VisionVox
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I love the S2 Singlecut! So much so that I purchased a 2nd one late in '15... a solid body (first one was a semi-hollow). Color is Elephant Gray. The Pattern Regular Neck, the construction, the materials, the ergonomics and the look... ALL add up to what I want and need out of an electric. Only the electronics and the pickups fell short of my desires. The tone of the Korean made #7s, while not terrible, just sounded generic to me. The feel and performance of the pots and switches ran up well short of PRS Core and Gibson.
My preference in a Singlecut Guitar is for vintage voiced / low output PAF style humbuckers and straight ahead 3-way switching complemented by full sizes USA pots / no coil splitting or tapping.
SOooo I ordered up accordingly:
1. From Seymour Duncan: Antiquity PAF Humbucker set.
2. From RS Guitarworks: 500k Short Shaft Super Pots (volume), CTS 500k audio taper / short shaft tone pots, .022 GuitarCap tone capacitors, Switchcraft 3-way switch (short)
3. From Tone Shapers: 2 Treble Bleed "Volume" kits (cap + resistor wired in parallel)
4. From Gibson: Speed Knobs (gold) and Switch Tip (amber)
5. From WEC Inlay: Modern Eagle (style) Truss Rod Cover
6. From PRS: Pair of Cream Pickup Rings
Though a bit nerve wracking (had to widen two holes to accommodate the CTS pots), installation went perfectly. I take my time and have all needed tools to do these jobs the right way. Wiring was done "Modern Style". Strung up with GHS Big Core Nickel Rockers (9.5-43), the tone is outstanding! The smooth custom taper of the "Super Pots" facilitate volume control gain changes wonderfully. While it still has the snap of a PRS / 25" scale instrument, The Antiquities increased the mids a bit, moving the tone a click or two further into L.P. territory. This guitar is now a no compromise "player" through and through. I am so happy. I run it into my Rectoverb 25 head with an EP Booster out front. It just crushes. Many happy days / months / years of playing ahead.
My preference in a Singlecut Guitar is for vintage voiced / low output PAF style humbuckers and straight ahead 3-way switching complemented by full sizes USA pots / no coil splitting or tapping.
SOooo I ordered up accordingly:
1. From Seymour Duncan: Antiquity PAF Humbucker set.
2. From RS Guitarworks: 500k Short Shaft Super Pots (volume), CTS 500k audio taper / short shaft tone pots, .022 GuitarCap tone capacitors, Switchcraft 3-way switch (short)
3. From Tone Shapers: 2 Treble Bleed "Volume" kits (cap + resistor wired in parallel)
4. From Gibson: Speed Knobs (gold) and Switch Tip (amber)
5. From WEC Inlay: Modern Eagle (style) Truss Rod Cover
6. From PRS: Pair of Cream Pickup Rings
Though a bit nerve wracking (had to widen two holes to accommodate the CTS pots), installation went perfectly. I take my time and have all needed tools to do these jobs the right way. Wiring was done "Modern Style". Strung up with GHS Big Core Nickel Rockers (9.5-43), the tone is outstanding! The smooth custom taper of the "Super Pots" facilitate volume control gain changes wonderfully. While it still has the snap of a PRS / 25" scale instrument, The Antiquities increased the mids a bit, moving the tone a click or two further into L.P. territory. This guitar is now a no compromise "player" through and through. I am so happy. I run it into my Rectoverb 25 head with an EP Booster out front. It just crushes. Many happy days / months / years of playing ahead.
