G.A.S.

Amp Projects

2x12 Tweed Cab

Amps

Tech21 Trademark 60
Fender 75

Effects Pedals & Mods

COMPRESSORS
BBE OptoStomp
MXR Dynacomp
Boss CS-2
Boss CS-3

DISTORTION (etc)
Big Muff
Boss BD-2
Boss DS-1
Boss SD-1
Digitech Bad Monkey
Fuzz Face
Ibanez TS-808
MI Audio Blues Pro
MI Audio Crunch Box
Proco Rat B
Tube Driver
Tube Works Blue Tube

MODULATION
Boss CE-2
Boss CE-3
Elec Mistress Deluxe
MXR Phase 90
Univibe Stereo Chorus

OTHER
Boss GE-7
Morley Wah

Effects Projects

Valve Preamp Imitation
Line Buffer
Buffered Switch Box

Effects Settings

Guitar Projects

Red Strat/EMG DG20
Blue Strat/Custom 54s
P90 Strat
Sunburst Strat/L280s
Rickenbacker 4001
SX Precision Bass
Legend Fretless/EMG P

Guitar Shielding

Rants

Vintage Stagger
Pole Spacing

p90 strat

What I really wanted was a gold top Les Paul with P90s and tremelo.

What I had lying around was a Mexican strat body, neck and assorted parts.

Humbucker-sized P90s to the rescue! In this case, GFS Mean 90s.

The first heartbreaking step was routing the pickup cavity to fit a humbucker in the neck position.

Somewhere off ebay I found a replacement (brass?) tremelo bridge for a Mexican body, with larger tremelo block.

Gold American standard tuners. String tree originally painted gold (pictured), then replaced with an aftermarket gold tree.

GFS Mean 90 pickups (with gold covers) placed on the GFS pickguard. I'm using 500k volume and tone pots, and a 3-way telecaster-style switch.

Almost assembled. Unfortunately I discovered the pickups were out of phase with each other (thanks to the dreadfully tinny combination sound) and had to swap a pair of wires around.

Here it is. These P90 pickups are higher output than standard single coils, but still retain a nice top end.

Topping it off with a nice gold neckplate and matching pearloid trem cover.

Still to do - shielding!

 

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New Tunisia EP
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Two False Idols
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