Finally…

[WEDGE]

Clips!

 

[Markal]

I’ve got the same one, with lots of buckle rash from gigs and jams. I like it stock but occasionally I contemplate some brighter pickups. Have fun.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

 

[vchizzle]

Well, the Lollar pickups from @bodia arrived yesterday(thanks man!) and the guitar made it here safe sound this afternoon! Hopefully tomorrow morning I can get the pickguard loaded up!

 

[László]

Well, the Lollar pickups from @bodia arrived yesterday(thanks man!) and the guitar made it here safe sound this afternoon! Hopefully tomorrow morning I can get the pickguard loaded up!

I think it's gonna be awesome, Vaughn! All-mahogany and P-90s are a match made in...uh...Kalamazoo...but it just works!!

 

[vchizzle]

Guitar seems to have good bones. It’s been played quite a bit, good amount of play wear. With the stock pickups through my bad cat hot cat, I actually like the neck pickup and middle tones quite a bit. Since I have the extra pickups and Emerson PRS harness I’ll leave the old one all wired up in case I want to revisit it.

 

[vchizzle]

Surgery in 3, 2, 1…
Scalpel…

 

[vchizzle]

Almost forgot to trace the unloaded pickguard for future custom guard.

Reaming tone pot holes since these pots have larger threaded posts.

 

[bodia]

Almost forgot to trace the unloaded pickguard for future custom guard.

Reaming tone pot holes since these pots have larger threaded posts.

Lookin' good! Clean work.

 

[vchizzle]

Lollar humbucker size P90 - crap, I don’t know which direction to mount! Time to google, or maybe call.

 

[garrett]

Direction is irrelevant.

Back when I had mine, I determined that real P90s with covers would require a little bit of routing. Therefore, I had a guard made with slightly smaller openings for P90s minus covers.

 

[vchizzle]

Direction is irrelevant.

Back when I had mine, I determined that real P90s with covers would require a little bit of routing. Therefore, I had a guard made with slightly smaller openings for P90s minus covers.

Yeah, I realized the direction thing after I called. Duh, single coil. Good to know on the routing. That doesn’t bother me. Where did you have pickguard made?

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Looking great Vaughn. Congratulations.

 

[vchizzle]

Looking great Vaughn. Congratulations.

I ended up hitting the pause button and ordered a switch with proper gavitt push back wiring. Didn’t want the tiny microscopic wire in there. Should be here by tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

I ended up hitting the pause button and ordered a switch with proper gavitt push back wiring. Didn’t want the tiny microscopic wire in there. Should be here by tomorrow afternoon.

Proper job done properly, like it.

 

[vchizzle]

Proper job done properly, like it.

Those thin little wires going to the output jack…
Only as strong as your weakest link.

 

[garrett]

Yeah, I realized the direction thing after I called. Duh, single coil. Good to know on the routing. That doesn’t bother me. Where did you have pickguard made?

I forget who made this one, but I wasn't impressed because they didn't get the corners by the end of the fretboard correct.

More recently, I had a guard for an S2 Standard 24 made by Quick Guards and it was excellent.

 

[bglaze]

I liked it better than most other SC guitars I’ve had. So naturally I sold it!

Ugh, this hits hard. I've done this twice. I have very few regrets in life, but I sold 2 guitars in my past that represent the majority of my life's regrets...

 

[vchizzle]

Cleaned up, wired up and put back together.

First I pics show the significant wear of the satin finish. I like that on these guitars.

The Lollar Novel 90 pickups on loan from @bodia - unfortunately I can’t really play much now with the woman working at home. Basically tried to get the volumes even for now. Will play at some volume later tonight.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Looking great Vaughn.

That Bodia is a kind (king) of ok dude. I don’t want to say too much, just in case he’s listening.