What made you replace all of that? Were the old ones bad or you just wanted something new?
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What made you replace all of that? Were the old ones bad or you just wanted something new?
The OEM tuners were very sloppy and the plating was peeling off.
The bridge was strictly for cosmetic and educational purposes. I also purchased a string height gauge for the installation.
I replaced the pots and cap with CTS pots and a Sprague orange drop as well. That was a piece of cake.....I taught mil-spec soldering for many years in the electronics industry so that was no problem at all.
The entire thing started out as a project assembled spare parts (complete and neck) laying around and the purchase of a few others.
Body and neck = free
Bridge = $7.63
Tuners = $20
CTS wiring kit = $18
Scratch plate = $7
I bought the pickup several years ago on eBay for $29 thinking it would be good for a project some day. Turns out, it was.
Total material cost = $81.63
Education received = priceless
The bridge was strictly for cosmetic and educational purposes. I also purchased a string height gauge for the installation.
I replaced the pots and cap with CTS pots and a Sprague orange drop as well. That was a piece of cake.....I taught mil-spec soldering for many years in the electronics industry so that was no problem at all.
The entire thing started out as a project assembled spare parts (complete and neck) laying around and the purchase of a few others.
Body and neck = free
Bridge = $7.63
Tuners = $20
CTS wiring kit = $18
Scratch plate = $7
I bought the pickup several years ago on eBay for $29 thinking it would be good for a project some day. Turns out, it was.
Total material cost = $81.63
Education received = priceless
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