Modified Monday

[justmund]

Awesome work!

 

[Boogie]

Extremely un-sucky. Love me some, Vela, too.

 

[Deleted member 21959]

I had my Archon(s) re-tolexed, in order to quell my inner OCD of matching the head and cab. Besides, I actually like the Taurus that MESA/Boogie offers.

 

[drdoom8793]

Anybody installed a Graphtech Ghost Piezo pickup in their PRS? Thinking of getting an S2 22SH and putting one in.

 

[Jazzedout]

I did in an older custom 24. I had a thread about it. Do a search in the forum.

 

[justmund]

Anybody installed a Graphtech Ghost Piezo pickup in their PRS? Thinking of getting an S2 22SH and putting one in.

Yep I did it to a CE22 quite a few years back, was pretty happy with it, especially being able to use the single output

 

[drdoom8793]

Yep I did it to a CE22 quite a few years back, was pretty happy with it, especially being able to use the single output

Nice, I was curious about how hard it was to do. I think PTC will do it (I know they used to), but I don't mind doing it myself if it isn't too terribly difficult.

I did in an older custom 24. I had a thread about it. Do a search in the forum.

Tried, I saw a few, but none really outline the process. Didn't see your thread though.

 

[Jazzedout]

Drdoom check your p.m. (conversation) for info.

 

[21Hemispheres12]

Not Monday but I wanted to throw these pictures up here. I've been wanting to put a rosewood truss rod cover on my custom 24 as I thought it looked much cleaner. I got this one from the unique component on Reverb and it looks and fits perfect.

Now I'm just trying to decide if I want to put on some flame maple tuning buttons to match the neck...

 

[bodia]

Not Monday but I wanted to throw these pictures up here. I've been wanting to put a rosewood truss rod cover on my custom 24 as I thought it looked much cleaner. I got this one from the unique component on Reverb and it looks and fits perfect.

Now I'm just trying to decide if I want to put on some flame maple tuning buttons to match the neck...

Looks great! I'd vote for leaving the gold buttons on. Goes great with that top, and I can't see the neck!

 

[tonytester]

I'll never understand why some people insist upon ruining their guitars with modifications :iamconfused: ... The negative effects on resale value alone is enough for me to keep all of my PRS stock from the factory as Paul intended!

If you want to tinker with pickups or something just get a kit guitar or a partscaster to mess around with. Once you break that first solder joint or install a TRC with a non-factory spec screw the guitar is worthless... you might even scratch something.

well what i think when i modded my single cut. I don't plan on selling it ever.

 

[tonytester]

In the spirit of Private Stock Friday and Ten Top Tuesday, let's get a thread going dedicated to modified PRS guitars and amps. It doesn't matter if it's a pickup ring swap or a complete refinish, just as long as it's different from the day it left the factory!

Post pics of before and after, with descriptions of the mods (and reasons if you wish), and bonus points for works in progress shots.

I'll get the ball rolling with my PTC modified DC3, it ended up with 3 x narrow 408s (actually 2 x bass 408s and 1 x Paul's Treble to be precise), a 3-way blade to select bass, bass/treble or treble, a push-pull to activate the middle pickup, plus 3 x mini switches for the coil "tapping" of the 408s. That adds up to 24 different pickup combinations, hence the nickname "624". Skitchy did all the work :adore:

Before: that's my kind of MOD great.

After:

At the PTC all taped up prior to routing:

I took a peek under the bonnet...

That's a lot of wires!

and of course the most important mod of all...

Ok let's see 'em!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

well what i think when i modded my single cut. I don't plan on selling it ever.

I stand by my statement.

 

[Boogie]

I stand by my statement.

For those newer to the environment here, please add 250lbs. of sarcasm to that 2 gram statement.

 

[Tim Jones]

Here's my Reclaimed CE 24 with a few mods.
MannMade Trem
Rosewood truss rod cover
BK RY in the bridge
BK Emerald neck
Rosewood PU rings
black toggle

factory stock

 

[bodia]

Here's my Reclaimed CE 24 with a few mods.
MannMade Trem
Rosewood truss rod cover
BK RY in the bridge
BK Emerald neck
Rosewood PU rings
black toggle

factory stock

Looks great! Cool top, too.

 

[tonytester]

great outcome to that project..... I love it. myself and a few others (except Sergio ) would pay more for that guitar .

 

[Fullmoon 1971]

Finsihed the mods on four of my PRSi (purely cosmetic)

2001 Standard 22 = Custom made ebony truss cover with ebony raven & mother of pearl moon


2006 CE24 = Custom made ebony truss cover with ebony owl & mother of pearl moon, Bone tuner buttons


2015 McCarty = Custom made rosewood truss cover & tuner buttons


2016 S2 Vela = Custom made ebony truss cover with ebony bird in flight & mother of pearl moon
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[BrianC]

Anybody installed a Graphtech Ghost Piezo pickup in their PRS? Thinking of getting an S2 22SH and putting one in.

there was a BAM guy that did it some years ago not with an s2 but a core model - it was very good. there are youtube vids by him - the name is something like "moltisanto"

 

[Glide-bpm]

Only thing modded is the PRS adjustable bridge was swapped out with the original fixed wraparound.