N(ly)MGD!

[smitty_p]

New(ly) Modded Guitar Day!

So, some of ya'll may have seen my thread detailing the "Les Paul-izing" of my Jackson Dinky.

If not, here's a link:

Possible Upcoming Jackson Mods

So, I finished up today and decided to post some pics of the final product.

Here's a shot from the right:

I installed domed, metal knobs and some pointers to put a finishing touch on the Gibson vibe. I painted the pointers to blend in with the guitar's finish.



Here's a shot from the left, providing a little better shot of the new switch in the upper horn:




And here's a little closer shot. I dabbed a bit of white paint on the knob set screws to indicate the "10" position:




Finally...and this is the scary part...here's my typical guitar shot.

I think all that back light is Sauron's Eye. I may have attracted some attention by doing all this.

I'll try to snap a better shot tomorrow. Maybe things will quiet down in Middle Earth.

 

[eSGEe]

YOU might want to patent that before jackson STEELS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what a hot piece of ....uhm -- lumber that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well damn done Schmitlap! looks factory!!!!

 

[Inspector #20]

The work is first class....

 

[RVA]

Nice work, beautiful ax - and it has a Floyd! What more could you ask for? Congrats!

 

[smitty_p]

Nice work, beautiful ax - and it has a Floyd! What more could you ask for? Congrats!

Ha!

Thanks, dude!

 

[smitty_p]

I suppose I should re-cap some of the features.

The pickups are a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge and a Seymour Duncan Jazz in the neck. I have 250K ohm volume pots and 500K ohm tone pots. Both capacitors are .015 uF Orange drops.

The new toggle switch in the upper horn is the new pickup switch and works exactly like the typical Gibson setup: Up = Neck Pickup; Middle = Both Pickups; Down = Bridge Pickup.

The knobs are also exactly like the typical Gibson setup. The top set of knobs, front to back, controls the neck volume and tone; the bottom set of knobs controls the bridge volume and tone.

The tone wiring is the 50's wiring arrangement. I've been using this on some of my other guitars and I'm pretty comfortable with it.

The blade switch at the bottom, which used to be the pickup selector switch, is now a coil split switch.

The wiring of the coil split is as follows:

Switch to the rear: H-H. Switch in the middle: H-S. Switch to the front: S-S.

So far, when playing clean, I've found that having both pickups selected, but with both pickups set for single coil, makes for a very usable, smooth Stratocaster-esque sound.

It's like a whole new guitar to discover!

EDIT: I've since replaced the .015 capacitors with .022 capacitors.

 

[eSGEe]

oh my

 

[Truss_rod]

My goodness, what a saaaweeet looking guitar.

 

[smitty_p]

My goodness, what a saaaweeet looking guitar.

Thanks T-Rod.

It was an enjoyable project. But, now I’m happy to be finished and just play it!

 

[eSGEe]

I suppose I should re-cap some of the features.

The pickups are a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge and a Seymour Duncan Jazz in the neck. I have 250K ohm volume pots and 500K ohm tone pots. Both capacitors are .015 uF Orange drops.

The new toggle switch in the upper horn is the new pickup switch and works exactly like the typical Gibson setup: Up = Neck Pickup; Middle = Both Pickups; Down = Bridge Pickup.

The knobs are also exactly like the typical Gibson setup. The top set of knobs, front to back, controls the neck volume and tone; the bottom set of knobs controls the bridge volume and tone.

The tone wiring is the 50's wiring arrangement. I've been using this on some of my other guitars and I'm pretty comfortable with it.

The blade switch at the bottom, which used to be the pickup selector switch, is now a coil split switch.

The wiring of the coil split is as follows:

Switch to the rear: H-H. Switch in the middle: H-S. Switch to the front: S-S.

So far, when playing clean, I've found that having both pickups selected, but with both pickups set for single coil, makes for a very usable, smooth Stratocaster-esque sound.

It's like a whole new guitar to discover!

Well-- no WONDER ITS LOUDER!

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Very nice work Smitty.Great lookin geetar.

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Nice job sir! Well done!
:dood:

 

[Inspector #20]

oh my

OOP

 

[smitty_p]

Here's a better front shot:

 

[ninjaking67]

That looks Dy-No-Mite, smitty!
Excellent job. I agree that you better keep it under wraps or Jackson will be out with one next year!

 

[syscokid]

well damn done Schmitlap! looks factory!!!!

Great work, Smitty...

So, you prefer a 250K volume pot, huh?

 

[smitty_p]

Great work, Smitty...

So, you prefer a 250K volume pot, huh?

Thanks!

Yes, for a JB and a Jazz I do like 250k ohm pots.

All my other humbucker guitars have either the stock Gibson pots or 500k ohm pots.

But, the Seymour Duncan JB and Jazz pickups are rather bright and can be a little harsh with 500k ohm pots.

Using 250k ohm pots is actually fairly common with these pickups.

Having said all that, I’m using .015 uF caps as sort of an experiment. I may end up going to .022 uF caps.

 

[jtcnj]

 

[BlackSG91]

A very black Jackson indeed!


;>)/

 

[smitty_p]

Thanks!

Yes, for a JB and a Jazz I do like 250k ohm pots.

All my other humbucker guitars have either the stock Gibson pots or 500k ohm pots.

But, the Seymour Duncan JB and Jazz pickups are rather bright and can be a little harsh with 500k ohm pots.

Using 250k ohm pots is actually fairly common with these pickups.

Having said all that, I’m using .015 uF caps as sort of an experiment. I may end up going to .022 uF caps.

First mod to the mod.

After playing around with the .015 uF caps I've decided they aren't a good match for this setup.

So, I replaced them both with .022 uF.

I'm liking this better. The tone control has a more usable range.