Gave my Tribute a facelift... ...and back again

[DirtySteve]

This all came about because I wanted to remove the pickup covers, but I didn't like the look of black pickups with the cream plastics. It just didn't look right to me. So as usual I went all out, changed the hardware and everything.

Before...

After...

I need to order some new strap buttons. I have some black ones that I was planning to use, but the ones that are on it are huge (beefiest ones I've ever seen) so they have way bigger screws than the black ones I have so I need to try to find some black ones like these.

 

[fitz]

I think the black o/c's & plastics on a honey burst looks awesome.
I may be biased, though...

 

[Far Rider]

Sweet looking Steve!

 

[DirtySteve]

I just did all this this afternoon. It's such a dramatic change all at once that it looks funny to me right now. I'm sure like it better this way, I just don't know it yet.

 

[Session 5]

This all came about because I wanted to remove the pickup covers, but I didn't like the look of black pickups with the cream plastics. It just didn't look right to me. So as usual I went all out, changed the hardware and everything.

Before...

After...

I need to order some new strap buttons. I have some black ones that I was planning to use, but the ones that are on it are huge (beefiest ones I've ever seen) so they have way bigger screws than the black ones I have so I need to try to find some black ones like these.

Very nice work ! I like the improvements..

 

[Session 5]

I think the black o/c's & plastics on a honey burst looks awesome.
I may be biased, though...
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Looks good!

 

[DirtySteve]

I think the black o/c's & plastics on a honey burst looks awesome.
I may be biased, though...
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It was your pics that helped me decide for sure I wanted to do this. I appreciate it.

 

[DirtySteve]

Holy crap I just bought a new amp I can't afford right now.

 

[DirtySteve]

Y'all probably know that I have a Marshall Studio Classic 20 combo. Well since I bought my extension cab last month and it sounds so much better thru the closed back cab than the combo does I've been thinking about selling the combo and getting a head and just using the cab. Well, just for sh ts and grins I was doing a search for a used SC20H and one was just listed on Reverb for hundreds less than what they normally go for used. I couldn't pass it up.

 

[CoyotesGator]

Holy crap I just bought a new amp I can't afford right now.

Yay!

It's a short road.

Not gonna advise otherwise.

 

[ibmorjamn]

The combo will sell if you choose.

 

[DirtySteve]

The combo will sell if you choose.

Yeah I'm not too worried about that. I'm just hoping it'll sell locally, it'd be great if I don't have to ship it since I don't have the original box.

 

[DirtySteve]

One more pic since I got the tuners and strap buttons swapped out now.

 

[DirtySteve]

The best part is that changing the tuners really thickened up the overall sound of the guitar. I've been giving it hell tonight. The lows are chunkier and growlier and the highs are a little less bright and sweeter. I was this >< close to changing out the bridge pickup because it had sort of a what I describe as a "fizzy" sound, but it doesn't anymore.

I don't think folks realize just how much the tuners come into play in the overall sound of a guitar, but it's significant.

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Are those Grover Rotomatic tuners ? If so there pretty good chunk of metal sooooo.

 

[DirtySteve]

Are those Grover Rotomatic tuners ? If so there pretty good chunk of metal sooooo.

They are.

 

[jtees4]

Looks good! I would gladly take it either way, BUT if it were mine I'd probably do the black plastics and leave the covers. Now, if they were zebra pickups I might not want the covers.

 

[gball]

Looks good. I always prefer black plastics. (pss...needs a pickguard)

 

[DirtySteve]

Looks good! I would gladly take it either way, BUT if it were mine I'd probably do the black plastics and leave the covers. Now, if they were zebra pickups I might not want the covers.

I think zebras would be cool and you never know, it may end up with zebras before it's over.

 

[DirtySteve]

Looks good. I always prefer black plastics. (pss...needs a pickguard)

Sorry, I like pickguards about as much as I like covered pickups. I especially don't like them on Les Pauls.