I created this thread to document the mods that I will be doing on my Epiphone LP.
The goal here is DEFINITELY not to make mine sound like a 1959 Gibson LP.
Neither is it for justifying extensive mods on an Epi to make it sound like a Gibson.
So let's do away with arguments going that direction and just have fun sharing experiences on moding our guitars.
Your suggestions, recommendations, and comments are very much welcome.
So here she is... she's a Standard Plus Top VS that I got from Ishibashi through Hordex.
And here are all the guitar parts and kits that will eventually find their way into her guts (except for the monster cables of course)
Here's a list of the parts:
RS Vintage Upgrade Kit with Luxe Bumble Bee Repros
RS Modern Upgrade Kit (back-up just in case I burn some pots and maybe try out the tonal difference between the Luxe repros and RS GuitarCaps)
RS Top Hat Gold Knobs
Switchcraft 3-way Toggle Switch
Switchcraft input jack
2 pcs Vintage Single Braided Wire (4 ft each)
Seymour Duncan Seth Lovers (Set)
Gotoh Tune-o-matic GE103BT bridge (Nickel)
Gotoh GE101A-N Aluminum tailpiece (Nickel)
Stewmac Shaped 1-45/64" x 21/64" x 3/16", 12" radius bone nut
So the plan is to get all her cheap china guts out (wiring, pots, caps, toggle switch, pickups) and replace with supposedly better ones.
Most of the hardware on the body will be replaced as well.
I actually have no idea if all the parts I got will fit but I tried to get metric ones (as much as possible) to guarantee that they'd fit. I guess will see.
The neck is sticky because of the think Poly finish. So I definitely need to do something about that... research mode...