New Guitar, Shall I Mod It?

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:38 pm

i haven't posted this guitar yet, though it did get a lot of action at doogfest. it's an epiphone gold-top, which i absolutely love to bits.

the problem is, i'm in a tinkering mood. i'm thinking of putting mini-humbuckers in, or maybe leaving one p90 at the neck and having a mini-humbucker at the bridge. if i put both the mini's in, it'll turn it into something similar to the guitar i've always wanted, a 70's les paul deluxe goltop.

thoughts

Post by **Mike** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:43 pm

Personally I thought it was pretty fab stock, so I'm not sure I'd want to mess with a winning formula. But I also know that tinkering feeling only too well.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:43 pm

I like it how it is, but a mini humbucker in the bridge could be cool.

How much was that thing anyway?

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:48 pm

it was gratis from a friend, he's stupid with guitars and even stupider with money. he got a new top of the line fender strat and decide that he was gonna smash this one up on stage. the goldtop has always been one of my favorite guitars. i have a les paul custom too, but this feels nicer. i suppose i could always change it back to p90's if i wanted. the minihumbucker and mounting are designed to be an exact match for the p90 cavity.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:50 pm

Oh fuck yeah, I forgot you said that.

Then I say go for it with this guitar, nothing to loose!

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:51 pm

i might try and fit p90's to the les paul custom, as i think it's only the pickups that let it down. or i might sell it.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:52 pm

Goldtop >> Custom.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:56 pm

Mike wrote:Goldtop >> Custom.

what?

James · Post by **James** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:10 pm

I liked it how it was but if it involves no modding, trying ot the minihumbuckers will probably be worthwhile. GFS probably do a decet set for cheap and even if you buy direct from them in the US you won't really lose much by selling them second hand here if you don't like them.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:13 pm

i have a set of duncan design minis that are in my daisy rock 12 string. i love the sound of that guitar, but think that something less beefy might sound better in the 12 string. the mounts and humbuckers on the daisy match up well with the goldtop. i shall get the screwdriver out.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:26 pm

The fucking mounting rings dont match up. need to get some mini-humbucker mounting rings.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:07 pm

ATTN FUCKFACES. THIS GUITAR HAS MOTHERFUCKING P-90'S. IT DOESN'T NEED ANY PUSSYASS MINI HUMBUCKERS. FUUUCK.

Dude, this guitar always gave me bonerbones in Guitar Center, plz review!!!

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:10 pm

i will do a video demo when i can, sloan

Post by **Mike** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:21 pm

Progrockabuse wrote:
Mike wrote:Goldtop >> Custom.
what?

I really like your Goldtop, and I hate Les Paul Customs.

So that's a mathematical equation representing part of that.

The complete boundary conditions would be:

Goldtop >> Custom

Any other guitar >> Custom

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:31 pm

i get it now

the custom plays really nice, just doesn't sound right. i'm thinking of trading it in for another goldtop and mod that one for mini humbucker = best of both worlds

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:30 pm

Seems a change to change it. Plus P90's rule.
Maybe upgrade/improve other stuff like the pots and cap? I bet DiMarzio pots and an orange drop cap would maximise performance.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:47 am

how many billions of LPs are there with humbies covering this planet. P-90 gold tops are pretty much the tip top in LPs. I would love to own this guitar just how it is. you should get one of those $100 epi lp specials if you feel like moding something.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:47 am

dont worry, i'm keeping the goldtop as is. i love it too much to do the mods to it.

i am however gonna mod the les paul custom, gonna put a bigsby and some better pickups on it.

the only mod i may do to the goldtop is put a better set of p90's in it.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:20 pm

dude
p-90s
come one, mike ness would aprove!
i definitly approve~!
try not to do anything silly but do what you want/

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:21 pm

try out the firebird mini in the bridge, slam on some fuzz and play some neil young

personally, since the pickups are so interchangeable, i would have a set of mini's, and try and get some wire connectors that can be connected/reconnected many times, then you can just swap the pickups by loosening the strings, like a dan armstrong