Custom Shop Modification

[vector]

After long consideration, I'm fairly certain I want to make some modifications to my Custom Shop Star. I really need to add another pickup and a 3 way toggle. If I go to the trouble of effecting those mods, I figure I might as well add a new custom paint job.

So I'm looking for some serious top notch luthiers to do these mods. I do NOT want to *#%& up the axe trying these mods myself- regardless of how satisfying it might be to do them myself. Likewise, with the custom paint job. I would like to have as many options as possible. Any suggestions?

[NextInLine]

[toejam]

Just get a push/pull pot to split your pickup. Why would you buy a Custom Shop model and change the paint?

[Bengal65]

Just get a push/pull pot to split your pickup. Why would you buy a Custom Shop model and change the paint?

Like Toejam said and or switch pickups. You can add a pickup rout to the guitar with a routing template as is and leave the original paint intact.

[vector]

No Sh*t. I don't have my pics posted on a website that I can use the URL from. I've always just attached the jpgs to the document. If you know of a way to circumvent that procedure, I'm all ears.

[vector]

I didn't buy it- my wife did and it's a damned fine guitar and it has sentimental value. But it only has the one DiMarzio and I like phasing between two humbuckers for that funky, chunky tone that's great for sweep picking and clean, melodic passages.

[surfdork]

Go here for everything you need to know about posting pics.

http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29708

[DonP]

Just get a push/pull pot to split your pickup. Why would you buy a Custom Shop model and change the paint?

+1

To make toe happy, I'll even suggest an EMG89. You'll get the tone of an EMG85 or an EMG-SA.

If you want to keep you current pickup, a push/pull could also put it into parallel mode if you don't like a split.

[vector]

For NextInLine-- this is the Charvel as is:

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk148/vector350/CharvelStar.jpg

This is the proposed graphic paint job:

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk148/vector350/CharvelStarcopy.jpg

[vector]

Mucho Gracias, Surfdork. I now have imagery.

Go here for everything you need to know about posting pics.

http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29708

[RR05xx]

I would still recomend a replacement body, but if you are set on cutting that one up and re-finning, contact Todd at Big Head Guitars. I believe that Marty Bell is another options. I have only used GMW/Dan L. for paint work personally and I understand that may not be possible anymore (and even if it were, Dan, while great, is slow).

[toejam]

To make toe happy, I'll even suggest an EMG89. You'll get the tone of an EMG85 or an EMG-SA.

If you want to keep you current pickup, a push/pull could also put it into parallel mode if you don't like a split.

Indeed. And you can even add a concentric pot so you can get a tone control as well as the volume, and you won't have to do any routing.

[NextInLine]

For NextInLine-- this is the Charvel as is:

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk148/vector350/CharvelStar.jpg

This is the proposed graphic paint job:

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...elStarcopy.jpg

Holy SHIT! That thing is amazing, I'd definitely leave it as is, but it could be better with the radioactivity sign

[toejam]

It really doesn't look bad with that graphic, as it's not deviating much from the original paint, but I don't think it will look right with a neck pickup unless you're also going to paint the pickup.

[Learn Guitars]

Looks like a pretty simple job. Routing the pick up and matching the pickups to be painted shouldnt be that difficult either. You could also paint the rings while you are at it.