Custom prewired pickguard assemblies available.
Pick from any pickups, electronics, pickguards, and knobs available: Duncan, Fralin, Dimarzio, Rio Grande pickups. CTS, Bourns' Premium and 82 Series, and Fender pots. Switchcraft superswitches. Orange Drops and Vitamin Q's.
All Parts, Fender, and Qparts accessories.
Perfect solder joints!
Free labor! Pay for the parts only.VVPAR01 $269
Dimarzio Virtual Vintage, CTS, Switchcraft 5-way, Sprague Orange Cap
Click for more info. ALNDIA01 $305
Duncan Alnico II CTS, Superswitch, Custom Diamondplate, Orange Cap RIOBRU01 $315
Rio Grande, Bourns Series 500, Superswitch, Anodized
PRS Volume Pot upgrade!
Bourns 500 Series pot upgrade
Tighter tolerances and smooth taper
Gibson 3-way toggle wire upgrade
Replace the downgraded wire Gibson now uses with higher quality Belden wire. Note the heat shrink. Nice touch!
Only $25!
CAP WARS!!!
Check out this Strat with a 5-way rotary switch connected to 5 different caps and master tone. Finally hear the difference!
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Pickup Installations
Pickups and circuits expertly installed. Wax potting, rerouting cavities, pickguard and cavity sheilding with grounded copper tape.
5-way Superswtiches can offer almost any configuration you can dream up. My favorite is the automatic Tele position in the middle position.
4-way Tele switches, push-pull, series/parallel. Stellar tone pots, orange caps.
Archtop custom harnesses and repairs. I used to build them at Guild so I have a vast experience with any harness.
Electric test rig
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Transducer Installations
Undersaddle transducers must be perfectly installed otherwise balance problems occur.
I offer rerouting of the slot if needed. Tusq saddles are recommended as bone may cause hot spots effecting balance.
Saddles are always perfectly flat and fit.
M1 and Rare Earth soundhole pickups installed.
Endpin holes are reamed instead of drilled to avoid chipping.
K&K Pure Western transducers are glued in for maximum output.
Acoustic test rig
 Tapastring Enpin Jack
Tapered endpin uses the original strapbutton hole.
Upgrading the circuit board in new Gibsons
Before: Pickups and toggle are attached to a board via mini clips. Note the tiny caps.
After: Traditional solder joints with upgraded pots and caps
This is the best approach to upgrading the pickups in your new Gibson.
Otherwise your new pickups will have to be spliced into the existing clips.
The solder joints are a better connection than these clips also.
Sheilding is also available.
PRS Volume Pot Upgrade
Before, this Single Cut had a faulty volume pot
After, Bourns 500 Series volume pots,
Tighter tolerances with smooth taper and feel.
$18 each + $25 Labor
Options: Sprague Orange cap, add $20. Oil paper cap, add $10
Treble Bypass cap, add $5 Les Paul Classic Upgrade
Before: Small diameter switch wire, small ceramic disc cap, pickups too hot for customer
After: Upgraded wire - $25, Sprague Orange Caps $4, and Lindy Fralin Allman Brothers Set - $209.
Options: Bourns 500 Series pots, $18 + $25 labor, Treble Bypass, $5 '52 Tele Reissue Upgrade
Before: Ceramic disc tone cap, resistor in series with neck position.
After: Bourns 82 Series pots, $10 ea. Vitamin Q cap, $10, standard 3-way wiring.
Options: 4-way switch, add $15
Original electronics kept in tact for future resale.
Custom harnesses made. I've been making them for 20 years, since my Guild days. 
Wax potting available. Reduces microphonic feedback.
Essential for high gain with covers.
I recommend removing cover for high gain applications.
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