my pair of PC-1s

[markD]

hi. thought i'd share my two main stage guitars with you. the first is my solar PC-1. i've been using it since 2002, i think. it's #5174. it has been modded pretty hard. the sustainer died, so it has a duncan custom custom in the bridge, the dimarzio HS-2 in the middle and a dimarzio YJM in the neck position. all the sustainer circuitry has been disconnected, as has the tone knob. so all that functions is the volume and the five way.


the second is my euphoria (courtesy of Shawn). this guitar is a 1999 model, #5000. it's pretty much stock, except i changed the bridge pickup to a dimarzio PAFpro.


here's a pic of the 2 together:


i LOVE these guitars. next up is a chlorine with the strathead!!!!!

[Brad]

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Very nice..... I love mine, too. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[Econ]

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MD:

When you changed the Dimarzio Super 3 on the Euphoria PC1 for the Dimarzio PAF Pro, was it hard to reconect the Sustainer system? Did you had a tech do the job or did you do it yourself?

[dinkyjacksonman]

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WOW!

[markD]

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MD:

When you changed the Dimarzio Super 3 on the Euphoria PC1 for the Dimarzio PAF Pro, was it hard to reconect the Sustainer system? Did you had a tech do the job or did you do it yourself?

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i did it myself. it wasn't hard, just stressful. the pickup needs to be connected to a small black plug that attaches to the cicuit board. i was afraid i was gonna break it. i just cut the plug pretty far back, and hooked it to the pickup. it doesn't look nice and shrink wrapped like the factory connection, but it gets the job done. on a side note, i've changed pickups so much in the solar that i eventually screwed up the connector plug. i had to get a replacement. i ended up using one from a cordless phone battery!!!! of course that was while the sustainer still worked!!!

DJM - thanks!!

[Jacksonfan]

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[img]/images/graemlins/drool2.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/drool2.gif[/img]Beautiful, just absolutely beautiful! [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[Shawn]

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What the hell was I thinking? Very nice Mark. See you soon I hope.


Shawn

[singlehum]

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Nice guitars! That solar finish is fantastic.

[jksnhill12]

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Yes,Yes,Yes......Those are great finishes

[VinceV]

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Very nice, I should have grabbed that Euphoria from Shawn when he had it up. A question are the sustainer systems prone to crapping out. I have seen a few older ones for sale, and they always address the sustainer system, as "still working" or whatever condition it's in. I ask because you never see guitar with JB in bridge JB still works.

[shredmonster]

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PC1's. Yeah! My sustainer is still working fine after 2 years.

Also put a SD Custom 5 in mine. Sounds much better than the original pup and has better sustain. I have so much sustain that I never use the sustainer.

Blocked the Floyd Rose and it also improved tone and sustain.

At first I found these guitars harder to play than most other guitars until I got use to it. Now I it feels easier to me to play even compared to the Warrior and Charvel that I have.

After a bunch of years and guitars I have found I am a bolt on guy and prefer bolt on guitars - I think it has something to do with the heigth and position of the fretboard compared to the body. Just feels more comfortable for my hand and arm positions.

[markD]

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Very nice, I should have grabbed that Euphoria from Shawn when he had it up. A question are the sustainer systems prone to crapping out. I have seen a few older ones for sale, and they always address the sustainer system, as "still working" or whatever condition it's in. I ask because you never see guitar with JB in bridge JB still works.

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well, the sustainer in the solar was doing this weird thing where it would squeal between notes when in was on the feedback setting (the only setting i use). the euphoria is starting to do it now. i am wondering if that is just what the sustainers do. i don't have the intensity knob all the way up, the driver is up pretty close to the strings. i can't figure it out!!! all i know is that if i hit the driver/pickup it stops the whining.

[shreddermon]

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Try backing the sustainer off a little. I mean screw the actual pickup mounting down a bit, so it's not so close to the strings. That might help.

Killer guitars, BTW. I can't wait until my new PC1 comes.

[Budman68]

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<font color="aqua">very nice guitars there, Mark!!- [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] </font>

[markD]

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thanks dave!!

shreddermon - yeah i'll rty that. thanks!!