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Epi Varitone boards (Lucille OEM) @ GFS
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:50 pm
by paul_
Didn't notice this, contemplating throwing it in with my current order as I type. I know some guys were curious as to the mysteries of the Varitone the past couple years, this might be a great shortcut for one who wanted to get into it.
http://www.guitarfetish.com/Genuine-Epi ... 11664.html
![Image](http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z384/CarlGuitarl/schematics/EpiLucille.jpg)
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 2:03 am
by finboy
Part of me wants to try this because I enjoy gfs pickups so much, the other part worries about all the nightmares I have heard about the varitone
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:35 am
by Doog
Plz elaborate on dis nightmares
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:59 am
by paul_
There are both mono and stereo versions of the varitone circuit and proper oldschool style ones are just 6-position switches with a shitload of shit wired straight up to them, so I'd imagine attemps to research/build/troubleshoot those and their installation process would result in some angry poasts for sure. The Epi takes a lot of work out of just trying the thing, but the size of the board is a real trade off.
![Image](http://guitar-mod.com/images/varitone/varitone3.jpg)
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:18 pm
by finboy
The clusterfuck that is the original
![Image](http://www.es-335.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ES345VaritoneSmall.jpg)