NMGD (Newly Modded Guitar Day)

[colchar]

I finally sourced all of the parts to mod my LP and had the work done this week so figured I would post before and after pictures.

I had the stock 300k pots and Burstbucker Pros removed and replaced with 500k pots and a set of Burstbucker 1&2s. The neck pickup now has a tone pot that measures 504k and a volume pot that measures 516k while the bridge pickup has a tone pot that measures 507k and a volume pot that measures 549k. The tech also changed the wiring around to ‘50s style wiring. I swapped the speed knobs for top hats and pointers and also took off the chrome bridge and tailpiece and replaced them with nickel ones (the nickel is still new and shiny but will soon wear and get duller with use). Finally, I changed the switch tip to a vintage amber one. Obviously, I was going for a more vintage ‘50s sound and look.

I haven’t played it as much as I would have liked since bringing it home earlier today because I’ve been sick for over a week now with a sinus infection but, from the time that I did spend playing it, I am glad I had the work done because this is now pretty much my dream Les Paul. The new pickups are great and I love their woody vintage tone. The neck pickup gets me into the Dickey Betts type territory that I was after and the bridge pickup gives me a kind of Jimmy Page type oomph that was missing with the stock pickups. All in all, the mods were definitely worth it.

Here is a picture of how the guitar originally looked:





And here is how it looks now:

[gasman]

I like the way it looks in the 'after' photo. I think for your particular guitar, the covered pups look better, although I like uncovered pups also (it depends on the style of guitar and color of guitar, I guess). I can't comment on the pots and wiring (don't know enough about that stuff and the difference it makes), but if you're happy with the sound, that's all that matters. Did you ever get your Epi Dot set up and modded to your liking?