Tag: Modification

Fender Precision Bass Mod

Hardware Mods:
EMG Pachyderm Les Claypool pickups
Gold knobs
9v Battery Compartment

Fender Acoustasonic Mod

Inspired by the Jack White Triplesonic (but saddened by the $3k price), I modded the cheaper $600 Acoustasonic to suit my own needs.

I added a Gibson style knob to switch between the built-in Fender electronics (for acoustic playing) and the Humbucker with EMG Afterburner Boost (for bluesy lead solos).

Wiring mods:
Pickup selector switch
EMG Afterburner Boost

Fender Stratocaster Mod

Hardware Mods:
Alembic Blaster Boost Switch

Wiring Modes:
Fishman 9v Battery Pack

Squier HSS Stratocaster Mod

Inspired by Jerry Garcia’s Alligator and the JerryToneStore, I bought a cheap strat and modded with active pickups and an onboard boost switch to get that classic Jerry Tone.

Hardware Mods:
EMG Active Pickups
Battery compartment

Wiring Mods:
EMG Afterburner Boost Knob

Hybrid Multiscale Bass/Guitar

Bought a 7-string guitar from eBay, took off the bottom three baritone strings (B-E-A) and replaced them with 2 legit bass strings (E-A).

The guitar was already wired with the split bass/guitar pickup mods.

String Gauges: 100 – 80 – 24w – 16 – 11 – 9

Hardware Mods:
Bass pickups (E-A strings)
Guitar pickups (D-G-B-E strings)
Upgrade bridge for bass strings
File nut for bass strings
Upgrade knobs

Wiring Mods:
Bass volume/tone
Guitar volume/tone
Guitar pickup selector (neck/bridge)

SRX Telecaster w/ Active Pickups

Hardware Mods:
Locking tuners
Abalone pickguard
EMG Active Pickups (new pots/switch)
Battery compartment
Electrosocket output jack