Modifying my PRS's!

[matt3310]

Well its started. First it was a heavily modified SE. Now its my Cores!

I'm trying to find some black pickup rings for my Henderson. So far no luck.
But I did swap out my pickup rings in my CU24. Installed ebony rings!
before:

After!

I orfered a set of flamed maple rings for my gold top. Waiting for them to come in.

Also having matching backplates made for the CU24 and a couple of others!

I'll update this thread as I get them done!

 

[bodia]

Those Ebony rings look fantastic on the black gold!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Nice!

 

[BrianC]

like

 

[shinksma]

Wow, those rings do look great on your Black-Gold CU24!

But I wonder if that would look any good on my black-gold P24? you can see how much variation there is in a finish, depending on how it was applied and the wood itself! Mine is much more "amber/gold whereas yours is much more "dark toffee":

 

[dogrocketp]

THe black rings are fantastic! I got mine from Phil Henderson. I think that on a lot of PRSi, the black rings de-emphasize the pickups and show the top better. I`ve never looked at pickups as the thing I want to focus on. I put cocobolo rings on a brown SE 24 for the same reason.

 

[ReptilianNosewood]

Love how the ebony rings looks with the black gold, it really makes the flame pop.

 

[matt3310]

Wow, those rings do look great on your Black-Gold CU24!

But I wonder if that would look any good on my black-gold P24? you can see how much variation there is in a finish, depending on how it was applied and the wood itself! Mine is much more "amber/gold whereas yours is much more "dark toffee":

Go for it! If you don't like it you can always swap back. But I think it will look great! Beautiful guitar there! Love the pup too!

 

[matt3310]

Got new tuning buttons on the Henderson!

before:

after!

 

[g.wizz]

love ebony, I swaped the tuning button on my 513 and they look fantastic with my IRW neck and ebony board

you have a Bada$$ guitar there

 

[John Beef]

Very nice!

We have an epic modification thread here: http://forums.prsguitars.com/threads/modified-monday.10374/

Sadly PhotoSuckIt has broken it.

 

[ViperDoc]

Nice mod.

 

[matt3310]

Got around to putting pickup covers on my ZM.

 

[Parralax view]

Man, you guys have much more deft hands than I do. Two sets from Guilford and I broke one from each set....the stocks got put back on and that was that. I sent them to someone in England that used to be on here at BAM and forget the whole thing. I really do wish I could have done better but those PRS springs are really stout and even after the warning and great care, snap. Done.

 

[matt3310]

Tonight the SC245 had its turn. New flamed maple rings!

before:

After!

 

[matt3310]

So I guess I have a theme going with swapping out pickup rings! Today the Henderson got ebony rings!

 

[bodia]

Dig!

 

[toothace]

Looking good!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Tonight the SC245 had its turn. New flamed maple rings!

before:

After!

Love this guitar.

 

[ReptilianNosewood]

Did the ebony rings and black hipshot knobs ala Mark Holcomb to complete the bumblebee look. This guy on reverb made me a matching truss cover and i swapped the HFS/Vintage Bass for 85/15's and Satin finished the neck. Wood rings make everything better!