovely guy and humble given his career! In terms of upgrades, I have a relatively set idea of what I want but I'm very open to pointers and suggestions from the community. I'm looking to change:
- Pickups
- Tuners
- (maybe) Pots
- (maybe) Nut
Secondly, I dislike the green colour of the tuners and really want a locking set. Would a PRS set fit without any modification? Failing that, I'm tempted for some Gibson-style Klusons, probably silver lockers like the Les Paul Standard got in 2008. This Singlecut is really a Gibson emulation by design anyway, so I'm happy to put Les Paul parts on if they're the best for the job.
Finally, I'd upgrade the pots if it truly made a discernible difference to the tone - I assume they are 500K with the guitar having humbuckers? I can't say the electrics or nut particularly cause me an issue at the moment, but I realise that may change with other upgrades coming in. The standard nut mod appears to be a GraphTeq.
Appreciate any help given in advance... at least we all have an excuse to talk dream mods if nothing else!