So how do you improve on this guitar? Well, besides getting rid of the rotary switch and installing a push/push pot system for coil taps, there's not much I would do. The guitar itself plays great and feels great. So I decided to change out some of the parts to see if I could get it to look even better than it already does. I identified 3 things I would like to change out: Pickup rings: I actually love the way PRS does faux body binding (although I'm not sure that's what t

So how do you improve on this guitar? Well, besides getting rid of the rotary switch and installing a push/push pot system for coil taps, there's not much I would do. The guitar itself plays great and feels great. So I decided to change out some of the parts to see if I could get it to look even better than it already does. I identified 3 things I would like to change out: Pickup rings: I actually love the way PRS does faux body binding (although I'm not sure that's wha

Let me start by digressing: I don't know about you, but I love the look of old pickguards. There's just something about those really old style plastics, be it bakelite or cellulose nitrate, that is very appealing to me. I think it may be a sense of nostalgia...depending on how old you are and from which part of the world you come from, you may remember the old bakelite light switches and celluloid combs etc that you just don't see around much anymore. These old plastics age g

I recently got some relic'ing done for a few Strat rosewood necks that I needed for some projects. By way of coincidence I ended up going...